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The Arctic Shipping Route No One’s Talking About

By Mia Bennett

May 8, 2019

I recently attended (via teleconference, to cut down on travel time and emissions!) a meeting on future maritime trade flows at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s Inter...

Op-Ed: U.S. Navy Needs an Unmanned-Systems Squadron

May 6, 2019

[By Dustin League and LCDR Daniel Justice] The U.S. Navy faces a future where large portions of its fleet will be composed of non-traditional assets. Specifically, unmanned systems comprise a signi...

The U.S. Coast Guard's Response to Hurricane Florence

By U.S. Coast Guard News

May 3, 2019

[By Lt. Cmdr. Ace Castle] On Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, at 7:15 a.m., Hurricane Florence made landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, with sustained winds of 90 mph. However, the flooding asso...

Construction Begins for Canada's Next Ice-Classed Naval Vessel

By The Maritime Executive

May 3, 2019

On Friday, Irving Shipbuilding marked the start of construction for the future HMCS William Hall, the next in the series of the Royal Canadian Navy's Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS). She will...

GAC UK Opens Two New Offices

By The Maritime Executive

May 3, 2019

GAC UK has opened two new branches, in Harwich and Ramsgate, to meet the increased demand in oil, gas and renewables work in the South of England. Both locations are actively servicing projects wi...

Navy Takes First Place in Resolve's Damage Control Olympics

By The Maritime Executive

May 1, 2019

On Tuesday, the Resolve Maritime Academy hosted crews from the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy to compete in its annual Damage Control Olympics. The event brings together the DC teams from Navy and...

U.S. Dredging Companies Maintain America’s Strategic Seaports

By William P. Doyle

April 29, 2019

On April 30, 1798, President John Adams signed a congressional act establishing the Department of the Navy. On this 221st anniversary the U.S-flag Jones Act dredging industry stands with the Navy as...

William Flores, Hero of the Cutter Blackthorn

By William Thiesen

April 28, 2019

That quiet young man that I was impressed with from the first time I met him will forever be a hero in my eyes. I have never forgotten him and never will. It is a fitting tribute to his heroism that a...

Adm. Bill Moran Named Next Chief of Naval Operations

By The Maritime Executive

April 12, 2019

On April 10, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan announced that President Donald Trump has nominated Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. William "Bill" Moran to the post of Chief of Naval Ope...

HXZA Becomes First PSC in Asia to Receive ICoCA Certification

By The Maritime Executive

April 8, 2019

Following an extensive review of Hua Xin Zhong An (Beijing) Security Service’s (HXZA) systems and procedures, the International Code of Conduct Association for Private Security Service Providers’ Asso...

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