Editorial

By Capt. George H Livingstone, One could make the argument that international marine transportation is the singular thread running throughout the world. 

By J. Michael Cavanaugh and Eric Lee (Holland & Knight) – With President Donald Trump’s 100th day just completed, the trend towards

By Nick Yatsenko, Master Mariner During my life at sea, I was always anxious during lifeboat drills. One of my relatives was employed on a MSC container

The following article was written by Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft and was originally published on USCG’s All Hands Blog.  by Adm. Paul

By Military Sealift Command Public Affairs – Military Sealift Command’s Special Emphasis Observance Committee hosted a Black History Month celebration

by: Horst von Bargen (Deutscher Wetterdienst) Meteorological satellites (geostationary at an altitude of about 36.000 km and sun-synchronous at a height of

(Drewry) – Following another poor year for multipurpose shipping with further erosion of rates making it the worst market in over 10 years, signs of

You have been either hacked… or just didn’t know you have been hacked! By George Ward (ECDIS Ltd.) – I predict that the first catastrophic

By J. Michael Cavanaugh, Eric Lee (Holland & Knight) – Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), joined by Reps. John Duncan (R-Tenn.) and Duncan Hunter

(Moore Stephens LLP) – Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-February 2017, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey

By Captain George Livingstone The United Nation’s has declared the month of March as International Women’s Month so it seemed right to review the

By Peter Hinchliffe, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping The Ballast Water Management Convention (the Convention), aimed at establishing

By Gibraltar Shipping Tim Britton is CEO of Spinnaker, specialised in the leasing, sale of new and used containers for shipping and storage purposes. Tim talks

Editor’s Note – The following letter was written by Captain John Loftus, a Master Mariner and acclaimed whistleblower with 42 years experience

(LISW) – The UK Government’s purpose is for Britain’s maritime sector to be as great as it can be and to be “greater than we imagined possible over

By Julia M. Palmer (Holland & Knight) – Although the Trump Administration’s plans for significant infrastructure investment, including key

By Captain George Livingstone                          Well 2016 was quite a year for

By Chester D. Hooper and Christopher R. Nolan (Holland & Knight) – Much has been theorized in the past two months concerning whether the Trump

By J. Michael Cavanaugh and Eric Lee (Holland & Knight) – Once he assumes office on Jan. 20, 2017, President-Elect Donald Trump will be responsible

By George Livingstone   It’s nearing the end of another year with the Holiday season upon us; most hope for goodwill and best wishes in the New