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By Michael Crowley, Correspondent
8/1/2010
In this article on radar, we take a look at a pair of stand-alone models that try to make operation as uncomplicated as possible. One, from Furuno , is a finished product. The other, from JRC , is a work
By David Krapf, Editor
8/1/2010
In June, the WorkBoat Composite Index lost 60 points, or just over 5 percent. For the quarter ended June 30, the Index lost 137 points, or 11 percent.For the month, losers topped winners by a ratio of 4-1. The
By Joel Milton
8/1/2010
The important question is whether we will learn anything from this Black Swan event. Will we apply the hard lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon disaster to marine transportation across the board, or will we blow yet another good opportunity
by Jerry Greenberg
8/1/2010
Despite fewer offshore rigs working in the U.S. Gulf in late June compared to just before the Deepwater Horizon accident, supply vessel and crewboat operators saw slightly higher utilization rates and increased day rates during the month. With significantly
By Capt. Alan Bernstein
8/1/2010
I have become extremely troubled watching and reading the non-stop news reports on the Deepwater Horizon blowout and oil leak. I am troubled by the spill itself. How could an accident of this magnitude occur in the first place?
8/1/2010
Advances in technology such as smartphones — BlackBerry, iPhone, Droid, etc. — have changed the way we communicate. This communication revolution has not only changed the way we interact with other people, it has also changed the way lawsuits are
by Kevin Horne
8/1/2010
For barge companies that haul grain, the bulk farm products sector has been playing out like a lottery, with some big payoffs and big losses. Up ahead lie new challenges that promise to have mixed results for the barge industry
8/1/2010
It’s always a good idea to review your insurance coverage when considering any operational change. This is especially true if you plan on taking your vessel into a potential danger zone, like the BP cleanup site in the Gulf of
By David Krapf, Editor
8/1/2010
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has used the above phrase to describe the administration’s moratorium on deepwater exploratory drilling. Webster’s defines pause as a “brief suspension,” which sounds a lot less ominous than moratorium. (Defined as a waiting period set by
by Dale K. DuPont
8/1/2010
A recent online exchange exquisitely sums up the maritime job market for many. A job seeker with an AB special and 100-ton-with-radar endorsement has been looking for work since last fall. He’s sent more than 300 resumes and spent a
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Where did that darn carp come from?
The Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative will spend $2 million and 18 months studying the best way to separate the Mississippi River basin from the Great Lakes in the Chicago area to keep
Author: Dale DuPont
July 26, 2010
Where’s the oil?
National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen said that BP is having trouble finding oil to skim. “We’re starting to have trouble finding oil,” he said at his July 21 daily press briefing. “We’ve had skimmers out there on the wellhead
Author: Jerry Greenberg
July 26, 2010
Fries with that Asian carp?
This is one of those only in America stories. Where else can you take an ugly, unwanted fish and completely rebrand it into a marketable asset, complete with top chefs extolling its virtues and states spending money to market it?
Author: Pamela Glass
July 26, 2010
Taking the fight to the oil spill
About nine weeks ago I made my first trip into the oily waters of the Gulf of Mexico since the April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion. There was plenty of activity at the Venice (La.) Port Complex where I climbed aboard
Author: Ken Hocke
July 26, 2010
Glaciers, global warming and hybrid tugs
Last week, I enjoyed a beautiful hike across the Garden Wall in Glacier National Park. The views were spectacular. What I didn’t see were glaciers. Of the about 150 glaciers that covered the park’s mountains in the 19th century, only
Author: Bruce Buls
July 26, 2010
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