The Maritime Executive

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Revised SHIPS Act Introduced to Revitalize U.S. Merchant Marine
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives reintroduced the broad SHIPS for America Act which is designed t...
Hapag and ONE Point to “Considerable Uncertainty” Expecting Lower Results
Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) both released financial results today, April 30, providing the first outlook among t...
TASS: Three Russian Seafarers Injured in U.S. Airstrike on Ras Isa
The U.S. airstrike on the Houthi-controlled port of Ras Isa on April 18 was intended to hit energy infrastructure, but the massi...
Report: Flammable Ducting Let Engine Room Fire Burn Out of Control
Flammable air ducts defeated a towboat's fixed firefighting system during a blaze last year, according to the NTSB....
UK Joins Airstrike on Houthi Drone Factory in Yemen
The UK's military has rejoined the U.S.-led campaign against Yemen's Houthi rebels, reprising a role that Britai...
Mitsubishi Launches Energy-Saving Ferry as Japan Grows Sea Transport
The christening and launch were held today, April 29, for the first of two new large car ferries ordered by Shinnihonkai...
Wasaline’s Aurora Botnia Slated for Biggest Ever Battery Retrofit
Finnish ship owner Wasaline is partnering with marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy to undertake the biggest battery retrofit...
Tanker and Towboat Collide in "Challenging" Mississippi River Conditions
On Sunday night, a tanker collided with a towboat's tow on the Mississippi near New Orleans, sinking one barge and s...
Germany Adds FSRU and LNG Terminal as it Works to Manage Import Supply
Germany’s federally owned Deutsche Energy Terminal GmbH (DET) announced the arrival of its third FSRU unit and the...
SDHI, Wheel & Time to Launch Integrated F.A.S.T. Logistics Ecosystem
[By: Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited] Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India’s largest sh...