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Fednav Pioneers Drone Use in Polar Shipping

By The Maritime Executive

March 25, 2014

Fednav recently became the first shipping company to employ drones, or Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV), for ice reconnaissance on a commercial voyage. The Umiak I, one of Fednav’s most powerful icebreaker...

Cruise Price Cuts, Higher Ad Spending to Hurt Carnival

By The Maritime Executive

March 25, 2014

Carnival Corp, the world's largest cruise operator, forecast a full-year profit below analysts' estimates as it cuts prices and spends more on advertising to attract customers after onboard mishaps hu...

Deepwater Horizon Oil Disrupts Heart Development in Tunas

By The Maritime Executive

March 25, 2014

Crude oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster causes severe defects in the developing hearts of bluefin and yellowfin tunas, according to a new study by a team of NOAA and academic scientists. T...

Siemens Doubles Investment for UK Wind Turbine Factory

By The Maritime Executive

March 25, 2014

German engineering group Siemens said it had doubled the money it plans to invest in building an offshore wind turbine factory and an installation facility in Britain to 160 million pounds ($263.8 mil...

[Update] USCG Eyes Opening Houston Channel Following Collision, Spill

By The Maritime Executive

March 24, 2014

U.S. authorities expected a "tapered" re-opening of the Houston Ship Channel, but gave no timeline on Monday of when vessels could start moving again after an oil barge spill shut the waterway for a t...

Austal USA Christens USS Jackson

By The Maritime Executive

March 24, 2014

Austal christened the future USS Jackson (LCS 6) March 22 at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Ala. Jackson is the first of 10 Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) that the U.S. N...

Oceanografia CEO Questioned in Citigroup Fraud Case

By The Maritime Executive

March 24, 2014

The chief executive of a major Mexican oilfield services company was held for questioning on Saturday in connection with a fraud investigation that forced Citigroup to cut its 2013 profit, the federal...

[Update] Barge Leaks Oil After Collision In Houston

By The Maritime Executive

March 23, 2014

Efforts to clean up an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast continued on Sunday with the planned deployment of four skimming vessels while another 20 vessels stood ready to help, the U....

Ship and Oil Barge Collide in Houston

By The Maritime Executive

March 22, 2014

The US Coast Guard, along with state and local partners, is responding to a collision near Texas City, in the Houston Ship Channel, that occurred on Saturday. At approximately 12:35pm, watchstanders...

Maersk Line, Rickmers-Linie Discontinue JV

By The Maritime Executive

March 21, 2014

Maersk Line and Rickmers-Linie (Americas) have mutually agreed to discontinue their joint venture, Maersk-Rickmers U.S. Flag Project Carrier. The companies expressed their appreciation for the oppor...

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