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Alaskan Oil Spill Update

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2005

For the first time since the "Selendang Ayu" ran aground, oil has been off-loaded. Meanwhile, federal agents have launched an investigation into the accident that caused six deaths and a...

Heavy Weather Causes Crew Deaths, as Several Ships Wreck in Algerian Storm

By The Maritime Executive

November 19, 2004

Heavy weather in Algeria caused several ships to either ground or sink. The general Algerian cargo ship "Bechar" ran aground and sank near the Kheireddine jetty. Sixteen sailors were kill...

Freighter Collides with Offshore Oil Platform

By The Maritime Executive

November 8, 2004

On November 5th at 3:15a.m., the USCG in Galveston received reports that an oil platform was on fire in the Gulf of Mexico. At 3:30 a.m., the USCG received a call from the freighter "SCM Athin...

Mexico Fears Terrorists will Attack Gulf Oil Fields

By The Maritime Executive

October 20, 2004

Fearful that al-Qaida will attack its oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico, the Mexican government has deployed two frigates armed with surface-to-air missiles and three radar planes to patrol its oil...

Third Annual Short Sea Shipping Conference

By The Maritime Executive

September 29, 2004

The objective of the conference is to build on recent accomplishments to advance the growing short sea shipping industry in the Americas through the exchange of knowledge and insights. The Con...

Cement Ship Stuck at Mexican Port for More than Two Months

By The Maritime Executive

September 24, 2004

The Panamanian-flagged bulk ship, "Mary Nour" and her forty-one crew have been stuck at a Mexican port for over two months, barred from unloading Russian cement. The ship is being held af...

"Ivan" Swaths the Gulf Coast

By The Maritime Executive

September 16, 2004

"Ivan" blasted ashore in Alabama with winds of 130 mph, hurling deadly tornadoes, monstrous waves that flattened beach houses and torrential rains that swamped communities from Louisiana...

Waves ? A New Energy Source

By The Maritime Executive

August 31, 2004

Escalating oil prices and concerns over global warming have shifted the search for renewable energy sources into high gear. While wind and solar energy get most of the attention, there are high hop...

Port Everglades Volume Exceeds 4 Million Cruiseline Passengers

By The Maritime Executive

August 24, 2004

The South Florida cruise port powered past its all-time annual high mark, which was set in 2002. By the end of this year, Port Everglades expects to top the four million annual passenger milestone...

Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Attributed to Shark Attacks

By The Maritime Executive

August 10, 2004

For over 30 years, a dead zone, that extends from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Texas border 250 miles west and covers more than 5,800 square miles, has been so devoid of oxygen that se...

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