Day: March 18, 2013

ITF sounds aviation ‘flags of convenience’ warning

Mar 18, 2013

From the International Transport Workers’ Federation: The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is to deliver a warning about the growth of ‘flags of convenience’ in aviation to the sixth ICAO (International...

As Arctic ice melts, full steam ahead for shipping?

Mar 18, 2013

The earliest that sea routes would be taken directly over the North Pole and through the famed Northwest Passage would likely be in the 2040s or 2050s, says Laurence Smith, a geography professor at UCLA. This sort of shipping...