Offroading to Mount Hood, Oregon, USA
2009/03/26
2009/03/24
Recession is Real
Empty berths at the JNPT Container Terminal.
Traffic is down 30 %. Ships that come here have just 60 % load. Freight rates are badly down. Seafarers jobs are hard to come by.
Large number of Bulk Carriers are laid up outside various ports at anchor, hoping to book cargo.
Some Owners have taken delivery of new ships in China and sent them straight to the scrapyard, rather than idle them at anchor.
Traffic is down 30 %. Ships that come here have just 60 % load. Freight rates are badly down. Seafarers jobs are hard to come by.
Large number of Bulk Carriers are laid up outside various ports at anchor, hoping to book cargo.
Some Owners have taken delivery of new ships in China and sent them straight to the scrapyard, rather than idle them at anchor.
2009/03/23
2009/03/22
Leh Ladakh Ride: # 493 on Explore
It takes more love to share the saddle than it does to share the bed.
Agree or Disagree?
Agree or Disagree?
Sunrise at Bombay High Offshore Oil Field
Sunrise at Bombay High Offshore Oil Field
Originally uploaded by Captain Nandu Chitnis, Master Mariner
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