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Turkey Deploys Drillship to Waters Off Southern Cyprus

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

On Sunday, Turkey upped the ante in its dispute with Cyprus over drilling rights in the Eastern Mediterranean. For the first time, it has deployed a drillship to an area south of the island, the regio...

First New Matson Con/Ro Makes Maiden Call in Hawaii

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

The new American-built con/ro Lurline made her maiden call in Honolulu on Friday, marking a transition in the way that Jones Act carrier Matson operates its West Coast-to-Hawaii service. Relative...

USCG Conducts Long-Range Medevac from Remote Pacific Island

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard provided a long-range medevac for a seafarer from the cruise ship Azamara Journey. The crewmember fell ill while the Journey was transiting from Maui to Bora Bora, an...

Merchant Bulker Rescues Four from Sailboat in Mid-Atlantic

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

On January 10, the crew of the geared bulker Sunda rescued a sailboat adrift in the mid-Atlantic. Captain Ivan Versic, along with his officers and crew, found and saved four people who were stranded a...

Worldwide Ferry Safety Association Conference to be Held April 22-24

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

The Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) sixth annual conference (held last year in Bangkok) has grown to be a must-attend event for decision makers in the ferry world. The diverse roster of atte...

Future Ford Class Aircraft Carrier Named After WWII Hero

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

The U.S. Navy is naming a future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier in honor of World War II hero Ship’s Cook Third Class Doris Miller. The announcement is being made in Hawaii at a Martin Lut...

MSC Cruises Firms Order for Two More LNG-Fuelled Ships

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique have signed firm contracts for construction of the line's third and fourth LNG-powered MSC World Class ships. The new ships are to be delivered in 2025 and...

Trawler Brings Up WWII-Era German Mine off Normandy

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

On Sunday afternoon, French Navy EOD specialists flew out to meet a trawler that had snagged an unwanted catch - a WWII-era naval mine. At about 1340 hours Sunday, the Regional Operational Center f...

German Yard Taking Legal Action Over Frigate Procurement Decision

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

The Kiel-based shipyard German Naval Yards (GNYK) will take legal action against the procurement decision of the Federal Ministry of Defence to grant the German frigate (MKS 180) project to the Dutch-...

Australian Wharfies Angered Over Canceled Leave

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

Australian wharfies employed at DP World in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle have had approved leave canceled by the stevedoring operator, with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) describin...

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