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Jacksonville, Florida-based shipping company Crowley Maritime Corporation was among multiple Jones Act shipping companies to receive a Humanitarian Award from
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Interview by Paul González-Morgan (Marine Strategy) – Ian Gaunt is President at The London Maritime Arbitrators Association (“LMAA”), the
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by Lisa Ferdinando – The United States needs its Merchant Marine officers to employ discipline, strategic thinking and strong ethics in the often
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One of the world’s leading offshore wind farm operators is making its entry in the North American wind market with a proposal to develop one of the the
Press Release – ABB has won a contract to supply an innovative ABB Ability™ Marine Advisory System – OCTOPUS marine software for one of the world’s
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Investigators in Germany are calling on the International Maritime Organization to update regulations related to the carriage of charcoal cargoes in containers
Note: Below is a Safety Alert distributed at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Analysis following a series of fuel
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says the shipping industry is ‘deeply concerned’ about the apparent new policy of the Italian
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Philippines-flagged cargo ship Thorco Luna after it was detained by port state control
International bunker fuel supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that the company and some
Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has acquired the assets of Alabama-based Horizon Shipbuilding following a motion approved earlier this month by the
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) plans to further reduce the number of crew available to Panama Canal tugboats during the transit of vessels in the new
Bankrupt offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has announced that it anticipates emerge from the chapter 11 process in the first half of July 2018 upon
European shipping company Stena Line has partnered a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Hitachi to implement artificial intelligence technology on ships, marking the
Imports at the United States’ major retail container ports are expected to set record numbers this summer and fall even as the debate over trade and tariffs
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