Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
December 30, 2014
The Diomedes are two tuya-type islands located in the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia. A tuya-type island is a distinctive flat-topped island with steep sides. It is formed when lava from an erupting volcano comes to the surface through a thick glacier or ice sheet.
Posted to Martin Rushmere
(by
Martin Rushmere)
on
November 26, 2013
When a minor cog in a political machine starts asking whether jobs will be lost at a port because of the drive for greater efficiency, you know there are real problems ahead. That in essence is the situation facing Los Angeles following the…
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
November 18, 2010
In previous years the peak season for shipping out of Asia was around August to October. Huge volumes of containers left busy China ports and sailed off on full vessels for Europe and the US. Container lines slapped on hefty peak season charges…