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Maersk Container Ship Suffers Engine Room Fire

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

[Brief] The Maersk containership Maersk Patras suffered an engine room fire off of Las Palmas yesterday. “The fire was quickly controlled by the crew onboard and heat development from the site of...

Rolls-Royce Power Systems Appoints New CEO

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

Rolls-Royce announces today that Andreas Schell has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rolls-Royce Power Systems (RRPS). Andreas will join Rolls-Royce later this year, reporting to Chi...

New System Promises Faster Handling for Empties

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

A team of UK-based ports consultants has announced the launch of a new system for lifting multiple empty boxes on and off of container ships. The locking system, called BLOK-BEAM, unitizes three e...

China Promises to Rein In Its Fishermen

November 2, 2016

China on Wednesday said it was "very dissatisfied" with South Korea after the latter's coast guard fired warning shots at Chinese fishermen in South Korean waters. South Korea's coast guard vessels...

Heerema Fabrication Lays Off Over Half its Workforce

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

Citing "somber" prospects, Heerema's offshore facility fabrication division announced Tuesday that it will be laying off about 60 percent of its staff. Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) said that the...

MH370: A Rapid, Uncontrolled Descent Into the Sea

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its latest update report on the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 indicating that the aircraft most likely made a rapid and uncontrol...

LNG is Not a Greenhouse Gas Solution

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

LNG is not a panacea to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and its increasing use as a marine fuel could be worse for the environment than burning heavy fuel oil, says Ian Adams, the former CEO of the...

COSCO and DEME in Offshore Wind Deal

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

The Belgian dredging group DEME and China COSCO Shipping have formed a joint venture to develop offshore wind energy in China. As the largest shipping company in the world, China COSCO Shipping sa...

Indian Government Sponsors Safety Training at Alang

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

India’s Ministry of Shipping has announced it will sponsor a new safety training program for ship recycling workers at Alang. As part of its Coastal Community Development Program, the Ministry of...

Port Everglades Launches Mobile Passport Control Program

By The Maritime Executive

November 2, 2016

Broward County's Port Everglades is launching the new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) approved Mobile Passport Control (MPC) program for cruise ship travel beginning Friday, November 4, makin...

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