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MARAD Activates Training Ships for Harvey Relief Effort

By The Maritime Executive
September 1, 2017
SUNY Maritime College's training vessel, the T/S Empire State VI, will be activated to aid in the Hurricane Harvey recovery effort. It will not be the first time she has served in this capacity: she w...
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U.S. Navy Releases Initial Report on Fitzgerald Collision

By The Maritime Executive
August 18, 2017
On Thursday, the U.S. Navy released a preliminary report into the events following the collision of the container ship ACX Crystal with the destroyer USS Fitzgerald. The report is a "line of duty" det...
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V.Group Acquires Graig Ship Management

By The Maritime Executive
August 14, 2017
Leading ship management firm V.Group has acquired Graig Ship Management, part of Graig Shipping, a marine services firm specializing in newbuild supervision, bulker management, vessel ownership and sh...
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Wharfies Outraged by Pay Cut, Foreign Labor

By The Maritime Executive
August 10, 2017
Wharfies at Qube Ports Newcastle in Australia will impose work bans from midnight on Thursday against a company push to cut wages by 10.5 percent. For the next two weeks, workers will only work sev...
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U.S. Navy Identifies Sailor Missing from USS Stethem

By The Maritime Executive
August 7, 2017
The U.S. Navy has identified the sailor who went missing from the USS Stethem on August 1 as Lt. Steven D. Hopkins. Lt. Hopkins, a graduate of the Citadel and a father of two, had previously served ab...
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Spencer Sworn in as 76th Secretary of the Navy

By The Maritime Executive
August 4, 2017
Richard V. Spencer was sworn in as the 76th secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) on August 3. A Connecticut native, Spencer graduated from Rollins College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Up...
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From Revenue Cutters to Offshore Patrol Cutters

By U.S. Coast Guard News
August 4, 2017
[By William H. Thiesen, Coast Guard Atlantic Area Historian] On Aug. 4, 1790, President George Washington signed legislation establishing a maritime force simply called “the cutters” or “the system...
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Rodriguez Leads Crystal's Fleet and Brand Expansion

By The Maritime Executive
August 4, 2017
On August 1, Crystal welcomed the newest member of its expanding fleet, the Boeing 777-200LR Crystal Skye. The plane, operated for Crystal AirCruises by Comlux Aruba NV, was delivered to Crystal’s...
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Hampton Roads Transit Christens BMT-Designed Ferry

By The Maritime Executive
July 21, 2017
On the hottest day of the year to date, a cool bottle of champagne was broken over the rail of the Elizabeth River IV, thus christening Hampton Roads Transit’s (HRT) newest passenger ferry. Designed b...
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Interior Department Awards Maritime Heritage Grants

By Denise Krepp
July 21, 2017
On July 7, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the recipients of the 2016 Maritime Heritage Grants. Twenty-seven entities located in thirteen states were awarded $1.7 million in grant...

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