The earth, the air, the land, and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. So we have to handover to them at least as it was handed over to us, said Mahatma Gandhi. Lewis & Clark Law School’s Animal Law Clinic initiated World Aquatic Animal Day in…
The shipping industry was seriously affected in 2022 and will continue to be impacted in the new year by high inflation rates and the War on Ukraine. New year messages, as a cliché, are formed by powerful sentences that explain the change and wish for the better. However, the year 2022 was so turbulent that…
On 6th February, at 04.43, time stopped. The dread wandering inside the brain cells of Anatolian people had emerged during the nightmare. Sadly, once again, mother nature reminded disastrous impulse. Our hearts are still with the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. Even though it is impossible to predict when earthquakes occur, in the…
“Five weather-beaten fists grasped the pole and planted it first at the geographical South Pole”, said Roald Amundsen. He was feasible, strategic, and ferociously ambitious. He was among the first to fly across the Arctic and the first to reach the South Pole and travel by ship through the Northwest Passage. Even though it was…
In the early hours of February 6, 2023, a devastating Mw 7.8 earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria. The first, the strongest earthquake in Turkey since the Erzincan earthquake in 1939, is followed by a second tragedy. Nine hours later, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake took place. More than 45,000 lives were lost, and many more were…
When Bismarck sank following a devastating naval battle on May 27, 1941, only a small group of the crew could survive the engagement. Months later, another ship called HMS Cossack was severely damaged by a torpedo fired by the German submarine U-563 when she was escorting a convoy from Gibraltar to Great Britain. Her destiny…
Blue planet. For most shipping business employees, seas are not only a working field but also a passion. In shipping, nearly everything relies on water. Just like every other aspect that makes our lives livable. Now, deep oceans are on the urge to make more possible. Can oceans save agriculture? Let’s dive in and get…
Close your eyes and imagine a different world. A scenario without the possibility of maritime shipping. Maybe, a lack of sufficient volcanic clouds raining for years or comets not arriving on the planet Earth hindered the creation of the blue planet. Or perhaps nature was on our side yet our civilization could not make it…
Everyone knows that ships float and planes fly. Is it always true though? Is it possible to build a ship also capable of flying? Let’s find out. Lifting Force and Foiling If you think that the class of vessels that will be discussed in the article have airplane wings and fly at cruising speed,…
The effect of the International Maritime Organization is everywhere. On the media, on booklets, on maritime education and in nearly all regulations. But why United Nations gave birth to such a specialized agency for regulating shipping? Here is the story. Foundation of IMO It has long been accepted that adopting international rules that are…