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Scottish Group Calls for Help to Save Historic Ship

By The Maritime Executive

February 4, 2018

An international appeal is underway to save the Falls of Clyde, a four-mast sailing ship built in Glasgow 140 years ago. International Save The Falls of Clyde Campaign is working in conjunction with t...

The Merchant Tanker that was Built to Fight

By U.S. Coast Guard News

February 2, 2018

[By William Thiesen, Ph.D., Coast Guard Atlantic Area Historian] During World War II, the U.S. Navy operated a number of armed merchant ships, or “Q-ships,” in the Battle of the Atlantic. Q-ships w...

The Complexities of Arctic Maritime Traffic

By Rachael Gosnell

January 30, 2018

In late August 2017, the Russian icebreaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie made headlines in maritime traffic news for a record-setting transit of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The ship transited...

BSY Associates Names Lisa Aurichio as President

By The Maritime Executive

January 28, 2018

Lisa LoManto Aurichio has been named President, BSY Associates Inc., a marketing communications and branding firm that has specialized in the international trade and transportation industry since its...

USS Serpens: The Coast Guard?s Greatest Loss

By William H. Thiesen

January 27, 2018

“I felt and saw two flashes after which only the bow of the ship was visible. The rest had disintegrated and the bow sank soon afterwards.” – Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Perry Stinson, USS Serpens commandin...

Royal Navy Helps Out Islanders on Still-Devastated Anguilla

By Royal Navy News

January 26, 2018

Sailors and soldiers from the Royal Navy auxiliary RFA Mounts Bay returned to a hurricane-hit island to continue the clean-up operation they began four months ago. The crew of the Mounts Bay provid...

Three Killed in Blast at Kentucky Boatyard

By The Maritime Executive

January 19, 2018

On Friday, an explosion on a towboat on the Tennessee River killed three individuals and seriously injured several others. The vessel was docked at a facility outside of Calvert City, Kentucky for...

Destroyer Commanders Face Criminal Charges Over Collisions

By The Maritime Executive

January 16, 2018

The commanders of the destroyers USS John S. McCain and USS Fitzgerald will face military criminal charges including negligent homicide for their roles in last year's deadly collisions, the U.S. Navy...

AAPA Proposes $66 Billion Infrastructure Plan

By The Maritime Executive

January 11, 2018

The American Association of Port Authorities is recommending a ten-year, $66 billion federal port infrastructure program to help seaports accommodate the United States' growing marine cargo volumes. ...

LEGO Launching Ship in a Bottle

By The Maritime Executive

January 10, 2018

LEGO is releasing a ship in a bottle set that will be available next month. The set has been designed by LEGO Ideas member Jake Sadovich from the U.S. The official description of the product says i...

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