When a container ship is about to approach a port for cargo loading, proper preparations should be made so that the cargo loading procedure can be carried out in a quick and safe manner. Container ships have special cell guides and lashing equipment in the under deck compartments which helps in giving a secure stowage […]
NAIROBI, July 4 (Xinhua) — The U.S. government said on Wednesday it has lifted travel warning which was issued to all Americans living in the east African to vacate coastal city of Mombasa due to terror threats. U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Scott Gration said all American government officials who had left the port city over […]
Vessels that ply loose cargo loads in bulk quantities across oceanic channels are referred to as bulk carriers. The idea of a bulk carrier to transport important food grains, ores and minerals dates back to the 1850s. However there have been several noteworthy advancements in the construction and utilisation of the vessel type in the […]
Published on June 28, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments High Speed Vessel Swift’s (HSV 2) civilian master and military detachment officer-in-charge discussed combating piracy and continued cooperation efforts during an office call with Tanzanian naval leadership. Swift Leaders discuss maritime security with Tanzanian navy during APS visit By Ensign Joe Keiley HSV 2 […]
Published on June 29, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments Men who were held captive by Somali pirates will retell their traumatic stories in a documentary that will show on the first day of a global anti-piracy conference next week. Pirates’ captives to tell of their ordeal By Ramola Talwar Badam, The National The […]
BUSAN, Republic of Korea – The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) June 27 for a port visit and was welcomed by Rear Adm. Park Sung-bae, commander of Republic of Korea Flotilla 5 and several members of the Republic of Korea Navy. A ROK Navy band played while […]
BUSAN, Republic of Korea – The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) arrived in Busan, Republic of Korea (ROK) June 27 for a port visit and was welcomed by Rear Adm. Park Sung-bae, commander of Republic of Korea Flotilla 5 and several members of the Republic of Korea Navy. A ROK Navy band played while […]
Just one day after his speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stood on the flight deck of USNS Richard E, Byrd (T-AKE-4), a US maritime cargo ship, and gazed out over the wide expanse of Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay becoming the most senior US government representative to visit […]
Published on June 21, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments Bruno Pelizzari and Debbie Calitz, kidnapped by Somali pirates 20 months ago, have been freed and flew out of Somalia today. Armed pirates hijacked their yacht Choizil in October 2010 as it was about to enter the Mozambique channel south of the Tanzanian port city of Dar es […]
Published on June 21, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments The Greater Lafourche Port Commission in Louisiana recently partnered with systems integration firm Crescent Guardian, Inc. (CGI), to install a best-of-breed of video surveillance system at Port Fourchon, which is located at the base of the Mississippi River on the Gulf of Mexico. Advanced […]