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Safety of Wind Support Vessels Assessed

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2017

The Danish Maritime Authority has worked with experts from the offshore wind industry to develop a safety analysis of vessels carrying wind turbine technicians. The analysis, published by DNV GL, c...

The Coast Guard's Security Role in the Second Gulf War

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2017

[By William H. Thiesen, Coast Guard historian] During Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Coast Guard vessels and land-based personnel brought many vital capabilities to the theater of operations, inclu...

Trucker Kills Port Worker on Strike Picket Line

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2017

On Thursday, a truck driver struck and killed a union member on a picket line near the port of San Lorenzo, Argentina. The victim, identified as Jonathan Gardini, was the father of four children and a...

Big Data Makes Smuggling Harder to Hide

By Paul Benecki

March 30, 2017

For thousands of years, maritime authorities have relied on tip-offs, patrols, investigations and random inspections to find smuggled goods. Today they have a variety of additional methods at their di...

Red Meat Versus Red Tape

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2017

An Australian Productivity Commission report has called for the establishment of an independent body to oversee animal welfare issues and the regulation of the nation’s live export industry. The ca...

China, Philippines Plan Talks on South China Sea

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2017

Beijing and Manila are set to begin a series of bilateral consultations on their overlapping claims in the South China Sea, fulfilling China's longstanding desire for one-on-one negotiation. Last year...

Containerized Dangerous Goods: More Needs to be Done

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2017

Industry stakeholders at the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA International) Packaged Dangerous Goods Seminar in London have agreed that the Tianjin port disaster should sp...

Malaviya Seven Arrested on Behalf of Crew

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2017

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) arrested the ship Malaviya Seven on behalf of its crew on Wednesday. The ITF says the vessel’s owners have effectively abandoned the crew in Aberd...

Russia and India Plan Joint Arctic Offshore Operations

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2017

Russia’s Gazprom Neft and India’s ONGC Videsh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation on offshore hydrocarbon production projects in Russia and elsewhere. The parties have express...

U.S. Navy Opens New Information Warfare Center

By The Maritime Executive

March 30, 2017

The U.S. Navy has launched a new center for the development of information warfare tactics for forces at sea and on shore. The commander of Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR), Rear Adm. Matthew Kohler...

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