Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
December 30, 2014
The Diomedes are two tuya-type islands located in the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia. A tuya-type island is a distinctive flat-topped island with steep sides. It is formed when lava from an erupting volcano comes to the surface through a thick glacier or ice sheet.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
April 6, 2011
The throughput of the port of Lianyungang in 2010 reached 3.8 million TEUs, up 27.7 percent on the previous year. In February alone, its cargo throughput reached 12.11 million tonnes, and container throughput hit 322,800 TEUs, according to China' Ministry of Transport.
Posted to Rotterdam and Mumbai agree to mutually cooperate
(by
Joseph Fonseca)
on
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…
Posted to Maritime Transportation Security News and Views
(by
John C.W. Bennett)
on
January 12, 2011
The Notice of Availability for the US Coast Guard’s Maritime Security Directive 104-6 (Rev 5) is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register tomorrow (January 13). My earlier speculation that Revision 5 increased the area of the Indian…
Posted to THE BUSINESS OF SUPERYACHTS - BRANSOM BEAN
(by
bransom bean)
on
December 14, 2009
I just discovered that December is actually quite a nice time to be in Monaco. The temperatures are certainly fresher than during the Monaco Yacht Show in September. And those supermodels hanging on the arms of their chubby, balding, middle-aged escorts seem to be somewhere else…