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PIRIOU Completes Modernization of Research Vessel Thalassa for IFREMER

By The Maritime Executive

September 29, 2017

The oceanic research vessel Thalassa of IFREMER has just left Concarneau harbour after a three month refit carried out by PIRIOU NAVAL SERVICES. The Thalassa, which was delivered in 1995, is an oce...

StormGeo Technology Takes Guesswork out of Navigating Tropical Cyclones

By The Maritime Executive

September 29, 2017

StormGeo's shipping division (formerly AWT), the leading provider of fleet optimization services, fleet performance and onboard voyage management software, announces a new multi-model technology enabl...

North Korean Nuclear Program May Need Ocean Test Blasts

By The Lowy Interpreter

September 29, 2017

[By Morris Jones] A test of a North Korean thermonuclear weapon (or H-Bomb) over the Pacific Ocean is a horrifying proposition. Apart from the serious strategic implications, the physical blast and...

The Royal Navy and Freedom of Navigation Operations

September 29, 2017

[By Lt. Cmdr. Pete Barker] In July, two major announcements were made renewing the Royal Navy’s commitment to the principle of freedom of navigation in the coming years. Firstly, the Secretary of S...

Grounded Newbuild Will Have to be Scrapped

By The Maritime Executive

September 29, 2017

The newly built Kea Trader, a 2,200 TEU container feeder that went aground off New Caledonia on July 12, will have to be scrapped, her owners said Friday. She was in service for six months before goin...

McCain: Puerto Rico Should Be Exempt from Jones Act

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2017

On Thursday, shortly after the Trump administration issued a 10-day Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico to aid the island's recovery, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislatio...

Crew Abandoned After Right-Wing Activists End Charter

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2017

The C Star, a floating armory chartered by the far-right group Defend Europe to protest maritime migration rescue efforts, has allegedly been left to fend for herself, without replenishment or access...

Trump Reverses Course on Puerto Rico Jones Act Waiver

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2017

On Thursday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that the Trump administration has decided to issue a Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico. The island territory is now exempt from...

Photo of the Week: Svitzer Adira

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2017

Towage provider Svitzer has named its new ASD tug Svitzer Adira. The 80 tonne bollard pull vessel was built by Sanmar in Turkey and named a ceremony in the Port of Southampton. Svitzer Adira, a RAs...

JAXPORT Know-How Expedites Movement of U.S. Military Aircraft

By The Maritime Executive

September 28, 2017

The U.S. Army 841st Transportation Battalion, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., recently moved helicopters and other equipment bound for a combat mission overseas through JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine Ter...

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