Read this interesting article on shipping industry and the contribution of Indian maritime workforce over the past centuries. An industry which lifts 90% of the global trade is always in a hunger for the experienced maritime workforce. In the early 70’s there was a sudden change in the recruitment of maritime workforce. It shifted from […]
The container shipping giant, Maersk have stepped up the cargo shipping to another level. They have started a weekly service of cargo train from Xi’an, China to Izmit, Turkey. This is part of Maersk Intercontinental Rail (ICR) network. Earlier they have started this kind of service from china to Europe. This service comes after customer […]
Crossing the Line or Equator Crossing ceremony (Baptism ceremony) commemorates a seafarer’s first crossing of the Equator and it is a very important event in any seamen’s career, regardless the type of vessel he/she is working on.Seafarers – especially when they are far from their homes and families -are full of superstitions and the need to […]
