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Harvey Shutters Texas Refineries and Ports

By The Maritime Executive

August 28, 2017

Tropical Storm Harvey continues to batter the Houston and Corpus Christi area, with significant effects on the oil and gas industry. Roughly one million barrels per day of refinery capacity is offline...

Dispersants Improved Air Quality During Deepwater Horizon Disaster

August 28, 2017

In the heat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, U.S. government and industry responders had to make a crucial decision. They were facing an enormous oil spill, gushing uncontrollably from a wellhe...

Mysterious Mist Sends Beachgoers to the Hospital

By The Maritime Executive

August 28, 2017

On Sunday, a mysterious chemical mist swept onto Beachy Head, East Sussex, sending 150 people to the hospital with sore throats, burning eyes, nausea and breathing trouble. The medical complaints...

Houston: Streets Turned Into Rivers

By The Maritime Executive

August 28, 2017

Streets have turned into rivers in Houston, Texas, and over 1,000 people have been rescued, as emergency service crews race to pull people from cars and homes. At least two people have died. Up to...

El Faro: NTSB Releases Human Factors Report

By The Maritime Executive

August 26, 2017

The National Transportation Safety Board released a Human Performance Factual Report earlier this month as part of its investigation into the sinking of the El Faro, citing leadership, training and wo...

Eastern Shipbuilding Group "We've Got You Covered"

By Tony Munoz

August 26, 2017

Last September the U.S. Coast Guard awarded the biggest and most important contract in its 226 year history to a company that had never done work for it before – Eastern Shipbuilding of Panama City, F...

Brian D'Isernia - Founder & CEO, Eastern Shipbuilding Group

By Tony Munoz

August 26, 2017

YOURS HAS BEEN A UNIQUE JOURNEY – FROM LAW SCHOOL TO FOUNDER OF A COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEET TO FOUNDER AND CEO OF A MAJOR SHIPYARD. HOW DID ALL THAT HAPPEN? I guess life is funny, huh? I went to law...

Gulf Oil Industry Prepares for Hurricane Harvey

By The Maritime Executive

August 25, 2017

Hurricane Harvey is approaching the Texas coastline, with Category 4 wind speeds exceeding 110 knots and wave heights of 22-28 feet in near-coastal waters. According to data compiled by the Bureau of...

Texas Ports Brace for Hurricane Harvey

By The Maritime Executive

August 25, 2017

Texas’ seaports are keeping a wary eye on Hurricane Harvey, which is expected to make landfall between Corpus Christi and Port O'Connor on Friday. The storm strengthened rapidly on Wednesday and Thurs...

Typhoon Hato Disrupts Port Operations in Hong Kong

By The Maritime Executive

August 25, 2017

Hong Kong's port authority suspended all operations on Wednesday as Typhoon Hato struck the city with high winds and heavy rains. No vessels were permitted to enter the port, and ferry services to Mac...

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