John Konrad

USA Today tells us; A decommissioned Air Force ship is being prepared at a Virginia shipyard to become a new habitat for marine life and an attraction for

Wired has an interesting article on portable emergency housing. Some of the ideas make use of shipping containers. The tell us; One of the biggest obstacles to

Do you think you can name this port? If so visit HERE to vote. This google map is brought to you by World Port Source which provides interactive satellite

On a recent story I confused the Norwegian Dawn with the Norwegian Dream. The error itself is small but the implications are large and the reason for the error

This photograph was taken last year in a U.S. port… but what is it? UPDATE: The answer can be found within the pages of the excellent website from The

This amazing photo of the ms Hjördis comes to us via Fred Fry’s weekly must read; Maritime

The Cincinnati Enquirer as us: “As new cruise ships continue to get larger, it begs the question: Is bigger better?” I admittedly don’t know

Our favorite new industry blog MarineBuzz.com brings us news of a new way to avoid the courts and reduce Admiralty Lawyers fees with Maritime Arbitration. They

Photo of the Norwegian Dream after encoutering a sucession of 25+ foot waves in 2005 colliding with the ‘Ever Decent’ while transiting the the

Last week I signed up for the new web service MINT and I’m impressed. The new takes your financial information and breaks it down by cost. Why is this

In the latest edition of our favorite Maritime Podcast Bob Couttie warns; “Ancient mariners feared the seductive call of the siren would wreck their

  Posts will be slow today as we work on a new

Here is some video of engine room operations during a crash astern test for sea trials. Nothing too exciting but you can find more sea trial test of the

In the latest criminal proceedings related to Marine Pollution and the use of “Magic Pipes” the Chief Engineer aboard an American-flagged

The IMB reports on a sharp increase in the number or piracy attacks. The BBC tells us: The increase is in large part because of a jump in incidents

After a short break our morning smiles can return with a continuation of the Ship Of The Day blog. For those just joining our audience the blog showcases the

Maybe it’s just because we have fans aboard the DD1,2&3 but more likely just because this is an amazing model. It shows the Global SantaFe’s

Photo By threshold CLICK HERE for a slideshow of the most interesting Shipping Container photos on the

Today is Blog Action Day and the topic of discussion throughout the blogoshpere is the environment. There are many issues and environmental news stories worth

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