Dry Bulk Market: Capesizes End Week on a High Note
Capesize This week finished on a positive note with the Capesize 5TC increasing by $942, finishing the week at $27,388.…
Will the alternative steel making process suppress Capesize charter rates in the long term?
Even though the steel making process tries to move away from the blast furnace-based route (that depends on iron ore)…
Do Drones Have a Future in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Written by Wilder Alejandro Sanchez, The Southern Tide addresses maritime security issues throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The column…
State of Flow
Day-to-day operations on board vessels are a constant mix of critical tasks and mind-numbing repetition – all of which are…
LA/Long Beach Rail Union Reaches Labor Agreement Far in Advance
In an era of contentious labor relations in the ports sector, news of an amicable and timely contract negotiation is…
How a Gulf of Alaska Test Range Helped Israel Defend Itself From Iran
At the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska, in 2019, the Israelis successfully tested an anti-ballistic missile system that intercepts…
ATSB: Pilot Error, Lack of Procedure Caused Bulker’s Grounding
Ineffective pilotage and port deficiencies caused the grounding of a bulk carrier last year, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)…
EU’s China trade weak spots hide in plain sight
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”. Chinese strategist Sun Tzu may have been referring…
China plenum to deliver policy agenda hindered by conflicting goals
China’s leaders will seek to inject confidence in the economy at a highly anticipated meeting next week, but conflicting goals,…
China’s June exports to Russia rise more quickly than in previous month
China’s yuan-denominated exports to Russia grew 4.76% in June from a year earlier, faster than the 0.92% pace in May,…