[ad_1] In an intercept conducted in mid-May, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter James seized more than 3,100 pounds of cocaine from a low-profile go-fast boat in the Eastern Pacific. The haul is valued at more than $50 million. A maritime patrol aircraft spotted...
[ad_1] Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line announced plans to resume operations that could potentially make it the first ocean-going cruise line to resume service after the global suspension of cruise operations in March 2020. The operator of short cruises between the Port of Palm Beach, Florida...
[ad_1] NSC-Group, a leading technical and operational shipmanager, has renewed its agreement with Marlink for provision of high bandwidth Sealink VSAT to its fleet of more than 40 vessels. The agreement enables NSC-Group to support its strategy for digitalisation and vessel performance optimisation with always-on...
[ad_1] The long-term trend of annual rainfall taken across Northern USA and Southern Canada for over a century reveals a steady increase. Redirecting some seasonal spring flood water through pipes into water tables would bypass frozen ground and enhance summer agricultural production. That production would...
[ad_1] [By Aristyo Rizka Darmawan] The Covid-19 outbreak has hit hard for Southeast Asian economies. Anticipating more shocks to come, several countries have already moved to cut defence spending, seeing the military as a budget line that can be readily reduced. Indonesia, for example, has announced it will slash...
[ad_1] On May 16, the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a prototype laser system, the Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0. LWSD is a high-energy laser weapon system developed by the Office of Naval Research...
[ad_1] Following a national search, Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry has announced that Port of Gulfport executive director Jonathan Daniels will soon be the new chief executive and port director at Port Everglades. His tentative start date with Broward County's Port Everglades is June 29, 2020. “Port Everglades is...
[ad_1] Shortly after the USNS Comfort arrived in New York City last month, a remarkable image appeared on my Instragram account - a needlepoint pattern of the Navy hospital ship with the Statute of Liberty in the background. Intrigued, I contacted the artist, Susan Marszalek. Marszalek -...
[ad_1] [Brief] On Tuesday, an explosion and fire at a tank farm adjacent to the Galveston Ship Channel resulted in two injuries, according to local officials. According to initial reports in local media, a work crew may have been conducting welding work near a tank containing...
[ad_1] Maritime Payment Solutions, LLC (d/b/a ShipMoney), a global, industry-leading provider of payment solutions for maritime companies, has announced the introduction of ShipMoney Virtual Cards and the Transfer Marketplace, two new services designed to expedite payments to crew members and their families while providing a...
