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Dennis Bryant)
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February 13, 2015
The sea lily (Bourgueticrinida) is an order of marine animals referred to as crinoids. They are typically found in deep ocean waters (to a depth of about 18,000 feet). In their adult form, they are attached to the sea floor by means of a stalk.
Posted to Marine Engineers’ Convention on overcoming economic meltdown
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Joseph Fonseca)
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September 24, 2012
It is incredible that the two-day 26th National Convention of Marine Engineers finally took place in Mumbai, (Navi Mumbai to be exact) over the past weekend on 22 and 23 September 2012. It is in fact the first time in several years that Mumbai was selected as the venue of this convention.
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
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April 26, 2012
Working out supply and demand is a tricky business at the best of times, so trying to predict the container shipping market a year or two in advance is as good as sucking a thumb and writing down the first thing that comes to mind. Looking at an Alphaliner chart of current vs ordered ships…
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Dennis Bryant)
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January 6, 2015
The archipelago called the New Siberian Islands is not new, having existed for eons and containing fossils from the Late Pleistocene (over 100,000 years ago) and probably earlier. Bedrock on the islands is significantly older. The archipelago is comprised of three groups of islands.
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Dennis Bryant)
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May 20, 2014
Teak is the common name for the Tectona grandis, a member of the verbena family native to the hardwood forests of India, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is a large deciduous tree, growing to a height of 130 feet, with gray and grayish brown branches.
Posted to Martin Rushmere
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Martin Rushmere)
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December 30, 2013
There’s been a new twist to the Jones Act, sending another signal that it’s time for change. Money crunchers are making a huge profit from the artificial market in the domestic oil trade. ExxonMobil has chartered the Overseas Cascade at $110…
Posted to Maritime Training Issues with Murray Goldberg
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Murray Goldberg)
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April 15, 2013
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Murray Goldberg)
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March 18, 2013
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Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe
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Joseph Keefe)
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December 5, 2012
It’s that time of year again. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, mistletoe over the front door and great expectations or the holiday season to come. What’s not to like? On the other hand, and with the strike by clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach…
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
on
November 28, 2012
Way back in the mists of 2004, the government of Hong Kong released its Port Masterplan: 2020. The plan, compiled by consultants GHK, took a comprehensive look at the port and its needs over the next couple of decades. Naturally the government watered down the first draft…
Posted to Arun Sharma takes over IRS
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Joseph Fonseca)
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February 1, 2012
Arun Sharma assumed charge as “Chairman and Managing Director” of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) this morning having taken over from Capt J. C. Anand who founded and nurtured the organization raising it to occupy a significant place in the Maritime history of independent India.
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
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January 25, 2012
The Year of the Dragon begins now, represented in the Chinese zodiac by the Water Dragon. There is some irony in that, because the worst drought in 50 years has forced Chinese maritime authorities to close the Yangtze River above the port of Wuhan, more than 600 miles upriver from Shanghai.
Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
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November 22, 2011
Little is known of Henry Hudson prior to 1607, when he was hired by the Muscovy Company of the Kingdom of England to find a northern route to the Far East. He and a crew of ten sailed on the 80-ton Hopewell. They reached the east coast of Greenland and traveled north to the ice pack.
Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
on
October 25, 2011
The US Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) NORTHLAND (WPG-49) was an ice-strengthened cruising gunboat with an illustrious career. It was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation and launched in 1927. Originally fitted with auxiliary sails…
Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
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October 21, 2011
The IMO, major maritime administrations, and major ship owners and operators are rushing headlong into the adoption of new technology. The most visible element of the new technology is e-navigation, but the trend also includes new engineering technologies such as low-emission engines…
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
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September 7, 2011
On a bright September morning in New York 10 years ago, transportation’s age of innocence came to a crashing end. From that point on, the efficient transport of passengers and cargo from country to country vanished, replaced by costly and cumbersome security systems that continue to frustrate.
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 Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
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August 18, 2011
“Forget raising factory gate prices; manufacturers are lucky if they have new orders,” said a China cap making factory executive in a South China Morning Post report on how exporters were being squeezed. The strengthening yuan and slowing demand…
Posted to Rotterdam and Mumbai agree to mutually cooperate
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Joseph Fonseca)
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February 16, 2011
Yet another port has been positioned to serve as the European gateway for shipments to and from Mumbai. This time on 10 February the representatives of the city port of Rotterdam visited Mumbai and met those of the city port of Mumbai and resolved…
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