by Klaus Luhta | Sep 30, 2011 | maritime news, maritime politics
I spent this past week at the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland participating in the tripartite committee that crafted guidelines for the medical examination of seafarers. While it is often easy to get lost in the weeds when creating these...
by Klaus Luhta | Sep 27, 2011 | maritime news, maritime politics
Almost two weeks ago the Deputy Administrator of the Maritime Administration (MARAd), Orlando Gotay, resigned amid speculation that MARAd is in the throes of crisis. The resignation came a day after the Journal of Commerce published an article citing industry...
by Klaus Luhta | Sep 24, 2011 | maritime economics, maritime news, maritime politics
The Transport Workers Identification Card. Some call it ineffective. Some call it expensive. Some call it a means of restricting labor’s access to work. None dare call it a government boondoggle for fear of swift retribution (except, perhaps, Dr. John Carnter,...
