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Royal Caribbean, NCL Win Approval for Cuba Cruises

December 7, 2016

U.S cruise operators Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line said on Wednesday that they had received approval from Cuba to begin sailings to its ports. Norwegian Cruise Line said its fir...

Passenger Vessel Goes Down off Yemen, Dozens Rescued

December 7, 2016

At least 35 of the 64 people who were on a ferry that sank off Yemen have been rescued, a Yemeni minister said on Wednesday. Rescue teams continued to look for survivors from the boat that was en r...

Retailers Question "Unfair" Container Fees

By The Maritime Executive

December 7, 2016

The U.S. National Retail Federation (NRF) and a coalition representing retailers, manufacturers, truckers, transportation intermediaries and other business groups has asked the Federal Maritime Commis...

Magic Pipe: Engineers to Serve Jail Time

By The Maritime Executive

December 7, 2016

Cassius Samson, 52, and Rustico Ignacio, 66, both of the Philippines, were sentenced to serve jail time on Wednesday for obstructing a U.S. Coast Guard inspection. Samson was sentenced to a term of...

NCL, RCL Gain Cuba Cruise Approval

By The Maritime Executive

December 7, 2016

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) and Royal Caribbean Cruises have announced approval to commence cruises to Cuba. Royal Caribbean has yet to set a date for the commencement of its first Florida-Cuba it...

Pearl Harbor and the Blackened Canteen

By The Maritime Executive

December 7, 2016

The annual Blackened Canteen ceremony is held each year as part of the U.S. Navy’s remembrance of the Pearl Harbor attacks. The ceremony’s origins began in 1945 when, in the skies over Shizuoka, Ja...

USMMA Capital Funds May Be Diverted for Sea Year

By The Maritime Executive

December 7, 2016

The House Appropriations Committee's latest continuing resolution would allow the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to redirect the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's capital improvement funds to pay for st...

Hapag-Lloyd Enters Post-Panamax Market

By The Maritime Executive

December 7, 2016

Hapag-Lloyd has held a naming ceremony for the Valparaíso Express, the first of five new vessels in its new 10,500 TEU class. The ceremony was held at the Terminal Pacifico Sur (TPS) in the port of...

MH370: Chinese Search Vessel Returns Home

By The Maritime Executive

December 7, 2016

The Dong Hai Jiu 101 has concluded its involvement in the underwater search for the missing aircraft MH370 and is preparing to return to Shanghai. The vessel will sail to Fremantle, Australia, to d...

Caterpillar Receives Certification for Cat? AI Software

By The Maritime Executive

December 7, 2016

Caterpillar Marine has received Type Approval certification from DNV GL for Cat® Asset Intelligence (Cat AI) software, demonstrating Caterpillar’s commitment to quality and customer focus. Caterpilla...

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