 | Finland Probes Ship Full of Patriot Missiles & Explosives Bound for Shanghai
Finnish police launched a probe on a ship bound for Shanghai, China, after they discovered 69 surface-to-air Patriot missiles, explosive materials, and propelling charges illegally aboard. The British-registered ship in question, Thor Liberty,...
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 | China to Invest $1.5 Trillion in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
China’s offshore oil and gas will get majority of its anticipated $1.5 trillion investment in the sector from 2011-2015. It also announced that it wants to increase its domestic oil production to 500,000 barrels per day by 2015. The China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) increased its investment...
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 | Six Container Shipping Lines Form Giant Vessel Network in New 'G6 Alliance'
Six leading container shipping lines have agreed to create one of the largest vessel networks in the Far East-to-Europe trade lane. The comprehensive agreement will bring together members of The New World and Grand alliances to create The G6 Alliance. New World Alliance members are APL, Hyundai Merchant...
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 | Gas Leak Incident Spurs CNOOC Field Shutdowns
The largest offshore energy explorer in China, CNOOC, reported on Tuesday that one of their subsea pipelines in the South China Sea is leaking gas. The Chinese oil and gas firm was forced to halt production at two platforms following the leak at the Zhuhai terminal located near Hong Kong. The leak was detected by...
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 | Editor's Desk: Tony Munoz's Top 10 Editorials of 2011
In 2011 the U.S. maritime industry saw budgets slashed to nearly nothing and witnessed the testing and opposition of laws and policies originally created to serve the industry. Always out front of the issues - The Maritime Executive covered it all - proving readers with facts and commentatry to keep them informed. MarEx's...
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 | Second Indonesian Disaster in One Week—Crowded Ferry Sinks, 8 Dead
Eight passengers are confirmed dead and 60 are missing after an overloaded wooden ferry transporting people home for the holidays sank in stormy conditions off eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, according to AP reports. The ferry, packed with more than 150 people, sank off the Maluku Islands after being pounded 12-foot waves, says...
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 | Cruise Shipping Miami 2012 Registration Opens
For the past 5 years, Maritime Executive has been a proud media sponsor of the Cruise Shipping Miami...
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 | EUNAVFOR Remembers Pirated Merchant Ship Captives Over the Holidays
While the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia has received significant coverage over the past 4 years, with the exception a number of high-profile individuals, the fate of the merchant crews which make up the majority of those held hostage, is not often considered or reported. This humanitarian tragedy is especially...
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 | Dubai Maritime City Steams Forward with Launch of Six New Projects
Dubai's vision as a global maritime hub took another major step forward with the launch of the mixed-use Business District at Dubai Maritime City (DMC) under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman, Dubai World. HE...
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 | First EU-Report on Maritime Cyber Security
ENISA has published the first EU report ever on cyber security challenges in the Maritime Sector. This principal analysis highlights essential key insights, as well as existing initiatives, as a baseline for cyber security. Finally, high-level recommendations are given...
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 | NOAA: Air Pollution Levels from Deepwater Horizon Spill Similar to Large Urban Area
The amount of air pollutants in the atmospheric plume generated by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was similar to a large city according to a new NOAA-led study published today in a special issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers from the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) and...
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 | Serodino Delivers Expanded Tiger Class Workboat
Serodino, Inc. has recently delivered an expanded Tiger Class workboat to Luhr Bros., Columbia, IL. This 1200hp Workboat has been lengthened and widened to reduce draft for service on the Houston Ship Canal. Read More >> |
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 | Ecospeed Applied to Two Ice-going Newbuild General Cargo Vessels in Croatia
A Norwegian based shipping company chose Ecospeed to give lasting protection to their two newbuild general cargo vessels. The first vessel, M/V Golfstraum, was delivered in November. Her sister vessel M/V Rystraum is planned for a 2012 delivery. Both vessels are of the highest ice class and will be trading in North Europe and the Baltic...
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 | PG & Putzmeister Joins Forces for Drill Cutting Handling from Seafloor to Shore
Ing Per Gjerdrum AS / Norway (PG) has entered into a cooperation with highly specialized, pump manufacturer Putzmeister Solid Pumps GmbH / Germany (PSP) to address the rapidly rising, global market of DRILL CUTTING handling & transportation from the offshore oil &
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 | EBDG Strengthens Staff & PE
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) is pleased to announce that Darren Monzingo has re-joined Elliott Bay Design Group.
PHOTO: Darren Monzingo
Darren first joined EBDG in 2003, bringing in depth marine engineering experience in both the military and commercial marine sectors. He works out of...
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