Posted to Bibby Maritime upscale training in India
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Joseph Fonseca)
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February 3, 2014
Despite the recessionary phase in shipping, training institutes in India known for their unflinching dedication to quality education have done better than most establishments in other sectors of the maritime trade. Even recent entrant such as Sir Derek Bibby Maritime Training Center…
Posted to Dirty shipping business takes place prior to recycling
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Joseph Fonseca)
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September 4, 2013
The hue and cry about casualties taking place at ship breaking yards may have died down after intense hostile protests by Greenpeace and other NGOs against the methods employed in ship breaking yards. They may have got measures in place to curb…
Posted to It is show time for Conferences & Events
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Joseph Fonseca)
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July 17, 2013
The sagging economy, rising inflation, weakening rupee and the falling FOREX reserves has caused the Indian government to take strategic steps to bring the economy around. Leading the list is the relaxation of the foreign direct investments…
Posted to Martin Rushmere
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Martin Rushmere)
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April 29, 2012
Two smaller north-west ports are getting ready for serious competitive action, with Tacoma going further and putting the gloves on to duke it out with its bigger rival 30 miles north. Puget Sound's second port has produced a development plan for the next 10 years that can be described…
Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
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February 15, 2013
T-3, also known as Fletcher’s Ice Island, was a large iceberg in the Arctic Ocean used for many years as a scientific research facility by the United States Government. It was identified in 1947 by USAF Colonel Joseph O. Fletcher. Following the end of World War II…
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
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January 3, 2012
On February 1, Shenzhen will have the highest minimum wage in China. Factories in the manufacturing hub will be paying workers no less than 1,500 RMB a month, or US$237. Instead of holding off on the increase for a year, the municipality decided to go ahead with a 13.6 percent rise in the wage.
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
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November 4, 2011
Orders from European and US importers have hit all time lows, pushing the thousands of mainland factories to the brink and many over the edge. With many operating at limited capacity, factories have been battling to cope with a sharp drop in orders in the past few months.
Posted to GL Academy takes on a king maker’s role
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Joseph Fonseca)
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August 25, 2010
The mushrooming institutes in dedicated to maritime training clearly reflect the growing opportunities prevalent in the region. Established institutes are going in for capacity expansion both in the number being trained as well as the courses offered. But it does not stop there!
Posted to Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
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Claudio Paschoa)
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May 21, 2010
Drilling at a depth of two thousand meters is not a problem. Petrobras already has several wells at this depth, in Brazil and in the Gulf of Mexico, and produces at 1,886 meters in the Campos Basin, a mark that was once the world record (Shell currently holds the record…
Posted to Marine Propulsion Report
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Keith Henderson)
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April 29, 2010
Last month a briefing to a group of marine insurance underwriters in London covered the subject of deteriorating fuel quality and the increasing incidence of severe engine damage. The drive towards low sulfur fuels is causing fuel refining processes to change…
Posted to Greatship takes delivery of MPSSV
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Joseph Fonseca)
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December 23, 2009
Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte. Ltd. (GGOS) has taken delivery of Greatship Maya, a Multipurpose Platform Supply and Support Vessel (MPSSV), from Keppel Singmarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore. Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte. Ltd (GGOS)…