An old-fashioned gun battle at sea.

Rail remains the south China port’s best bet as export-producing factories move away from the coast.

The greatest threat to Beijing’s Go West initiative is emerging as a lack of water in the parched inland provinces.

For the navy tackling pirates is akin to being between the devil and deep blue sea

Strange course lines – and the reasons for charting them – are not the exclusive domain of cruise liners. The latest high-profile disaster therefore signals the beginning of a new era in shore-based oversight of mariners. And, that’s not speculation.

World’s first ocean-going self-propelled ironclad warship.

In this installment, part 2, I will cover what the research has to say about the strengths of eLearning, and then talk about the implications for eLearning implementation in the maritime industry. In subsequents parts, I will discuss the practical strengths, and then the limitations of eLearning.

Entering the bunkering business in India, Aegis Group is confident of causing a turnaround

The first morning session of the January meeting of the National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) opened with a lengthy Welcome/Farewell Address by NMSAC sponsor, short remarks by the Committee’s Executive Director, and what was labeled a discussion of requirements for vessel guards while in port. These were followed briefings/discussions of Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA)/Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Harmonization, Maritime Domain Awareness and Information Sharing, the long-planned “MTSA II Regulations,” and harmonization of US and Canadian maritime transportation security regimes.

The oldest French settlement on the US Gulf Coast.

You don't have to be an accounting guru to predict dismal 2011 results, but China Shipping's expected financials give an indication of the depth to which container carriers can expect to sink.

Uneasy alliances are in danger of causing a fracture