Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
June 24, 2014
The Spratly Islands are a group of islets, cays, atolls, and coral reefs located in the southern portion of the South China Sea. Taiping Island (also called Itu Aba Island) is the largest of these islets and the only one with fresh water springs.
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
August 3, 2012
The North Sea is a body of water located between Scandinavia, northwest Europe (Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France), and Great Britain (England and Scotland). To the north, it connects with the Norwegian Sea. To the east, through the Skagerrak and Kattegat…
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
July 4, 2012
Alphaliner’s chart of the week focuses on the new tonnage that has been added by the top 20 container shipping lines in the past 12 months. As incredible as the capacity is – 844,000 TEUs for a fleet growth of 6.4 percent – the one carrier that stands out is CSAV.
Posted to Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
(by
Claudio Paschoa)
on
June 16, 2010
Large-scale seabed processing facilities will require a subsea power grid system that is able to operate for long step-outs with total reliability withstanding extreme pressure and temperatures. As technology leader on land-based power grids…