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Global Warming: Study Shows Half a Degree Matters

By The Maritime Executive

April 23, 2016

European researchers have found substantially different climate change impacts for a global warming of 1.5°C and 2°C by 2100, the two temperature limits included in the Paris climate agreement. The ad...

First American Wind Farm Service Vessel Christened

By The Maritime Executive

April 22, 2016

On Friday, U.S. offshore wind farm developer Deepwater Wind and ferry operator Rhode Island Fast Ferry celebrated the christening of the first American wind farm service vessel, the Atlantic Pioneer. ...

1916: The Greatest Boat Journey Ever Made

By The Maritime Executive

April 22, 2016

In 1914, Ernest Shackleton set out to cross Antarctica on foot from the Weddell to the Ross Sea. However, his ship Endurance got trapped in pack ice on the Weddell Sea and was slowly crushed, just one...

Coin Ceremony for MSC Seaside Marks another Milestone

By The Maritime Executive

April 22, 2016

Today MSC Cruises, the world’s largest privately-owned cruise line and market leader in Europe, South America and South Africa, and FINCANTIERI, heir to the great tradition of Italian shipbuilding and...

BHP Billiton Raises Oil Exploration Budget for 2016

By The Maritime Executive

April 21, 2016

Australian firm BHP Billiton has announced that it will put $2.7 billion towards petroleum capital expenditures this year – including $640 million for exploration, up from $567 million in FY2015. ...

Find Your Beach

By Paul Benecki

April 20, 2016

[By Paul Benecki] It's getting difficult these days to find a port you can't reach by cruise. The industry offers more destinations every year – over a thousand in all for 2016 – and more global co...

Bureau Veritas Publishes Guidelines for Offshore Access Systems

By The Maritime Executive

April 20, 2016

Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has developed guidelines for walk-to-work (W2W) motion compensated Offshore Access Systems (OAS) which are used to transfer industrial perso...

Alewijnse Wins Order for Refit of Oceanographic Research Vessel

By The Maritime Executive

April 20, 2016

System integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems has won a significant order for the refit of the key electrical systems on board RV Belgica, an oceanographic research vessel owned by the Belgian state. Pri...

Keppel Reports 2,800 Layoffs, Profitable Q1

By The Maritime Executive

April 19, 2016

Keppel Corporation announced its first quarter results on Monday, including an update on operation at its Keppel FELS offshore shipbuilding division. Keppel has cut its shipbuilding workforce by 2,800...

Measuring the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

By The Maritime Executive

April 19, 2016

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on April 20, 2010, and the Deepwater Horizon sank in about 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) of water on April 22. The sinking of the platform caused crude oil to gush ou...

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