By MarEx 2015-10-13 15:40:59 The war of words and posturing between China and U.S. continues to escalate. Four days after China warned the U.S. against violating its territorial waters, Defense ...
War of Words Escalates Between U.S. and China
Migrants Entering Greece at All-Time Highs
By MarEx 2015-10-13 14:35:27 Though more than 710,000 migrants have reached Europe’s shores this year, Greece says it currently has no plans to conduct joint sea patrols with Turkey. Greece’s ...
International Transportation Forum Wants Emissions Tax
By MarEx 2015-10-13 11:09:31 The International Transportation Forum (ITF) favors a carbon tax for shipping in order to curb emissions in the coming decades. ITF, a think-tank affiliated with the ...
Chinese Invest in Australian Port
By MarEx 2015-10-13 11:05:34 China’s Landbridge Group purchased a 99-year lease in the Port of Darwin in north Australia for $370 million as the country seeks to capitalize on rising Chinese demand ...
Piracy Attempt Thwarted
By MarEx 2015-10-13 10:57:00 The crew aboard the Philippine-flagged M/V Cecilia V thwarted a piracy attempt off the Davao del Sur province on October 10. According to Sarangani Coast Guard ...
MH370, Polar Code Spark SAR Rethink
By Wendy Laursen 2015-10-12 23:48:40 Silversea Cruises recently announced that it will convert its elite cruise ship Silver Cloud into an ice-class ship during an extensive refurbishment scheduled to ...
Beijing Forest Police Smash Wildlife Trafficking Ring
By MarEx 2015-10-12 21:15:03 China’s Beijing Forest Police have arrested 16 suspects in a major wildlife trafficking case code-named “May 21”, which led to the confiscation of wildlife products ...
ABS Releases World’s First Scrubber Ready Guide
By MarEx 2015-10-12 21:05:57 ABS, a leading provider of classification and technical services to the global marine and offshore industry, has published the ABS Guide for SOx Scrubber Ready Vessels ...
240 Years of Navy Celebrated in Images
By Wendy Laursen 2015-10-12 20:24:17 On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress approved legislation for two vessels to be equipped and armed with 10 carriage guns as well as crews of 80 sailors ...
New U.S. Submarine Christened Illinois
By MarEx 2015-10-12 19:23:28 General Dynamics Electric Boat has christened the Illinois (SSN 786), the 13th submarine of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia Class. The Saturday morning christening ceremony ...
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