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New Tanker Routes May Offset OPEC Cut

December 10, 2016

Tanker owners are bracing for a volatile year ahead after enjoying some of the highest charter rates since 2008, with OPEC plans to curb crude output potentially cutting rates by more than 40 percent....

Increase in Species Harmed by Marine Debris

By The Maritime Executive

December 9, 2016

A new United Nations report found that over 800 marine animal species are affected by marine debris ingestion or entanglement. The number species affected by marine debris has risen to 817 represe...

U.S. Congress Passes Annual Defense Bill

December 9, 2016

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed a compromise version of an annual defense policy bill on Thursday without controversial provisions such as requiring women to register for the draft or allowing c...

Unions Hail New U.S.-Flag Energy Exports Proposal

By The Maritime Executive

December 9, 2016

On Friday, Congressman John Garamendi of California, ranking member of the House Subcommittee on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, introduced a bill to require up to 30 percent of crude oil...

Malaysian Forces Kill Three Pirates, Arrest Two

By The Maritime Executive

December 9, 2016

On Thursday, Malaysian police forces shot and killed three kidnappers in waters near Tawi Tawi, an area known for attacks by members of the Abu Sayyaf militant group. Spokesman Abdul Rashid told M...

Photos: Six Fishermen Rescued From Burning Boat

By The Maritime Executive

December 9, 2016

[Brief] On Thursday, the six crewmembers of the fishing vessel Cape Mariner were rescued from a shipboard fire by another nearby fishing boat. None were injured, but a crewmember said that the Cap...

San Diego Yard May Be First to Go Solar-Powered

By The Maritime Executive

December 9, 2016

Marine Group Boat Works, or MGBW, says that it has become the first American yard to use solar power to construct boats. Its 500kW rooftop panel system is expected to make enough power to reduce M...

Sea Shepherd Dolphin Activist Detained in Japan

By The Maritime Executive

December 9, 2016

Jessie Treverton, the U.K-based Captain and Cove Guardian leader for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's fight against the killing and capture of dolphins, was denied entry to Japan on Friday. Trev...

Canada's Port Privatization Plans Under Fire

By The Maritime Executive

December 9, 2016

Robin Silvester, CEO of the Port of Vancouver, has spoken out against Canada’s port privatization plans. The Vancouver Sun reports that Silvester told business leaders on Thursday that he doesn’t s...

Obama Orders Protection of Northern Bering Sea

By The Maritime Executive

December 9, 2016

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an Executive Order to enhance the resilience of the Alaskan Arctic environment and the sustainability of Alaskan native communities with the creation of the Nort...

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