Thursday, May 19, 2005

National Maritime Day is May 22

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Bush honors Merchant Marine President Bush hailed the U.S. Merchant Marine Thursday its role in peacetime commerce and war and declared May...

"Pirates of the Asiatic"

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Nice TV piece on pirates of the Malacca Strait area here : "People on the island think the pirates are bad people, but what can they do...

Offshore Oil Drilling: Farther out, deeper, more pressure and othr dangers...

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From VOA News , some coverage of the Offshore Technology Conference: Halliburton's Director of Strategic Marketing Eric Johnson says the...

Philippine Navy is 107!

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As reported here , the Navy of the Republic of the Philippines celebrates its 107th Year today. Congratulations! Philippine flag Philippine...

HOW WE WOULD FIGHT CHINA

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This was recommended to me several weeks ago by From a Singpore Angle but I couldn't find it until NOSI put up a link to it. In any e...

India, China to reopen Stilwell road via Myanmar

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Progress? India, China to reopen Stilwell road via Myanmar China and India are actively working on plans to reopen the Stilwell Road throug...
Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Theater bans Fonda movie

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A theater owner here is a man after my own heart. I will never know if the movie is any good or not.

Yellow Journalism

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Once upon a time, two newspaper owners decided they needed a war to boost circulation (as set out here Yellow Journalism and the Spanish/Ame...

Speaking of Sea Lanes: The Bosphorus

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Interesting read on the Bosphorus -- a vital sea lane -- from Platts . Bosphorus info Oil tankers do indeed dominate the issue today. When M...

Oil Prices, China and India

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According to Platts the big Indian and Chinese demand for oil is squeezing the supply and keeping prices volatile: Oil prices have been not...

Find Something That Works, Then Cancel It

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Defense Tech reveals an "Alice in Wonderland" tale concerning the missile defense system's one working component here . If the...

Lack of security clearances jeopardizes maritime security

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According to the GAO, even when we know terrorists might strike at a seaport, the threat may not be able to be communicated to the local au...

Terrorists might exploit merchant marine identification

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According to this "Terrorists can exploit lax identification procedures in the merchant marine to obtain sailors' credentials an...
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Lake Charles: LNG Hotbed

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According to Maritime Global Net Lake Charles, Louisiana liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is the most obvious receiving port for the im...

Navy and Coast Guard Future: Owning the Seas in the Post 9-11 World

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For an extensive Heritage Foundation assessment of where the American Sea Services are headed for the near (20-30 years) future, read: Smart...

Another Kind of Service Completely

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Over at the The Gun Line SGT B has some suggestions for the Navy's weakest link Pablo Paredes about real courage and honor... Too bad t...

Singapore's Navy has USVs: From a Singapore Angle

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Rather than repeat his excellent post on a revolution in the Navy way, go visit From a Singapore Angle's RSN USVs and his links for som...

JIATF South: Worth Emulating?

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Dr. J Carafano thinks he's seen the future of the war against terrorism and he likes it. Read A Better Way to Fight Terrorism to learn ...

Latest (to May 16) Piracy Report from ICC Commercial Crime Services

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Latest (to May 16) Piracy Report from ICC Commercial Crime Services here , mostly small time thefts. However, this is interesting: 13.05.200...

Mobile Security Detachment 25 Deploys to U.S. 5th Fleet

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MSD 25 was established Sept. 17, 2004, under the new Mobile Security Squadron 6, a growing expeditionary force responsible for anti-terroris...
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