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Timeline Pushed Back for Shore Pollution from Grande America Spill

By The Maritime Executive

March 18, 2019

The fuel oil pollution from the wreck of the con/ro Grande America will not reach shore this week, according to new projections by French response officials. Previous estimates indicated that petroleu...

An Analysis of MSC Zoe's Container Loss

By Captain Gunter Schütze

March 16, 2019

On the night of January 1, 2019, MSC Zoe lost approximately 290 containers in heavy weather on the journey from Portugal to Bremerhaven. The loss of so many containers is an exceptional event and is t...

Report: Only Ten Vaquita Left

By The Maritime Executive

March 16, 2019

Scientists announced last week that only 10 vaquita porpoises likely remain in the world and that the animal’s extinction is virtually assured without bold and immediate action. The vaquita, the w...

Fast Facts: What are the Roaring Forties?

By The Maritime Executive

March 16, 2019

Sailors call the latitudes between 40 and 50 degrees south of the equator the Roaring Forties. During the Age of Sail (circa 15th to 19th centuries), these strong prevailing winds propelled ships...

Fire Breaks Out Aboard U.S. Navy Minesweeper in Bahrain

By The Maritime Executive

March 15, 2019

Last night, a fire broke out aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Devastator while the ship was pierside at the U.S. Navy base in Bahrain. The fire broke out at about 2000 hours, and sailors ab...

MUA Proposes Solutions for Australia's Shipping Industry Crisis

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2019

Australia’s shipping industry is in crisis, putting the nation’s economic, environmental and national security at risk, according to the Maritime Union of Australia. The union has presented a detai...

NYK Furthers Automated Bridge Technology with Berthing Assistant

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2019

NYK has developed a system that assists seafarers during berthing operations buy indicating the exact reduction in ship speed required as the ship nears the dock. It supports crew during the criti...

A Fresh Wind is Blowing Through Shipping’s Decarbonization Challenge

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2019

No one has a crystal ball, and predictions about future pathways and fuel options in shipping are inherently difficult, but there is general agreement in the industry that we are in a period of major...

National Geographic Snorkeler Launches Program to Benefit All

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2019

National Geographic Snorkeler has been an industry partner for many years; supplying total snorkeling solutions from outfitting tours, to creating retail sales programs, and providing private label pr...

Video: UK Coastguard Rescues Six Fishermen in Heavy Weather

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2019

On Tuesday night, the UK Coastguard rescued six crewmembers from a disabled fishing vessel off Lands End in foul weather conditions. HM Coastguard received an alert at around 2200 on Tuesday nigh...

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