The Maritime Executive
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Five Dead in Collision Between Migrant Boat and Turkish Coast Guard Vessel
On Sunday, a migrant vessel collided with a Turkish coast guard vessel at high speed off the coast of Turkey, killing fi...
Freighter Goes Aground in Northwest Passage
A freighter has gone aground in the remote reaches of Canada's Northwest Passage, at a location in the southern half...
Venezuela Deploys Iranian Missile Boats to Fend Off U.S. Navy
In response to a concentration in the southern Caribbean of a substantial US Navy force, the Venezuelan Navy has reporte...
ABB and Wallenius Marine Establish OVERSEA™ Joint Venture
[By: ABB] ABB and shipping company Wallenius Marine have formally established a new joint venture based in Stockholm, Sweden, t...
USCG Exercises Austal Option for Offshore Patrol Cutters
Austal Limited announces that the United States Coast Guard has exercised options worth US$314 million (A$480 million) with Aust...
Dominican Navy Commissions 85 Foot Metal Shark Near Coastal Patrol Vessel
[By: Metal Shark] The Dominican Navy has received its second 85’ x 19.5’ welded aluminum Near Coastal Patrol Vessel...
NAWE Calls for Expansion of Capital Construction Fund in NDAA
[By: National Association of Waterfront Employers] The National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) is calling...
Ernst Russ Orders First New Ships in Years in Partnership with Eimskip
Germany’s Ernst Russ is moving forward with its first newbuild orders in years, an innovative pair of feeder containership...
Höegh Autoliners Names Höegh Moonlight at Port of Gothenburg
[By: Höegh Autoliners] Höegh Autoliners today celebrated the naming of its sixth Aurora-Class vessel in com...
Med Marine Launches Third RAmparts 2800 Tug to Reinforce OMMP’s Fleet
[By: Med Marine] Turkey’s leading shipbuilder and tug operator, MED MARINE, proudly announces the successful launch of th...