Posted to Largest marina to come up in Mumbai
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Joseph Fonseca)
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October 30, 2013
The country’s largest marina set to take shape on the Mumbai waterfront will be specially designed to harbor luxury boats, yachts and catamarans. It will come up on the East coast of the city where land will be leased together with water area…
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
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December 20, 2011
Kolding was architect of the line’s aggressive plans to expand market share and service quality. Yet he hands over the reins of the world’s biggest carrier at the most troubled time in the container shipping industry’s history. Freight rates…
Posted to GlobalMET to meet needs of Y-generation
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Joseph Fonseca)
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December 5, 2011
GlobalMET that is considered the international voice for maritime training has repositioned its training strategy to adjust to the paradigm shift in the learning processes unique to the ‘Y’ generation. They used the annual conference of 3 December 2011 held in Pune this time…
Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe
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Joseph Keefe)
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October 19, 2011
It has been an interesting autumn at the U.S. Maritime Administration and for its Department of Transportation parent, as well. Little in the way of good news is to be had for anyone; much less the U.S. domestic waterfront itself. The abrupt…
Posted to Far East Maritime
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Greg Knowler)
on
July 6, 2010
In a normal year (normal being a year when consumers actually consume things), the world's two main box makers make 3.5 million boxes. Last year, Singamas Container Holdings and the market leading China International Marine Containers (CIC) produced just 220…
Posted to Martin Rushmere
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Martin Rushmere)
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May 6, 2010
Masters of foreign carriers have lost a couple of their worry lines following a "not guilty" verdict in Houston for the master of the Georgios M. He was nabbed under the "magic pipe" law, but the jury disbelieved the crewmembers who claimed to have seen the master use the pipe.
Posted to Martin Rushmere
(by
Martin Rushmere)
on
April 22, 2010
Too much attention is being paid to rates and (lack of) capacity on the trans Pacific route and not enough to the intriguing possibilities, and perhaps tussle, being opened up between two new entrants on the route, The Container Company (TCC) and Horizon Lines.
Posted to US Short Sea Shipping
(by
Bruce L. Perri)
on
March 18, 2010
US highway traffic continues to increase particularly in the urban areas of the northeast, eastern central, gulf and the LA to Seattle corridor. In addition to greatly increased risks in everyday commuting, the impact on the environment continues to rise.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
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 Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
(by
Claudio Paschoa)
on
January 21, 2010
After being awarded a $100 million contract for 25 subsea Xmas tress for the Campos Basin by Petrobras in 2008, (deliveries completed in late 2009), Cameron entered into a frame agreement with Petrobras in 2009, expected to be worth approximately $500 million…
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
January 19, 2010
The Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association (HKSOA) has called for governments to throw out the current response to pirates menacing ships off the Horn of Africa, accusing the international community of tolerating piracy instead of eliminating attacks.
Posted to Maritime Musings
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Dennis Bryant)
on
January 8, 2010
Marine protected area (MPA) is a fluid term with a range of possible meanings. For the most part, it is an area of the marine environment where human activity is regulated for the purpose of conserving and managing natural and cultural marine resources.
Posted to On the waterfront
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Emma-Jane Batey)
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December 24, 2009
The streets of London may have got just a little bit cleaner and safer thanks to a massive drugs haul off the coast of Northern Spain. Cocaine with a street value of £375million was seized from a large ship, a 150ft former coastguard vessel…
Posted to BoatbuildConsult.com
(by
Phil Friedman)
on
December 16, 2009
Just about every boatyard uses the expression, “On time and on budget.” But in reality, how many major build or refit projects meet those criteria? Very, very few, if any. There is a plethora of factors working to prevent a project from coming in on time and on budget.
Posted to Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
(by
Claudio Paschoa)
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December 10, 2009
The challenges facing the exploration and subsequent production phase in the deepwater subsalt fields are extensive. The cost involved in deepwater E&P can get to a point where it isn´t financially atractive in terms of profit margins. One of…
Posted to THE BUSINESS OF SUPERYACHTS - BRANSOM BEAN
(by
bransom bean)
on
December 5, 2009
It’s been an ironic couple of weeks for superyachts and frankly, I don’t quite know what to make of it all. First Warren Buffett bought BNSF www.bnsf.com , then Nordhavn www.nordhavn.com finally sold it’s first 120 foot long, er, “trawler” joining…
Posted to Gulf Coast Maritime
(by
Matt Gresham)
on
December 3, 2009
The head of a national shipbuilding association said their industry’s future could rest with innovative new green initiatives. Matthew Paxton, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America, spoke this week at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans…
Posted to Subsea
(by
Chuck Bunton)
on
December 1, 2009
The U.S. Navy will install a swimmer interdiction security system at Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) Bangor, Washington, that will employ teams of security personnel and specially-trained marine mammals to protect waterside assets and sailors. This…
Posted to Subsea
(by
Chuck Bunton)
on
November 26, 2009
A Sea Glider unmanned underwater vehicle with an underwater microphone began patrolling the coast of Hawaii in late October and will finish up its initial mission in mid-November. By then, it will have collected half a terabyte of data. By applying…
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