by Stas | May 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
(Photo: Almond Board of California) BY STAS MARGARONIS An association of U.S. agricultural exporters is asking the Biden administration to negotiate with ocean carriers to increase the number of loaded exports they pick up from U.S. ports so as to avoid major export...
by Stas | Apr 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
The California Maritime Training Ship ‘Golden Bear’ (Photo: CSU Maritime Academy) By Stas Margaronis In This Report: How Some Maritime Schools Address Harassment CMA Commandant Suspended After Speaking Out Against Racism and Sexism CMA Taking Steps To...
by Stas | Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Kevin Policarpo Over four decades ago, China’s paramount leader Deng Xiaoping stated that the country needed to compete with the Western nations and develop four sectors, the “Four Modernizations.” These four goals set by Deng were designed to strengthen China’s...
by Stas | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Photo: Matson By Stas Margaronis The crisis faced by U.S. agricultural exporters unable to book sufficient space on foreign-flag ocean carriers will only be solved when the United States starts to build new ships, according to Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano, associate...
by Stas | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Stas Margaronis Following the end of World War II, the Japanese government sought to re-establish its industrial base through shipbuilding. It recognized that shipbuilding would replace its decimated merchant fleet with brand new vessels and that by developing...
