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Video: Wreck of WWII Destroyer Found in Aleutian Islands

By The Maritime Executive

August 17, 2018

A research team with partners from Scripps, NOAA and the University of Delaware has discovered the stern section of the destroyer USS Abner Read. The wrecked section was lost in action in the Bering S...

A Step Forward: The New Caspian Sea Convention

By The Lowy Interpreter

August 17, 2018

[By Dr. Stephen Blank] Demarcation of the Caspian Sea has been one of the longest lasting casualties of the disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Soviet collapse invali...

Digital Twins

By Paul Benecki

August 17, 2018

Individual shipowners may not always have the resources to invest in their own research and development. With intense competitive pressures, rising bunker prices and new compliance costs, their focus...

Baptism of Fire: The Rescue of the SS Mirlo

By William Thiesen

August 17, 2018

One hundred years ago, on the afternoon of Aug. 16, 1918, British tanker SS Mirlo was steaming through wind-swept seas north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. At about 4:30 p.m., a torpedo from German...

NDAA Eliminates Commercial Rules for U.S.-Flag Superyachts

By The Maritime Executive

August 17, 2018

On August 13, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 into law, providing $717 billion in funding for the armed forces. As in years past, the NDAA for FY2019...

China Builds Spy Satellites to Monitor South China Sea

By The Maritime Executive

August 17, 2018

According to Chinese state media, the Chinese Academy of Sciences is now working on a fleet of 10 satellites to monitor shipping in the South China Sea. Beijing claims more than 90 percent of the sea'...

Iran Sanctions Threaten India's Plans for Chabahar Port

By The Maritime Executive

August 16, 2018

India's proposed $500 million investment at the port of Chabahar has already been delayed by negotiations over terms, but it now faces a larger threat: the reimposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran. ...

ASEAN Considers Common Visa Program

By The Maritime Executive

August 16, 2018

A meeting between law enforcement agencies and ASEAN member states has led to consideration of a common visa system for the region - similar to the Schengen Agreement in the E.U. With a growing pop...

Port of Oakland Invests in Local Workforce

By The Maritime Executive

August 16, 2018

The Port of Oakland announced Thursday that it has given $70,000 to a local non-profit to prepare local workers for careers in environmental construction. The money is going to Oakland-based Rising...

Port Manatee, Carver Maritime Ink Long-Term Terminal Agreement

By The Maritime Executive

August 16, 2018

Port Manatee and Carver Maritime LLC have entered a long-term marine terminal operating agreement for a 10-acre aggregate offloading facility at the Florida Gulf Coast port. The 20-year agreement,...

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