Nothing really, except that much of what you read in maritime publications is stodgy and uninspired. Now and then, you find some interpretative reporting, an attempt to analyse industry developments and their ramifications. On the whole, however, it’s plain recitation of facts – what company did what, who got promoted or fired and how much it now costs to ship from Asia to the US West Coast. Surely there must be more? (more…)
No big headlines on the recent oil spill from Chevron’s fuel terminal in Bacolod City some 300 kms south of Manila. And rightly so. Only about 100 litres of bunker fuel were discharged covering an 80-square metre area. Three days after the pipeline leakage began on 6th July, the company announced that it had plugged the leak and cleaned up the spill with dispersants. It was a minor incident but it does point to a major problem that needs to be addressed by newly installed President Benigno (“Noynoy”) Aquino III. (more…)
