Posted to for those in motion on the ocean
(by
Peter Ebbutt)
on
December 19, 2012
Stabilicube…tracks changes in stability as waves sweep thru, winds gust, liquids transfer via open cross connects, tanks slosh, cargo shifts, water is still trapped on deck, towline angles and tensions change. Stabilicube takes the guess work out of operations at sea.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
April 20, 2012
Hong Kong and Singapore have developed into fierce rivals over the last two decades. During that time, both iconic cities have become transportation hubs, Hong Kong as a gateway to China and Singapore as the transshipment point between East and West.
Posted to Far East Maritime
(by
Greg Knowler)
on
November 24, 2011
Some pundits are predicting significant consolidation of the container shipping industry as it is hit from all sides by falling demand and burdened with over capacity and high fuel prices. Among the top carriers, it is hard to see where that…
Posted to Maritime Musings
(by
Dennis Bryant)
on
September 2, 2011
A steam-powered side-wheeler with the tentative name HMS Ardent was under construction in Sheerness when the Royal Navy decided to begin its own experiments with screw propulsion. When commissioned in 1844, the newly-named HMS Rattler became…
Posted to Martin Rushmere
(by
Martin Rushmere)
on
September 2, 2010
Maersk, the Wal Mart of the ocean, has been at the forefront of critics of the fledgling container derivatives market. (In March, boss Eivind Kolding called the business "a casino.") This week a UK retailer sued Maersk for alleged breaches of contract on price and services.
Posted to MarineNews Notes
(by
Raina Clark)
on
July 12, 2010
My inland waterways education included breaking the tow to get through locks, rearranging the tow to drop off and pick up barges, making tight bridges, conducting safety training, and innovative ways to board and debark a vessel. Not that I actually did any of those things myself…
Posted to MarineNews Notes
(by
Raina Clark)
on
July 6, 2010
On the upper Mississippi at Lynwood, it was time for the Theresa Wood to drop off two empty barges. To rearrange the tow, the deckhands pulled apart and remade 22 lines; set the sounder and speakers at the head of the tow and ran the cords back to the boat…
Posted to Brazilian Subsea and Maritime News
(by
Claudio Paschoa)
on
June 23, 2010
The recent oil discoveries in pre-salt layers under certain Petrobras concession areas in the Campos Basin are already being considered significant and tend to offer the possibility of production start-up in a much shorter time frame than the major pre-salt discoveries in the Santos Basin.
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