Posted to Murray Goldberg's Blog
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Murray Goldberg)
on
April 30, 2018
In safety-critical environments such as the maritime industry, it is of utmost importance that an organization can ensure crew competence. And while there are many factors to an individual’s ability to carry out their job properly (such as their knowledge and behavior)…
Posted to Good navigation practices
(by
Morgan Roper)
on
September 22, 2017
During the week of June 19, 2017 a vessel transiting the northeast portion of the Black Sea reported multiple instances of GPS interference. Approximately 20 other vessels in the same area appeared to experience similar interference.The master of the vessel knew to contact the U.S.
Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe
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Joseph Keefe)
on
August 6, 2014
Just last month, the Secretary General of the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) opined that the sixth negotiations round of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) should include concessions from the American side on maritime transportation issues.
Posted to DIVING & IN WATER WORKS
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AIM Surveyors)
on
July 1, 2013
AIM Control is an independent Vietnam based company specializing in providing underwater diving and maintenance service to the shipping industry in Vietnam and the neighbouring countries with associations strategically located in all the…
Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe
(by
Joseph Keefe)
on
May 21, 2014
It’s not a done deal and the long-awaited piece of legislation still needs Senate approval and the President’s signature, but the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is both hailing the passage of H.R. 3080 as a major victory for U.S.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
November 13, 2013
Don’t leave town, police told an executive director at China Cosco Holdings last week. Okay, they probably never said that, but it doesn’t change the fact that Xu Minjie is under investigation in what is widely believed to be part of Beijing’s crackdown on widespread corruption.
Posted to Dirty shipping business takes place prior to recycling
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
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)
on
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 Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
June 19, 2013
The mega vessel sharing agreement between the world’s three biggest container lines is going to completely dominate Asia-Europe trade with ships from Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM having a good 40 percent share of the market. The P3 Network, as it is called…
Posted to Essar Ports to develop Vizag’s 3 iron ore berths
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
June 3, 2013
Essar Ports Ltd (EPL) has won the bid for developing three iron ore berths at Visakhapatnam Port on Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis for 30 year period. The cost of the modernization is estimated at US $ 154 million. The bid was secured through EPL’s wholly-owned subsidiary…
Posted to SCI takes delivery of another bulk carrier
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
May 22, 2013
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) acquisition spree of new buildings continues. Just two days ago on 20 May 2013, it accepted delivery of a Kamsarmax bulk carrier, M. V. “Vishva Chetna”. This is the second vessel of the four Kamsarmax…
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
April 23, 2013
The lowly barnacle has intrigued and been detested by mariners from time immemorial. It is a small arthropod with a complex life cycle. Once the fertilized egg is released into the water by the female, it hatches into a nauplius – a one-eyed larva consisting of a head and a tail fan for locomotion.
Posted to SCI takes delivery of Suezmax crude carrier
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
October 10, 2012
The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) took delivery of a Suezmax crude oil tanker, named as m.t. “Desh Shobha” this morning. It was purchased from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (HSHI), S. Korea on resale basis. The order for…
Posted to Tallying/ Supervision/ Weighing/ Sapmling/ Testing
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AIM Surveyors)
on
October 2, 2012
AIM Commodity/ Cargo Tally Companies in Vietnam & Global We are a leader in providing Tally, Tallying, tally of quantity, tally of bags, sounding & measrement of volume, witness and calculation of weighing for cargo in bulk during loading and discharging into containers…
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
May 25, 2012
The Xue Long (Snow Dragon) is the premier polar vessel of the People’s Republic of China. It was built in the Ukraine in 1993 and modified upon its acquisition by China in 1994. Its major function is to serve as a resupply vessel and scientific research platform in the Antarctic and the Arctic.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
April 3, 2012
Just when you thought the 2011 shipping industry losses could not possibly get any worse, along comes one of China’s state owned carriers to set the benchmark at a new low. As China’s largest line, that honour naturally fell to Cosco, and the…
Posted to Martin Rushmere
(by
Martin Rushmere)
on
March 28, 2012
FastShip has been an idea whose time has never come. In September, 2010 I reported that the ultra high-speed service to Europe was still waiting at the dockside for more money to get going. Matters were made worse by congress wanting to shift…
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