by Stas | Sep 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS In a September 4th letter, Kitack Lim, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), urged member countries to take immediate steps to end the stranding of seafarers on merchant vessels around the world due to the COVID...
by Stas | Sep 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS At a September 15th virtual press conference, Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka announced that imports rose in August and the Port sees trends indicating volumes will continue to improve in September and October. Seroka says he is...
by Stas | Sep 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
REVIEW BY STAS MARGARONIS The failure of the Allied Market Garden invasion of the German-occupied Netherlands in September,1944 undermined what had been a successful Allied advance after the Normandy landings in June, 1944. The defeat was often advertised by its...
by Stas | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Stas Margaronis At a time of high unemployment, proposed legislation in Congress, the UNITE bill, would fund 1.5 million new national service jobs over three years through entities such as AmeriCorps and create new jobs tracing Covid cases and dispatching teachers...
by Stas | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
“We believe that the current moment requires a collective effort to build upon America’s spirit of service to cultivate a widespread culture of service—a culture in which individuals of all backgrounds both expect and aspire to serve their Nation or community and have...
by Stas | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS Covid-19 prompted Allianz, a global risk consulting group, to produce a report highlighting problems facing ocean-going vessels and crews that can adversely impact the reliable delivery of imports and exports around the world. In an...
