Posted to U.S. West Coast Trade
(by
John McLaurin)
on
June 1, 2017
California is a state with a long history of dancing to its own tune.We are innovators in culture, fashion, entertainment, business, technology and government regulation.Today, California has an environmental regulatory vision. And at times…
Posted to Martin Rushmere
(by
Martin Rushmere)
on
April 28, 2013
Northwest and as the door on a coal terminal closes, another opens for hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Gray’s Harbor, normally associated with autos and breakbulk, is eyeing a huge bonanza in the form of crude-by-rail. The stuff will probably come from the fields…
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
July 26, 2012
Southeast Asia has always been a good market the cruise ship industry with so many exotic destinations in close proximity to hubs such as Singapore. Planned around typhoon season and the monsoon rains, tourists have poured off the floating hotels and photographed their way across the region.
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
November 4, 2011
Machias Seal Island is located along the centerline of the Gulf of Maine, separating Maine and the United States from Nova Scotia and Canada. It is treeless and relatively flat, with a surface area of approximately 19.8 acres. The island lies 9.9 miles from Cutler…
Posted to ClassNK sets high standard for compliance
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
October 10, 2011
It is not just a question of complying with the new conventions but ClassNK is more concerned in ensuring that stakeholders especially those who patronize their services use it as an opportunity to take their business to a higher growth trajectory.
Posted to Global Maritime Analysis with Joseph Keefe
(by
Joseph Keefe)
on
September 21, 2011
The recently released findings of the Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team were summed up neatly in a one sentence declaration near the end of the report. Appropriately dedicating the report to the eleven victims of the horrific offshore disaster…
Posted to Seafarers’ shortage a myth!
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
January 3, 2011
More and more ship owners and manning agents deny there being any seafarers’ shortage. According to a ship owner, those who continue to harp about it are merely indulging in empty rhetoric; these have evidently mistaken the ‘hull for the rudder’.
Posted to Marine Propulsion Report
(by
Keith Henderson)
on
August 27, 2010
Automatic optimization of marine diesel engine performance using loop control of the cylinder pressure process has been under development for a number of years at both MAN Diesel & Turbo and Wärtsilä. Targeting the slow speed two stroke engines…
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 Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
(by
Claudio Paschoa)
on
December 17, 2009
SISTAC access systems was fouded in 1995 to develop alternatives for enhancing the existing diving services in Brazil. At the same time they innovated introducing rope access methods for doing rig maintenance work that at the time was done through the use of inneficient scafolding.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
October 13, 2009
It took the Hong Kong government 10 years after the airport moved to call for tenders to develop the old Kai Tak airport site and slap a cruise terminal at one end. And it has taken another two years on top of that for the first foot to finally step on the first shovel to begin preparation work.
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