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China Smooth Talks Drone Seizure

December 17, 2016

China expects a smooth resolution to the seizure by its navy of "unidentified" equipment found in the South China Sea, a state-run newspaper said on Saturday, after U.S. officials said a Chinese warsh...

Unmanned Vehicles Could Aid Search and Rescue

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2016

The technology supporting unmanned vehicles on land, at sea and in the air is rapidly improving. On land and in the air, they are already making large inroads into search and rescue (SAR) response. In...

Kenya Starts Construction of Cruise Terminal

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2016

Kenya started constructing its first cruise ship terminal at its Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa on Friday, hoping to boost tourism which brings in a substantial portion of the east African country's...

Beijing Cuts Off "Teapot" Refineries' Exports

December 16, 2016

Beijing will not issue fuel export quotas for independent refineries next year, dealing a blow to the upstart group of companies and scrapping a key component of a scheme that has transformed China's...

Poor Stability Monitoring Led to Fishing Fatalities

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2016

The Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has issued its final report on the capsizing of the fishing vessel Caledonian in September of last year, which resulted in the deaths of three fishermen....

Navy Assessment Calls for a 355-Ship Fleet

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2016

The Navy has released a new, updated Force Structure Assessment calling for an additional 47 vessels over and above its current target of 308 ships. The service defined the new total of 355 ships...

Third Fatal Accident on SOCAR's Offshore Platforms

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2016

On Thursday, foul weather caused an accommodations unit and a 500-foot walkway on a Caspian Sea oil platform to collapse, sweeping 10 workers into the sea. One was found dead and nine remain missing....

E.U. Decision Seen as Caving in to Regionalism

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2016

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee’s decision to call for the inclusion of maritime transport into the E.U. Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has been criticized by key shipping industry ass...

Grand Bahama Shipyard Enjoyed a Busy 2016

By The Maritime Executive

December 16, 2016

Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited (GBSL), the largest and most respected shipyard in the Caribbean, performed work on 20 cruise vessels during 2016. Scope of works included significant propulsion and tech...

Chinese Navy Ship Seizes U.S. Navy Drone

December 16, 2016

A Chinese warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by a U.S. oceanographic vessel in the South China Sea, triggering a formal diplomatic protest and a demand for its return. The incident, th...

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