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Founder of the Spanish settlement in Manila.

The traditional government inertia means Hong Kong’s inexorable transition to a transshipment port will continue.

As new CMD, Arun Sharma is confident of steering IRS through a trajectory of growth

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As the losses pour in, it is hardly surprising to see container carriers preparing to hit shippers with hefty GRIs.

According to the fourth quarter and 2011 financial report, MOTOROLA mobile technology holdings Co., LTD sold over 10 million units mobile terminal products, including 5.3 million units smartphone in the fourth quarter in 2011.

A 13,200 vessel is being designed to fit through the locks

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has, without fanfare, updated its website with the “Latest News” that the cost to get a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) will drop slightly, as of March 19, 2012. At that time, the price of TWIC will drop from $132.50 to $129.75.

This post covers the second session of the January 2012 meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (MMSAC). This session, on the afternoon of January 18th, had two topics: a discussion of the Certain Dangerous Cargo Security Initiative and an unscheduled agenda item on using Port Security Grant Program funds to help US vessel operators defray security upgrades for operations in high risk waters.

One-of-a-kind rocket-carrying vessel.

But will it be enough for the bureaucrats?

This is the third installment of a series of articles intended to cover eLearning in the maritime industry - what it is, what are its strengths and what are its limitations. In this installment I will cover some of the practical strengths of eLearning for vessel operators including anywhere/anytime learning, training reports and metrics, trainee-centered learning, and objective trainee assessments.

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Whilst training institutes can play a greater role in enhancing quality, shipping company also need to do their bit and work closely with the institutes

But the supporters miss the real point

An old-fashioned gun battle at sea.

Rail remains the south China port’s best bet as export-producing factories move away from the coast.

The greatest threat to Beijing’s Go West initiative is emerging as a lack of water in the parched inland provinces.

For the navy tackling pirates is akin to being between the devil and deep blue sea

Strange course lines – and the reasons for charting them – are not the exclusive domain of cruise liners. The latest high-profile disaster therefore signals the beginning of a new era in shore-based oversight of mariners. And, that’s not speculation.

World’s first ocean-going self-propelled ironclad warship.

In this installment, part 2, I will cover what the research has to say about the strengths of eLearning, and then talk about the implications for eLearning implementation in the maritime industry. In subsequents parts, I will discuss the practical strengths, and then the limitations of eLearning.

Entering the bunkering business in India, Aegis Group is confident of causing a turnaround

The first morning session of the January meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) opened with a lengthy Welcome/Farewell Address by NMSAC sponsor, short remarks by the Committee’s Executive Director, and what was labeled a discussion of requirements for vessel guards while in port. These were followed briefings/discussions of Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA)/Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Harmonization, Maritime Domain Awareness and Information Sharing, the long-planned “MTSA II Regulations,” and harmonization of US and Canadian maritime transportation security regimes.

The oldest French settlement on the US Gulf Coast.

You don't have to be an accounting guru to predict dismal 2011 results, but China Shipping's expected financials give an indication of the depth to which container carriers can expect to sink.

Uneasy alliances are in danger of causing a fracture

One company in Louisiana is making great strides to build the industry into a common household conversation topic.

Bharati Shipyard to tie up with Apeejay Shipping to set up two shipyards on East Coast of India at $ 769 million