Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
July 16, 2013
The BIO Hesperides (A-33) is an ice-strengthened oceanographic vessel of the Spanish Navy. It is named for the nymphs in Greek mythology believed to tend a blissful garden in a far western corner of the world on the shore of the Oceanus. The ship, built in Cartagena, Spain, was commissioned in 1991.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
April 20, 2012
Hong Kong and Singapore have developed into fierce rivals over the last two decades. During that time, both iconic cities have become transportation hubs, Hong Kong as a gateway to China and Singapore as the transshipment point between East and West.
Posted to Fervent call by India at IMO to curb piracy
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
May 16, 2011
The Indian delegation made a strong appeal to the World body calling for an end to the unbridled piracy menace beleaguering seafarers. Representing the country’s stand at the 89TH Session of the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization now in progress…
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
December 17, 2010
Nauru is a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. It is located south of the Federated States of Micronesia; west of Kiribati; north of the Solomon Islands; and east of Papua New Guinea. Nauru consists of a solitary island with a land mass of 8.1 square miles, surrounded by a coral reef.
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
June 29, 2010
I work hard to avoid engaging in what might seem partisan politics (viewing much, but not all politics, as similar to street theater - entertaining and harmless but not to be taken seriously). After reflection, though, I have come to the conclusion…
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
June 11, 2010
The Dutch West India Company was chartered by a group of Dutch merchants in 1621. It was modeled on the better-known Dutch East India Company. The trade monopoly included West Africa between the Tropic of Cancer and the Cape of Good Hope and the New World.
Posted to Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
(by
Claudio Paschoa)
on
March 2, 2010
The Campos Basin pre-salt shows its potential even if volumes are less than at the Santos Basin, as various factors related to logistics, production timeline and development costs make this possibility very attractive to players and specially to Petrobras.
Posted to Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
(by
Claudio Paschoa)
on
December 10, 2009
The challenges facing the exploration and subsequent production phase in the deepwater subsalt fields are extensive. The cost involved in deepwater E&P can get to a point where it isn´t financially atractive in terms of profit margins. One of…
Posted to THE BUSINESS OF SUPERYACHTS - BRANSOM BEAN
(by
bransom bean)
on
December 5, 2009
It’s been an ironic couple of weeks for superyachts and frankly, I don’t quite know what to make of it all. First Warren Buffett bought BNSF www.bnsf.com , then Nordhavn www.nordhavn.com finally sold it’s first 120 foot long, er, “trawler” joining…
Posted to Two Mid-East Cos start manning operations in India
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
November 4, 2009
Close on the heels of Qatar Shipping, it is Gulf Energy Maritime (GEM) PJSC to dock in for undertaking their manning operations. Both secured their Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers licence (RPSL) from the Directorate General of Shipping…
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
October 23, 2009
The Global Positioning System (GPS) was initiated by the US Department of Defense (DOD) as a position-finding system to be used for military purposes. Originally, it was envisaged for use by nuclear submarines so that they could better aim their ballistic missiles.
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