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Celebrating the U.S. Coast Guard's 228th Anniversary

By William H. Thiesen

July 26, 2018

“You can kick this old service around, tear it to pieces, scream from the house-tops that it is worthless, ought to be abolished or transferred to the Navy, have the people in it fighting among themse...

Harbor Improvements Lead to New Business at Port Canaveral

By The Maritime Executive

July 26, 2018

Port Canaveral's turning basin improvements are allowing post-Panamax ro/ros to call for the first time, a significant development that will allow the port to increase traffic volumes and revenue. The...

Commerzbank Signs Up for Belt and Road Opportunities

By The Maritime Executive

July 26, 2018

Germany's Commerzbank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support projects linked to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Commerzbank aim...

Shuster Releases U.S. Draft Infrastructure Plan

By The Maritime Executive

July 26, 2018

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) has released a legislative discussion draft outlining his vision for U.S. infrastructure, including surface and water tra...

Op-Ed: Staffing Shortage Spells Trouble for High Seas Forecasts

By Lee Chesneau

July 25, 2018

The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Ocean Prediction Center is short of the number of forecasters required to perform high-quality 24/7 operations, hindering its ability to sup...

U.S. Finalizes Small-Scale Natural Gas Exports Rule

By The Maritime Executive

July 25, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a final rule that will provide for faster approval of applications for small-scale exports of natural gas, including LNG, from U.S. export facilities....

Saudi Arabia Halts Oil Shipments Through Bab el-Mandeb

By The Maritime Executive

July 25, 2018

On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's state oil company announced that it would suspend all shipments through the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb after an attack on its tankers off the coast of Yemen. The halt will af...

Salvors Refloat Grounded Freighter Off Scotland

By The Maritime Executive

July 25, 2018

On Wednesday, a joint salvage team refloated the freighter Priscilla, one week after she went aground near Duncansby Head, a rocky point at the far northern tip of Scotland. At 0330 hours on July...

Consortium to Develop Blockchain for Bunkering

By The Maritime Executive

July 25, 2018

A consortium of organizations aims to apply blockchain technology to bunkering to increase transparency and traceability. Blockchain Labs for Open Collaboration announced the project, through its s...

Protesters Call on Taiwan to Tighten Human Trafficking Laws

By The Maritime Executive

July 25, 2018

The NGO coalition Human Rights for Migrant Fishers staged a protest on Wednesday in Taipei outside the Taiwan government’s workshop on combating human trafficking, saying the government is not doing e...

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