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Weathering Change in the Arctic

By Wendy Laursen

January 11, 2016

The Russian icebreaker Vaygach recently completed a transit of the Northern Sea Route in just seven and a half days. Although it was hailed as a new record by some Russian media, it is the time the tr...

With Export Ban Lifted, Asia Considers Alaskan Oil

January 8, 2016

Oil traders in Asia are running the numbers on importing Alaskan crude, after the end of a four-decade ban on U.S. exports also eliminated a costly tanker requirement for shipping North Slope oil over...

Distributed Lethality and Concepts of Future War

January 8, 2016

Distributed lethality is a concept that was officially launched a year ago by Navy leadership to explore how dispersing forces would enhance warfighting. Traditionally, dispersion has been a cardinal...

The Fourth Pillar of Shipping

By Wendy Laursen

January 8, 2016

GMS is not nearly as dependent on ship recycling as it once was, but President & CEO Dr. Anil Sharma remains passionate about what he calls “the fourth pillar of shipping.” Established in 1992 in t...

Will Renewables Be the Death of Oil?

By G. Allen Brooks

January 8, 2016

Not likely, says the author, despite the clamorings of environmentalists and the hype surrounding the upcoming climate change conference in Paris. Thousands of environmentalists, government policym...

Crude Awakening

By Jack O'Connell

January 8, 2016

It’s the best tanker market in a decade, says one analyst, and it’s likely to continue. Last year at this time I did a column on LPG, the “other gas.” It was leading the way in the volatile shippin...

Salvage: Making a Bad Situation Worse

By Joseph Collum

January 8, 2016

As if ever-bigger ships weren’t enough of a challenge, salvors these days must contend with political interference, misguided legislation, and the threat of lawsuits and even jail time. The 21st Ce...

Ports: Value Proposition

By Tim Sheahan

January 8, 2016

Breakbulk ports specialize in offering high-value services for high-value cargoes. Ports offering breakbulk and project cargo services are fighting back. Volumes are up. Values are increasing, and...

U.S. Retail Imports Wind Down After Holidays

By The Maritime Executive

January 8, 2016

With the holiday season over, import cargo volume at the U.S.’s major retail container ports is expected to slowly decline through the first quarter of the year, according to the monthly Global Port T...

Coast Guard in Florida Faces New Wave of Cuban Migration

By The Maritime Executive

January 7, 2016

Following the announcement of a thaw in relations between the United States and Cuba late in 2014, tens of thousands of new Cuban migrants have headed north for America – over 40,000 overall in 2015,...

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