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AAPA Elects its Next Chairman

By The Maritime Executive

March 23, 2018

The board of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) announced Friday that it has elected William D. Friedman, the CEO and president of the Port of Cleveland, to serve as chairman for the...

U.S. Offshore Lease Bids Marginally Higher Than Last Year

By The Maritime Executive

March 21, 2018

The U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore Lease Sale 250, held on Wednesday, attracted 159 bids from 33 participating companies, with high bids totaling $124.8 million. This was a modest increase, about $3 mil...

Honorees Announced for National Maritime Awards Dinner

By The Maritime Executive

March 14, 2018

William C. Baker, J. Willard Marriott Jr. and Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger will be honored by the U.S. maritime community and the National Maritime Historical Society at the 8th annual National Mariti...

Ferry Safety and Technology Conference to Discuss ?Big Picture?

By The Maritime Executive

March 4, 2018

Electrification of ferries, new applications of AIS data, 3D printing for weather route monitoring, performance monitoring telematics are among the topics being discussed at this year’s Ferry Safety a...

Test Facility Researchers Condemn Ballast Treatment Pessimism

By Dr. Nick Welschmeyer, Christopher Brown, Richard Muller and William Davidson

February 26, 2018

We, the staff of the Golden Bear Research Center, wish to provide some perspective as a ballast water management system type-approval testing facility to an article that appeared in The Maritime Execu...

Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum: Opportunities and Challenges

By The Maritime Executive

February 22, 2018

Capital Link hosted its 9th Annual Greek Shipping Forum “Opportunities & Challenges”, on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Divani Caravel Hotel in Athens, Greece, in cooperation with NASDAQ and the Ne...

Joint Freedom of Navigation Patrols in the South China Sea

By The Lowy Interpreter

February 21, 2018

[By Shashank Joshi and Euan Graham] During a trip to Australia this month, UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson announced that HMS Sutherland, a British frigate currently deployed to Australia and...

Fixed-Wing Drone can Fly and Swim

By The Maritime Executive

February 18, 2018

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed what they say is the first unmanned, fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of traveling both through the air and under the water – transit...

Royal Navy May Conduct South China Sea FONOPS

By The Maritime Executive

February 13, 2018

The Royal Navy is planning to send a frigate through unspecified areas of the South China Sea to assert the right to freedom of navigation, the UK's defense secretary told media during a visit to Aust...

The History of African-Americans in Coast Guard Combat

By U.S. Coast Guard News

February 9, 2018

[By William H. Thiesen, Historian, Coast Guard Atlantic Area] In 228 years of Coast Guard history, African-Americans have been the first minority group to fight and the first to sacrifice. During t...

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