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NSSLGlobal Survey: Worrying Lack of Cybersecurity Training for Crews

A survey by independent satellite communications provider, NSSLGlobal, has revealed that, although crewmembers understand that they are partially responsible for maintaining cybersecurity onboard thei...

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Just Ten Rivers Contribute Most Plastic Pollution

A group of scientists have found that up to 95 percent of plastic polluting the world's oceans comes from just 10 rivers, eight of which are in Asia. An estimated eight million of tons of plastic w...

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IMB: Piracy Declines in First Nine Months of 2017

In its third quarter report, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported a total of 121 recorded incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery for the year to date, an improvement over last year...

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Elizabeth Reynolds Boyd, President, NAUTICAN

TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I was born in Tennessee, which is why I’m an American citizen, but I grew up in Canada – on Prince Edward Island (PEI). I have a Bachelor of Engineerin...

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Ready-Made Contracts

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), based in Copenhagen, is a shipowner-led organization representing 65 percent of the world’s tonnage. In a region characterized by linguistic, p...

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The Protectionist "Shakedown" of Puerto Rico

The recent op-ed in The New York Times by former New York State Assemblyman Nelson A. Denis, titled “The Jones Act: The Law Strangling Puerto Rico,” is filled with a number of inaccuracies and mislead...

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Panama Canal Sets Record Annual Cargo Tonnage

Following the close of its 2017 fiscal year (FY17), the Panama Canal announced that the waterway welcomed a record 403.8 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) of cargo in FY17, the largest amount of annu...

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Fire Complicates Salvage of Longliner Off Waikiki

The longliner Pacific Paradise went aground on a reef about 400 yards off Kaimana Beach, Honolulu last Tuesday, near the tourist district of Waikiki. The Coast Guard and the Honolulu Fire Department r...

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Photos: Navy Provides a Lifeline for Rural Puerto Rico

More than three weeks after Hurricane Maria made landfall, the distribution of basic aid remains a serious challenge for rural communities in Puerto Rico. Landslides, downed trees, washed-out roads an...

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London Ranked Number 1 in Global Power City Index

London has taken the top spot for the sixth consecutive year in the 2017 Global Power City Index (GPCI), which has been put together by the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies, J...