[ad_1] “Remember that deeds not words will get the ships through.” That was the message from Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman, President and CEO as the Distinguished Industry Speaker for 210 graduating cadets at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s first semi-virtual graduation ceremony, which was closed to the...
[ad_1] [By Cmdr. Michael Kaplan] While USS Kidd (DDG 100) was deployed to the U.S. Fourth Fleet Area of Responsibility, a Sailor began experiencing COVID-19 symptoms April 20, a month after the ship’s last port call. In the weeks preceding this first positive case onboard, the crew...
[ad_1] Over the course of four days and four interdictions at the end of May, the destroyer USS Lassen and the LCS USS Detroit intercepted a combined 112 bales of suspected contraband worth over $79.6 million. While on patrol May 24 and May 26, Lassen and...
[ad_1] Despite American sanctions on both nations, Iran appears to have dispatched another merchant ship to Venezuela. Based on AIS data, the Iranian-flagged freighter Golsan departed Iran in mid-May and is currently under way off Barbados, headed in the direction of Venezuelan shores. Maritime data consultancy...
[ad_1] Reducing fuel consumption and emissions means harnessing all available technical advancements, including wind. The efficiency of wind-assisted ship propulsion can be greatly enhanced by using modern science, materials and control technology. Several sail types developed in recent years have reached market maturity and are waiting...
[ad_1] On Tuesday, a fire broke out on the top deck level of the cruise ship Asuka II at the port of Yokohama. According to the Japan Coast Guard, the crew reported a fire on board at about 1300 hours local time on Tuesday, and they launched...
[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on all educational institutions, forcing cancellations, closures and inventive alternatives - notably the expansion of online learning and distance learning options. Some of those changes will likely stay even after COVID-19 is contained, according to Henrik Jensen,...
[ad_1] The port of Yantian, a hub for LNG imports in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Shenzhen area, will soon build out the infrastructure for large-scale LNG bunkering operations. In an agreement with the Yantian District Government, CNPC division PetroChina and Shenzhen Gas Group, the Yantian Port Group will...
[ad_1] [By Kimberly Riskas] Finless porpoises are washing up dead or becoming stranded on Hong Kong’s shorelines in increasing numbers. The reasons behind the rise in mortalities are puzzling conservation groups. According to a new report, more than 40 of the small cetaceans were reported dead in...
[ad_1] Many Coast Guard members stationed in Alaska have stories of tragedies that can never be forgotten. Former Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis crewmember Joe Borosh commented that often they would receive an SOS from a fishing vessel off the coast of Alaska, and upon arrival...
