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EU Shipping Hampered by Low Water on the Rhine

October 31, 2016

Cargo vessels are still being prevented from sailing fully loaded on the Rhine and Danube rivers in Germany because of low water levels after recent dry weather, traders said on Monday. Some can on...

Photos: Shipyard Fire Forces Evacuation

By The Maritime Executive

October 31, 2016

On Saturday morning, the car ferry Strand caught fire in a shipyard in Rubbestadneset, Norway, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of nearby residents due to the heavy smoke. Bergens Tidende repo...

Would Autonomous Ships Be Good for Society?

By Captain George Quick

October 31, 2016

There has been a good deal of discussion recently suggesting that unmanned, autonomous ships represent the future of the maritime industry. The discussion has been primarily driven by EU-funded resear...

Without Ransom, Seafarers Still Held by Abu Sayyaf

By The Maritime Executive

October 31, 2016

Malaysian media report that five seafarers captured by the Abu Sayyaf group are still being held, two weeks after the expiration of a ransom deadline. Abu Sayyaf militants boarded the tug Serudong...

MEPC Agrees NOx Control Areas

By The Maritime Executive

October 31, 2016

The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) agreed to limit Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions from ships' exhaust gases during its meeting last week. The agreement relates to both the Bal...

Hapag-Lloyd, UASC Seek E.U. Deal Approval

By The Maritime Executive

October 31, 2016

Hapag-Lloyd and Kuwait-based United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) have submitted concessions aimed at securing E.U. anti-trust approval for their billion-euro merger. The companies put in their offe...

China: Nothing Has Changed at Scarborough Shoal

October 31, 2016

China said on Monday the situation at the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea "has not changed and will not change", after the Philippines said Chinese vessels that blocked the area for...

Japanese Shipping Companies to Merge Container Operations

By The Maritime Executive

October 31, 2016

Japanese shipping companies NYK, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) said on Monday they will merge container shipping operations as overcapacity and weak economic growth shake u...

Wife Crowd Funds Search for Missing Sailor

By The Maritime Executive

October 31, 2016

Xiao Li, the wife of missing Chinese sailor Guo Chuan has launched a crowd-funding campaign to continue search efforts after the U.S. Coast Guard abandoned its search and rescue attempt. Launched o...

ABS Leader Receives American Shipping's Top Honor

By The Maritime Executive

October 31, 2016

On Friday, Christopher J. Wiernicki, the chairman, president and CEO of ABS, was honored for his contributions to the maritime industry with the United Seamen’s Service’s Admiral of the Ocean Seas Awa...

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