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Israeli Navy Seized Ship Carrying Gaza-Bound Rockets From Iran

By The Maritime Executive

March 6, 2014

The Israeli navy seized a ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday that was carrying dozens of advanced Iranian-supplied rockets made in Syria and intended for Palestinian guerrillas in the Gaza Strip, the mi...

Coast Guard Foundation Announces 2014 Board of Trustees and Directors

By The Maritime Executive

March 5, 2014

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, has announced its 2014 board of trustees. Consisting of 117...

Liberia Launches Innovative App for Shipping Industry

By The Maritime Executive

March 5, 2014

The Liberian Registry has launched a powerful state-of-the-art mobile application (app) to enable owners, managers, operators and others to communicate and interact with the registry on a round-the-cl...

US Navy Releases Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2014

The Department of the Navy released its proposed $148 billion budget for fiscal year 2015 on March 4. The budget is part of the $495.6 billion defense budget President Barack Obama submitted to Congre...

Crowley Delivers Massive Offshore Production Facility to Deep Waters of U.S. Gulf

By The Maritime Executive

March 3, 2014

Once again demonstrating their power and agility in both nearshore and offshore waterways, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s ocean class tugs have successfully delivered oversized, overweight equipment – compr...

[Exclusive] Two Rhinos and 30 Elephants Poached Every Day

By Wendy Laursen

February 28, 2014

With record levels of global ivory seizures in 2013, mostly in ports, a new Interpol report highlights the need for greater information sharing to enable a more proactive and effective law enforcement...

Scott Hoggarth Promoted to VP at Crowley Maritime

By The Maritime Executive

February 26, 2014

Crowley Maritime Corporation announced that Scott Hoggarth has been promoted to vice president, West Coast harbor ship assist and tanker escort services. He has assumed new overall responsibilities fo...

[Exclusive] Deepwater Horizon Informs Arctic Oil Spill Debate

By Wendy Laursen

February 23, 2014

The Polar Code will not include a ban on use of heavy fuel oil, and environmentalists fear a shipping accident causing a heavy fuel oil spill will have dramatic consequences for fragile Arctic eco-sys...

Battle to the End at Murray & Associates 2014 Fishing Challenge

By The Maritime Executive

February 11, 2014

Photo: Craig Gundry (IDC Global Services, Inc.) fighting a 40+lb sailfish. A great day was had by all at the Murray & Associates 2014 Fishing Challenge, on Saturday, February 8th. It was a nonstop...

Sea Shepherd to Turn Ocean Plastic Into Denim

By The Maritime Executive

February 9, 2014

Sea Shepherd has launched the Vortex Project, an unprecedented campaign to clean the oceans of plastic debris and transform it into fashion. The project’s first collaboration — launched at NYC’s fashi...

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