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Halifax Port Authority Names Capt. Allan Gray as President and CEO

By The Maritime Executive

August 25, 2019

The Board of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) has chosen Captain Allan Gray (left) as its new president and CEO. He will be concluding his tenure as harbor master and general manager at Fremantle Port...

Geest in Line for Portsmouth Return

By The Maritime Executive

August 25, 2019

Eastern Caribbean shipping firm Geest Line is returning to Portsmouth two years after relocating to Dover. The company moved its cargo handling operation to the Kent port due to scheduling difficul...

Training Aid Ship Project Set for Launch

By The Maritime Executive

August 25, 2019

Ambitious plans are being launched for a £150 million training and disaster relief ship with cutting-edge British technology. Britannia Maritime Aid (BMA), a registered charity, aims to build the f...

Two Security Cutters Commissioned in Honolulu

By The Maritime Executive

August 25, 2019

The U.S Coast Guard’s two newest national security cutters were commissioned on Saturday in Honolulu. The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) and the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) will ho...

Funding Pledged for Floating Wind Project at Oil Field

By The Maritime Executive

August 24, 2019

Enova has pledged NOK 2.3 billion ($257 million) in support for what will become the world's largest floating offshore wind farm and a first to provide power to an offshore oil field. The amount o...

Australia: Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean Charged with Cartel Conduct

By The Maritime Executive

August 24, 2019

Australia's Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has charged the Norway-based shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) with criminal cartel conduct. The charge relates to alleged ca...

Fast Facts: How Long is the U.S. Shoreline?

By The Maritime Executive

August 24, 2019

NOAA's official value for the total length of the U.S. shoreline is 95,471 miles. As there is no reference that designates one specific shoreline as the "legal" shoreline, numbers for the length of...

Contract Awarded for Additional Expeditionary Sea Bases

By The Maritime Executive

August 24, 2019

General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy worth up to $1.6 billion for the construction of the sixth and seventh ships of the Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program, as well a...

Migrants: Human Rights at Sea Reviews U.N. Report

By The Maritime Executive

August 24, 2019

The U.K.-based charitable NGO Human Rights at Sea has published a new briefing note reviewing the latest report of the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights, examining its implications for human rig...

WHO Cautions on Plastic Pollution in Drinking Water

By The Maritime Executive

August 24, 2019

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a further assessment of microplastics in the environment and their potential impacts on human health, following the release of an analysis of current...

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