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Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence with New Website

By The Maritime Executive

October 11, 2016

2016 is a landmark year for LOFRANS’, we are celebrating 50 years since our first windlass was produced, and we are very proud. Hundreds of thousands of windlasses have been produced and mounted on bo...

Video: Armed Forces Respond to Hurricane Matthew

By The Maritime Executive

October 11, 2016

The U.S. Coast Guard and the United States Navy have been assisting with disaster recovery from Haiti to North Carolina in areas affected by Hurricane Matthew. The USS Mesa Verde, an amphibious tra...

CEO of Korean Register Passes

By The Maritime Executive

October 10, 2016

Korean Register is deeply sad to announce the death of its Chairman and CEO, Dr. B. S. Park, who passed away after a short illness. Dr. Park was appointed as Chairman and CEO of KR in December 2014...

The Subchapter M Coast Guard Option

By Kevin Gilheany

October 10, 2016

On October 4, 2016, I attended a joint Subchapter M conference in New Orleans put on by the American Waterways Operators (AWO) and the U.S. Coast Guard. The AWO representative gave a great overview of...

Uncharted Waters: Cruise Ships Sail the Arctic

October 10, 2016

A surge in Arctic tourism is bringing ever bigger cruise ships to the formerly isolated, ice-bound region, prompting calls for a clamp-down to prevent Titanic-style accidents and the pollution of frag...

Wind Farm Catamaran Runs Over Yacht

By The Maritime Executive

October 10, 2016

On Sunday, in the Baltic Sea harbor of Barhöft, Germany, the Danish offshore wind farm service catamaran Achiever struck a Hallberg Rassy sailing yacht, straddling it between its hulls and tearing dow...

Largest Unmanned Naval Systems Exercise Begins

By The Maritime Executive

October 10, 2016

This week, the world's largest exercise for unmanned vehicles in the marine environment begins in waters off north-west Scotland. Unmanned Warrior 2016 is the first ever event of its kind, and the UK...

Wooden Dhow Catches Fire Near Downtown Dubai

By The Maritime Executive

October 10, 2016

On Monday afternoon, a fire broke out on a traditional wooden cargo dhow on Dubai Creek, the waterway passing through the heart of the UAE’s best-known city. Police boats and firefighting boats re...

Chinese Fishing Vessels Ram Korean Coast Guard Boat

By The Maritime Executive

October 10, 2016

South Korean authorities issued a formal diplomatic protest Monday regarding the Chinese fishing vessels that rammed and sank a Korean Coast Guard boat last week. On Friday the South Korean coast g...

France Clarifies Stance on STX

October 10, 2016

The French government said on Monday it was not planning to take a majority stake in the French subsidiary of struggling South Korean shipyard group STX Corp but that it would retain its minority bloc...

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