Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
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January 23, 2015
After the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., the Roman Republic was led by the Second Triumvirate, which consisted of Octavian (the adopted son of Julius Caesar), Mark Antony (the magister equitum of Caesar’s army), and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (a political ally of Julius Caesar).
Posted to Capt Jills Journeys
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Jill Friedman)
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September 19, 2014
Check my blog for todays post on International Talk Like A Pirate Day (with important links) and how you can get involved.
http://captjillsjourneys.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/happy-international-talk-like-a-pirate-day/
Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
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August 5, 2014
The magnetic poles are the two points on the surface of the Earth at which the magnetic field points vertically down or up (in the northern and southern hemispheres respectively). These points are located near, but not at the northern and southern geographic poles.
Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
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June 24, 2014
The Spratly Islands are a group of islets, cays, atolls, and coral reefs located in the southern portion of the South China Sea. Taiping Island (also called Itu Aba Island) is the largest of these islets and the only one with fresh water springs.
Posted to Maritime Training Issues with Murray Goldberg
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Murray Goldberg)
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August 27, 2012
Blog Notifications: For the latest maritime training articles, visit our company blog here. You can receive notifications of new articles on our company blog by following the blog.Maritime Mentoring: International Maritime Mentoring Community - Find a Mentor…
Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
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August 3, 2012
The North Sea is a body of water located between Scandinavia, northwest Europe (Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France), and Great Britain (England and Scotland). To the north, it connects with the Norwegian Sea. To the east, through the Skagerrak and Kattegat…
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
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July 4, 2012
Alphaliner’s chart of the week focuses on the new tonnage that has been added by the top 20 container shipping lines in the past 12 months. As incredible as the capacity is – 844,000 TEUs for a fleet growth of 6.4 percent – the one carrier that stands out is CSAV.
Posted to Martin Rushmere
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Martin Rushmere)
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December 29, 2011
That proposal to apply the Harbor Maintenance Tax to imports taking the long way round through Canada and Mexico is stirring up considerable debate that exposes sharply different viewpoints. So much so that the Shipping Federation of Canada…
Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
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August 30, 2011
The frigate USS Princeton, launched in 1843, was named after Princeton, New Jersey, site of an American victory during the Revolutionary War. The city was also the home of the prominent Stockton family, avid supporters of the project to build the vessel.
Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe
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Joseph Keefe)
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August 25, 2010
Kauai, Hawaii: Standing on the pier this past week, clutching my $7 bottle of spring water, I scanned the horizon over and over again, searching in vain for the arrival of the Hawaii Superferry. It never came and it never will. The reasons for that have been hashed over a hundred times…
Posted to Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
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Claudio Paschoa)
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June 16, 2010
Large-scale seabed processing facilities will require a subsea power grid system that is able to operate for long step-outs with total reliability withstanding extreme pressure and temperatures. As technology leader on land-based power grids…
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
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February 11, 2010
Neptune Orient Lines just reported a loss of US$741 million for 2009. China Shipping Container Lines is expected to soon announce a loss of US$1 billion. Other results will begin to trickle in but no carrier handling containers will have done well last year.
Posted to Two Container Terminals set to take shape at JNPT
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Joseph Fonseca)
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February 1, 2010
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) the biggest container port in India handling 60% containers traffic of the country is set to shore up its capacity. With the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) having given its approval last week the port…