Top 10 Reasons Why The US Merchant Marine Is Failing
by Capt. John Konrad (gCaptain) In 2018 politicians, presidents and corporate leaders spend a considerable amount of time in front of cameras and talking with
by Capt. John Konrad (gCaptain) In 2018 politicians, presidents and corporate leaders spend a considerable amount of time in front of cameras and talking with
Reuters’ photographer Amit Dave has published a series of photos taken just this week at a shipbreaking yard in Alang, India, where many of the
A cell phone video showing a Texas A&M Maritime Academy staff member publicly scolding a cadet during a heated argument has people online saying that the
By Jason Lange and Ingrid Melander WASHINGTON/PARIS, May 31 (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday said it will impose tariffs on aluminum and steel
By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) — On a recent four-night cruise to the Bahamas on the 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory, a lively crowd was downing neon drinks
By Scott Deveau (Bloomberg) — Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., the investment firm run by Prem Watsa, is preparing to increase its investment in Seaspan
By Howard Schneider CHARLESTON, S.C., May 31 (Reuters) – For America’s fastest growing East Coast ports, trade with China equals billions of
One of the world’s largest bulk carriers and a sister vessel to the ill-fated Stellar Daisy is adrift off the coast of Brazil after a fire knocked out
By Jenny Leonard and Rich Miller (Bloomberg) — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro criticized Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for declaring the
A tanker carrying refined petroleum products is aground in the St. Lawrence River near Morrisburg, Ontario. Officials say the Marshall Islands-flagged Chem
Dutch marine contractor Van Oord announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the preferred contractor for a large 640 MW offshore wind project in
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA, May 30 (Reuters) – Indonesia and India pledged on Wednesday to step up defense and maritime cooperation, with plans to
By Idrees Ali PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, May 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Wednesday renamed its Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, in a
By Alex Nussbaum (Bloomberg) — The U.S. shale surge is crashing headlong into a barrage of bottlenecks. From West Texas pipelines to Oklahoma storage
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, May 30 (Reuters) – A Danish court on Wednesday sentenced the former manager of OW Bunker’s Singapore
Ever wanted to own an ex-military ship? Well, now’s your chance. GraysOnline, Australia’s leading online industrial auctioneer is currently selling three
ABB technology allowing integration of batteries receives major vote of confidence as Louis Dreyfus Armateurs orders second wind farm service vessel featuring
WASHINGTON, May 29 (Reuters) – A British-based maritime services company has agreed to pay $20 million to resolve allegations it overbilled the U.S. Navy
By Chisaki Watanabe and Ichiro Suzuki (Bloomberg) — Untapped offshore wind is luring Japan’s biggest commodity houses to invest in projects in Taiwan
Maersk Line recently tapped classification society ABS to lead a workshop to identify and evaluate potential hazards posed on containerships from dangerous
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