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Ukrainian Port Reformer Investigated for Corruption

December 29, 2016

A young activist who became prominent in Ukraine's 2014 uprising and was later appointed to work on a major project to reform the corruption-plagued customs of Odessa is herself being investigated for...

To Fight Piracy, Indonesia Turns to Seaweed Farming

By The Maritime Executive

December 29, 2016

The Indonesian Navy has come up with a novel way to fight recidivism among ex-pirates in the Riau Islands: seaweed farming. Commander S. Irawan of the naval base in Tanjung Pinang told The Jakarta Pos...

Cruise Ships Skip Jamaican Port Due to Trash, Rats

By The Maritime Executive

December 29, 2016

The cruise destination of Port Antonio, Jamaica is working hard to clean up a flood of garbage, which has led to a serious rat problem and the cancelation of six cruise ship calls. Port Antonio wa...

Sri Lanka's Former Leader Opposes Port Free Zone

December 29, 2016

Sri Lanka's former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday criticised a government plan to grant 15,000 acres for Chinese investment in his constituency, saying it will deprive people of agricultural lan...

DSME Reaches Shipyard Agreement with ISOICO

By The Maritime Executive

December 29, 2016

On Thursday, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) announced an agreement with the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) for the transfer of shipbuilding technolo...

Busan's Volumes May Drop, but DP World Raises Stake

By The Maritime Executive

December 29, 2016

Leading terminal operator DP World announced Thursday that it has purchased Samsung Corporation's 23 percent share of Pusan Newport Company (PNC), raising its total stake to 66 percent. DP World said...

Video: ROV Explores Chimney Life

By The Maritime Executive

December 29, 2016

A team of scientists on board the research vessel Falkor have just finished surveying the largely unexplored Mariana Back-Arc in the western Pacific Ocean for life at depths greater than 13,000 feet (...

Chairman of Russian Port Remanded in Custody

December 29, 2016

A St Petersburg court has ordered the chairman of Russia's Baltic sea port of Ust-Luga to be held in custody until January 21 after his arrest on suspicion of fraud, a court official said on Thursday....

How Much Oil is on That Ship?

By Dough Helton

December 29, 2016

By Doug Helton Like many people with an interest in the maritime industry, I’ve been following the story of the huge container ship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin that recently visited Seattle’s port....

10 Photos Tell the Story of the Exxon Valdez

By The Maritime Executive

December 29, 2016

While oil spills happen almost every day, we are fortunate that relatively few make such large or lasting impressions as the Deepwater Horizon or Exxon Valdez spills. Before 2010, when the United Stat...

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