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Pictures: Seafarers Help with Australian Bushfire Relief

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2020

Australian shipping is playing an important part in the relief effort following the bushfires in the states of NSW and Victoria. The crew of the Norwegian-flagged Far Saracen supply vessel was tasked...

Ten Abandoned Seafarers Repatriated from Mozambique

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2020

The ITF has helped 10 Kenyan seafarers who had travelled to Pemba, Mozambique, in August 2019, to work on an E.U.-bound vessel, the Comoros-flagged MV Nina. The seafarers were left stranded on the...

Ocean Alliance Launches Its Day 4 Product

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2020

The Ocean Alliance has signed an agreement for its Day 4 product which will start operation in April 2020. The Ocean Alliance is the world’s largest operational agreement between shipping companies...

Confined Space Hazards on Small Vessels

By Andrew Tucci

January 11, 2020

A U.S. Coast Guard officer tries to open a sticking hatch while examining a commercial vessel. When it opens there is a barely perceptible rush of air into the space. The vessel master says that they...

Ending Exploitative Recruitment Fees

By David Hammond

January 11, 2020

Recruitment fees and related costs charged to individuals seeking work in the commercial shipping and fishing industries are unacceptable, and in many jurisdictions, unlawful. From evidence gathere...

NASA Tests Jupiter Robot in Antarctica

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2020

A team from NASA has spent three weeks at Australia’s Casey research station in Antarctica testing a robot bound for Jupiter's moon Europa. The buoyant robot's full mechanical capabilities were tes...

Equinor Announces Giant Life-Extension Program for Statfjord

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2020

Equinor announced Thursday that it has approved plans to keep its 40-year-old Statfjord field in operation into the late 2030s, if not longer. The Statfjord A platform will get a life extension until...

Three Rescued from Sinking Tug Off Andros Island, Bahamas

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2020

[Brief] On Thursday, three mariners were rescued off Andros Island when their tugboat, the Gulf Man, began taking on water. The survivors were Noel Maycock, 66, Seth Daughtery, 32, and James Orr, 51....

Two More Chinese Nationals Arrested for Photographing NAS Key West

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2020

Key West, Florida is a popular destination for people from all over the world, but Naval Air Station Key West appears to be attracting a particular kind of visitor: Over the past 18 months, four Chine...

E.U. Study Discovers Record-Breaking “Blue-Light” Laser

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2020

An E.U. maritime study has identified a record-breaking ‘blue-light’ laser with the ability to transform underwater range-finding, imaging and communication across the maritime industry. Scientists...

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