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Steady Growth Predicted for Offshore Maintenance

By Wendy Laursen

September 4, 2016

Douglas-Westwood forecasts a steady recovery from the recent oil price downturn in the offshore maintenance market with spending expected to improve significantly between 2017 and 2021. Ben Wilby,...

Migrants: The Tip of the Iceberg

By The Maritime Executive

September 4, 2016

Hundreds of thousands of people have put their life at risk at sea to reach European shores. Their bravery and despair has drawn wide media attention. In reality, though, they are the tip of the icebe...

Port of Antwerp Invests in West Africa

By The Maritime Executive

September 4, 2016

The port of Antwerp and the port of San Pedro in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa renewed their collaboration with the signing of a new agreement on September 1. San Pedro, the leading cacao port in the wor...

New Boats End the World's Wettest School Run

By The Maritime Executive

September 4, 2016

It may have been the world’s wettest school run – but this term children on five islets in the Philippines will no longer have to swim through the sea to get to school, thanks to the arrival of new bo...

Fatal Fire Highlights Flawed Onboard Culture

By The Maritime Executive

September 4, 2016

The U.K.’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has highlighted an onboard culture of working alone in its investigation report into the fatal fire on the suction dredger Arco Avon on August 18, 2015....

Russia Develops Shipbuilding Capacity in Far East

By The Maritime Executive

September 4, 2016

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin met with local officials last week to highlight the development of the shipbuilding industry in the Russian Far East. Speaking at Zvezda shipyard in Primorye Territor...

India Contemplates New Shipbuilding Centers

By The Maritime Executive

September 4, 2016

India’s Ministry of Shipping has nominated Tamil Nadu on the south-eastern tip of the country and Gujarat in the north-west as focal points for the development of new maritime and shipbuilding centers...

Modi Offers Vietnam Defense Credit Line

By The Maritime Executive

September 4, 2016

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday his country would provide a credit line of $500 Million to Vietnam for defense cooperation, the latest sign of closer ties between two countries wi...

Dream Cruises Readies for Maiden Launch

By The Maritime Executive

September 4, 2016

Asia’s Dream Cruises, operated by Genting Hong Kong, plans to launch its maiden cruise in November. The line’s first ship, Genting Dream is currently undergoing its fit-out at Meyer Werft in Germany a...

U.S. Attorney Tells of Childhood Rescue at Sea

By The Maritime Executive

September 4, 2016

Lauren Vuong, a 43-year-old San Francisco attorney, shared the story of her family's experience following the Vietnam War with local school children this week. Vuong's parents were wealthy landowne...

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