The End of an Era? Will These Ships Be Back?
The port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania was the temporary home to two U.S. flagged cargo vessels this past weekend. Far from family, the merchant mariners onboard the container ship … Read More
Tag: Merchant Marine
Continual Improvement at MITAGS – PMI
MITAGS (Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies) and PMI (Pacific Maritime Institute) bill themselves as “The Leaders in Maritime Professional Training, Marine Pilot Licensing, Ship Simulation and Operational Research.”  Since … Read More
The Armed Security Response to Piracy…..and Some of the Hassles
MV Ocean Atlas, a U.S. flagged cargo ship fell afoul of Venezuelan authorities during a recent port call in Maracaibo.  Although the situation has been resolved, with Ocean Atlas said to … Read More