Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
May 20, 2014
Teak is the common name for the Tectona grandis, a member of the verbena family native to the hardwood forests of India, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is a large deciduous tree, growing to a height of 130 feet, with gray and grayish brown branches.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
October 1, 2013
Earlier this year, the world’s three top carriers announced they would put their rivalry aside on the east-west trades and combine services in a gigantic container shipping alliance. Switzerland-based MSC and France’s CMA CGM plan to link up with Maersk on the P3…