by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In an era where the South China Sea is a hotbed of geopolitical tensions and China is militarizing it’s Merchant Marine, understanding the historical underpinnings…
https://gcaptain.com/2023-naval-book-of-the-year-maos-army-goes-to-sea/
By Ira Breskin Building a resilient and cost-competitive 21st-century supply chain is an arduous but essential requirement that firms must satisfy in order thrive when doing business internationally. Breakthrough Supply…
https://gcaptain.com/book-review-rigorous-supply-chain-analysis-explained/
by Capt. Richard Rodriguez – For the sake of transparency, I am a small boat (commercial assistance towing) guy. Additionally, I was sent a copy of CG 41332 to review by…
The following is a review of the book Dead In The Water, a book about the Brillante Virtuoso, a tragedy that shook the shipping world and left us all in…
https://gcaptain.com/dead-in-the-water-the-best-maritime-book-of-the-year/
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Tomorrow is Independence Day in the United States and what could be more American than sitting on the beach, reading about heavy industry and the…
https://gcaptain.com/book-review-heavy-metal-us-navy-shipbuilders/
By Stuart Hetherington
Mr Hetherington has kindly provided a review of the book “Beating France to Botany Bay – the Race to Found Australia,” by Margaret Cameron-Ash.
He writes:
I previously reviewed Margaret Cameron-Ash’s marvellous book “Lying for the Admiralty” in the Spring/Summer 2020 issue of this publication. For readers who missed it, it tells the story as to how the great European powers of...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/beating-france-to-botany-bay-a-book-review/
By Ira Breskin Arriving Today is an insightful, first-to-market analysis of persistent, pandemic-induced international supply chain snafus that have become all too familiar to frustrated consumers. Author Christopher Mims examines this…
https://gcaptain.com/book-review-arriving-today-by-christopher-mims/
By Dr. Craig E. Philip (OpEd) In January of 1996, as President of Ingram Barge Company, I walked into the main lobby of the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) for the first time. Outside, attached to the exterior of the building above the fifth floor was the Bell of the Steamship Atlantic. Eric...
Maintaining safety in such conditions -where the panic of passengers for example, could adversely affect safety of the boat- is an extra challenging task, reminding that training in safe water can hardly prepare a mariner for the hazards encountered in...
In his new book “Leadership Is Language, The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don’t”, former submarine commander Captain L David Marquet (USN Ret) dives deep into one of the most thoroughly investigated marine disasters, the sinking of the El Faro, and surfaces with new ideas on...