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"Nothing Is Moving"

By Jack O'Connell

May 18, 2016

The slowdown in China and low commodity prices have slammed shipping. But other links in the intermodal chain, like trucking and rails, are doing just fine – so far. By Jack O’Connell If your bu...

U.S. Navy Tests Advanced Ship Defense System

By The Maritime Executive

May 18, 2016

The U.S. Navy has conducted two tests of Raytheon's SeaRAM anti-ship missile defense system against maneuvering, supersonic targets, with successful intercepts. The shots "included one in which tw...

The Importance of the Jones Act Fleet to U.S. Homeland Security

By James H.I. Weakley

May 18, 2016

The Jones Act plays a vital role in safeguarding America’s borders. By James H.I. Weakley Our homeland and national security have become inextricably intertwined over the past decade, a fact rec...

El Faro Received Out-of-Date Storm Track Data

By The Maritime Executive

May 18, 2016

On Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation continued its hearings into the loss of the El Faro with testimony from Jerry Hale and Rich Brown of Applied Weather Technology (AWT),...

Harnessing the Oceans

By Hans Buitelaar

May 18, 2016

Is energy from the oceans even feasible? By Hans Buitelaar If saving the planet is not enough reward for harvesting the enormous energy potential of the oceans, high profits on renewable energy...

Inaccurate Weather Forecasts Before El Faro Tragedy

By Paul Benecki

May 18, 2016

On Tuesday, the Marine Board of Investigation continued its hearing into the loss of the El Faro with testimony from Mr. James Franklin, branch chief of the Hurricane Specialist Unit at the National H...

DNV GL to Provide Installation Engineering for HVDC Platforms

By The Maritime Executive

May 18, 2016

DNV GL has been awarded a contract by COSCO Shipping Company Limited (COSCO SHIPPING) of China for the installation engineering services for the BorWin gamma high voltage direct current (HVDC) convert...

Ensco Plans 350 Layoffs on Idled Gulf of Mexico Rigs

By The Maritime Executive

May 17, 2016

Offshore drillers Ensco have informed the Texas Workforce Commission that they intend to lay off 350 personnel from the stacking of three drillships, the Ensco DS-3, Ensco DS-4 and Ensco DS-5, plus t...

China Overtakes Philippines for Seafarers

By The Maritime Executive

May 17, 2016

The latest five-year BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report indicates that China is thought to have overtaken the Philippines as the largest single source of seafarers qualified for international trade, although t...

Act Now To Retain Our Seafarers, Says InterManager

By The Maritime Executive

May 17, 2016

InterManager has welcomed the joint BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report, but says it should act as a wake-up call for the industry to address the issue of the accelerating shortage of seafarers. Speaking soo...

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