Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
March 16, 2012
Joshua James (1826-1902) served as a lifesaver for 60 of his 75 years. Born in Hull, Massachusetts, he joined the Massachusetts Humane Society (an organization modeled on the Royal National Lifeboat Institution – RNLI) at age 15 after his mother and one of his sisters died in a ship wreck.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
March 15, 2012
South China’s annual throughput was close to 60 million TEUs last year. There is no cluster of ports in the world that can boast that kind of volume, which enabled the province of Guangdong to claim a third of China exports. The rise of manufacturing…
Posted to Eversafe Marine
(by
song Tom)
on
January 18, 2012
Water has leaked into the hold of an offshore oil vessel which is currently under construction at a major Chinese shipyard. The leak has led to the ship being grounded, according to an announcement made by the owner, China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) on Tuesday.
Posted to Maritime Transportation Security News and Views
(by
John C.W. Bennett)
on
August 25, 2011
The US Coast Guard held the second of two Listening Sessions in Houston, TX on August 18, to discuss the development of a CDC Maritime Security National Strategy. Fortunately for those of us not in the Houston area, the session was webcast.
Posted to Maritime Transportation Security News and Views
(by
John C.W. Bennett)
on
April 22, 2011
This is the second post covering the most recent meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee. The first post dealt with briefings and discussions on Seafarer Access to Shore, CDC Security, and the TWIC Program. After those issues…
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
July 21, 2011
Access to credit is critical to sustaining a manufacturing business in China, especially at the lower value, mass-producing end of the market. The orders for export goods can be measured in millions of units that require huge quantities of raw materials.
Posted to The Maritime Professional
(by
Jocelyn Redfern)
on
March 10, 2011
Each edition will also profile a maritime professional in that sector. We will select that individual, based in part on the recommendations of our 13,500+ online members. Let us know of your choice by e-mailing Jocelyn Redfern at
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Posted to Seafarers’ shortage a myth!
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
January 3, 2011
More and more ship owners and manning agents deny there being any seafarers’ shortage. According to a ship owner, those who continue to harp about it are merely indulging in empty rhetoric; these have evidently mistaken the ‘hull for the rudder’.
Posted to Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
(by
Claudio Paschoa)
on
July 9, 2010
Corus Tubes has successfully manufactured 118km of 457mm x 31.75mm Grade X65 sour linepipe for the Petrobras Tupi project. This linepipe is designed to operate in Brazil’s Santos Basin at a depth of 2200m, and is thickest 18” UOE pipe manufactured to date.
Posted to Martin Rushmere
(by
Martin Rushmere)
on
July 1, 2010
The industry in the US is always keen to accept, if not develop, technological advances, but is slow to adapt its thinking and management style. Recent events, not least the recent Great Recession, have forced a change of outlook and brought about fresh ideas.
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