Shipping & Logistics

ETHIOPIA became landlocked in 1992, when its Red Sea coast was lost to the new state of Eritrea. It lost access to its former ports soon afterwards. Since the outbreak of a vicious two-year war between the two countries in 1998, the Red Sea ports of Massawa and Assab have been off-limits to…

logimar

Laws and guns: Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal?

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:12:00 -0600

Laws and guns: Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal?:

PRIVATE security teams patrol the decks of around 40% of large vessels in the “high-risk area” that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Seychelles in the south and the Maldives in the east. When pirates attack, these armed guards respond with flares or warning shots. This usually scares off…

logimar

Movie covering the entire history of the South African liner...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:39:22 -0700

Movie covering the entire history of the South African liner shipping company Safmarine that was acquired by A.P. Moller-Mærsk in 1999 and still function as a separate brand within the Maersk family.

walport-maritime-training

Typical Supply-Demand Adjustment. Mega Shipping Alliance...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:52:35 -0700

Typical Supply-Demand Adjustment.

Mega Shipping Alliance Announced - Out of the Box

dadachabeans

Video

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:15:26 -0700

edwardirby: This is a simple interactive Incoterms 2010 chart I...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:10:04 -0700

edwardirby:

This is a simple interactive Incoterms 2010 chart I created for the Small Business Development Center @ Portland Community College. It is a piece of the Before You Go Global Program I’m developing. Click on the photo to play with the swf.

dcroninphoto: A Hapag-Lloyd cargo ship departs the San...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:06:39 -0700

dcroninphoto:

A Hapag-Lloyd cargo ship departs the San Francisco bay at sunset.

benebavarese: oscocosco - Hamburg - 2008Film: No-Name 100...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:06:22 -0700

benebavarese:

oscocosco - Hamburg - 2008
Film: No-Name 100 Color-Slide (cross-processed) Camera: EOS 50e

Strait of Hormuz showdown: Iran-U.S. brinkmanship reaches...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:17:36 -0700

Strait of Hormuz showdown: Iran-U.S. brinkmanship reaches breaking point

ART SHIP SHOP TALK Hanjin Shipping Co. has developed an iPhone...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:27:16 -0700

ART SHIP SHOP TALK

Hanjin Shipping Co. has developed an iPhone app called iHanjin. This is the most adorably tech-savvy thing an ocean freight line has ever done, considering that ocean freight lines are about as anti-adorable and tech-illiterate as you can get.

Until now.

I am so downloading this.

buckt

Overlooked US antidumping laws restrict imports and kill jobs....

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:23:47 -0700

Overlooked US antidumping laws restrict imports and kill jobs. Cato explains.

dailylibertytv

iPhone app for MCC Transport

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:11:44 -0700

bizzsms:

Bizzsms just contracted the Asian shipping company MCC Transport for the development of an iPhone application. With the application it is possible to display schedules, track containers and find agencies. The application is expected to be launched before the end of the year.

Safmarine Android app launched

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:11:03 -0700

Safmarine Android app launched:

bizzsms:

Bizzsms & Safmarine just released the new Safmarine Android application.
There was already an iPhone version of the application available, and now Android is added to the wide range of web and mobile applications Safmarine offers.

The apps allows to search for sailing schedules , tracking of…

Photo

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:35:22 -0700