Since posting about the last liberty ship departing the National Defense Reserve Fleet, I’ve received a number of comments concerning the vessel, the ARTHUR M. HUDDELL. There are certainly lots of people searching the internet for tidbits of information on this proud ship. I’m pleased to post what are probably the most current photos available [...]

The Society of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (SNAME) bring us this bit of news: Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton and John M. Murray, president and chief executive officer of Hapag-Lloyd USA, LLC, recently signed an agreement for cadets from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and state maritime academies to take their training voyages on [...]

In a post that to some, might seem out of place on this blog, Maritime Executive brings us news of a significant change to the CFR requirements for collecting urine samples for employment positions within the DOT regulated components of the U.S. maritime industry.  Those who work in the maritime industry are very familiar to [...]

China’s newest Hospital Ship in many years has completed construction. This modern ship is more comparable to the two large hospital ships that the U.S. operates, the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort. There are few details on the ship itself, a few photos floating about the net, but it is apparently unarmed, and carries [...]

Came across this interesting photo of one of the propellers on the RMS Queen Mary.  For those not familiar with this vessel, it one of the grandest cruise liners to sail the seas.  No longer in service though, it sits permanently moored in Long Beach, CA and serves as a hotel/tourist attraction.