This Day in U.S. Coast Guard History - April 13
1909- Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Erie. Two boys were unable to pull against the wind, were in danger of drifting on the breakwater. Life-saving crew at Cleveland went out…
This Day in U.S. Naval History - April 13
1847 - Naval Forces begin 5 day battle to capture several towns in Mexico 1861 - Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces 1960 - Navy's navigation satellite, Transit, placed into orbit fro
Does the Container Sector Need to go back to School?
Drewry’s quarterly Container Forecaster focuses on early 2011 and how the scene is being set for what looks like another boisterous year for the sector. What, if any, lessons have been learnt? London, UK, 13th April 2011 -The basic education of school-children used to revolve around the Three R’s of reading, writing and arithmetic. It seems that the container syllabus is currently following a similar mantra. The 3 R’s of Containerisation = rates, reductions, recklessness.
Deltamarin Design Picked up by Chinese Yard
Deltamarin signed an agreement with the Chinese Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (http://shiprepair-xgsy.com) for the design of fourHandymax…
Slow Steaming Brings Fuels, Lubes into Spotlight
As shipping companies increasingly employ slow steaming to help reduce costs and control emissions, the process and challenge of procuring marine lubricants has…
Hamburg Süd: Good Year in 2010
Following the historic crisis year of 2009 and a first-time ever decline in global transports in container liner shipping, 2010 saw an unexpectedly sharp volume rise. Hamburg Süd, too, benefited from a resurgent world economy along with her Brazilian sister company Aliança as well as the tramp activities operating under Rudolf A. Oetker (RAO) and Furness Withy Chartering. Shipment volume in the container…
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