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Cruise Ship Norwegian Escape Heels Over in 100-Knot Wind Gust

By The Maritime Executive

March 5, 2019

On Sunday, the cruise ship Norwegian Escape heeled over from a strong wind gust, resulting in cosmetic damage on the interior and several passenger injuries. “Just before midnight on Sunday, March...

Is the Canadian Coast Guard Underfunded?

By Pierre LeBlanc

March 4, 2019

“When there is more ice, you need more icebreakers. When there is less ice, you need more icebreakers.” At first, I was puzzled by this statement from a Canadian Coast Guard officer. The first part is...

U.S. Maritime Workforce Grows to 650,000

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2019

The Transportation Institute, a maritime association that promotes the Jones Act in the U.S., has published details of a PwC report that demonstrates a 30 percent increase in domestic maritime job cre...

Taiwanese Vessel Detained for Not Paying Crew

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2019

Maritime NZ detained the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Daiwan Justice on Saturday, March 2, at Lyttelton after a complaint the crews’ wages had not been paid for almost four months. The International...

Why are Some Icebergs Green?

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2019

Researchers have proposed a new idea that may explain why some Antarctic icebergs are tinged emerald green rather than the normal blue, potentially solving a decades-long scientific mystery. Pure i...

DANAOS and iMarine Software Announce Partnership

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2019

DANAOS has partnered with iMarine Software, fully integrating the SeaProc eProcurement platform into their system. DANAOS Web Enterprise Suite is a web-enabled maritime software suite that automates a...

Optimarin Gains Approval for Reduced Holding Time from USCG

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2019

Optimarin Ballast Systems (OBS) have gained approval from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) slashing their required holding time from 72 to just 24 hours for all salinities. The certification ensur...

LPG Carrier Fire at Kerch Strait Finally Burns Out

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2019

A month and a half after two LPG tankers caught fire near the Kerch Strait, the blaze has finally burnt out, according to Russia's Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot). ...

Business is Good but Cost Cuts are Coming at CMA CGM

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2019

Number-four ocean carrier CMA CGM had a banner year last year, with record revenues and record TEU volumes, and it's forecasting a strong trade environment for 2019. This kind of outlook is often acco...

New Fuel Emission Standards to Increase Freight Rates

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2019

Seabury Maritime LLC, the global maritime and transportation investment & merchant banking and industry advisory firm, a division of Seabury Capital Group LLC, has released a white paper, produced in...

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