• Countdown to disaster | 29 May 2008

  The experienced master of the Pasha Bulker was so confident that his nine-month-old bulk carrier was capable of...

• Hindsight in all its Wisden | 29 May 2008

  From comedians to cricketers, good timing is essential. It makes the difficult look effortless. But even the great Sachin...

• Others almost in the same boat | 29 May 2008

  The most telling aspect of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau's (ATSB) report on the grounding of the Pasha Bulker...

• Hobart docks its port | 22 May 2008

  Dale Kerrigan, the main character in The Castle who made famous the phrase, “It's not a house, it's...

• Law association gets community thumbs up | 22 May 2008

  Malaysia's maritime legal community has been eyeing a wider role for some time, on the back of the country's position...

• Malaysia's very bold masterplan | 22 May 2008

  Malaysia is the world's 19th largest trading nation and as such, its container ports underscore its expansion in the maritime...

• Dubai channels new wealth | 15 May 2008

  For residents and visitors alike, the face of Dubai undergoes changes with bewildering rapidity. Frenetic construction activity is everywhere....

• Maritime city on grand scale a hub with it all | 15 May 2008

  A unique place that reflects the union between water and commerce. This was how chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem...

• Tradition lives on, it seems | 15 May 2008

  The more things change, the more they stay the same. So it seems in the shipping markets this week...

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