A special note of thanks to our readers

Before 2012 draws to a close, we’d like to thank our readers and supporters without whom Marine Café Blog would probably have met an early demise. We are now on our fourth year (the blog turned three last August) and continue to enjoy a quality worldwide readership composed mainly of individuals who are not only professionally involved with the maritime industry but care about its future. It’s not just a matter of website traffic. In the end, it’s about having a community of readers and communing with them whenever possible. This is a blessing for which we are deeply grateful.

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Background image shows Starting out after Rail, 1874, oil on canvass by American realist painter Thomas Eakins

A fervent New Year wish for freedom

More than prosperity and, yes, even joy, we wish our readers more freedom in 2012. For seafarers, freedom from piracy and exploitation. For maritime executives, freedom from corporate greed and government corruption. For union leaders, freedom from repression and self-aggrandizement. For Planet Earth, freedom from global warming and climate change. And for all of humankind, to borrow the words of reggae legend Bob Marley in his Redemption Song, freedom from mental slavery. ~Barista Uno

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