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Friday, May 9th, 2008
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Trailer Bridge Comments on Strategic Alternatives Process and Recent Developments in Puerto Rico Marine Trade

  JACKSONVILLE, FL: Trailer Bridge, Inc. today announced that the Committee formed to explore strategic alternatives is suspending its active review in light of a Justice Department antitrust investigation into pricing practices among Puerto Rico carriers. The Committee consulted with the McLean family and with the Committee's financial advisor, Jefferies & Company, Inc., and determined that the investigation would result in a less robust process. The Company has met with United States Justice Department attorneys, and has received a subpoena seeking certain documents and information. Trailer Bridge was not served with a search warrant, although press accounts indicate ... < Read More >
Presidential Sweepstakes Only Promise More of the Same for the Maritime Industry

  Long term neglect of U.S. merchant fleet and port infrastructure continue as candidates largely avoid the issue of a comprehensive maritime and sealift policy. I can't help but be energized by this year's ongoing Presidential primary season. Even the most apolitical person simply has to admit that there is real drama being played out on the national stage. It is clear, at least to me, that real history will be made this autumn. And for the first time in recent memory, I'll have to really think before pulling the lever; both in our upcoming primaries in North ... < Read More >
Maritime Accident Casebook presents: The Case Of The Bendy Boxer

  Maritime Accident Casebook, MAC, is a unique, free, informal educational resource for seafarers and maritime trainers which seeks to empower seafarers through knowledge to keep themselves alive and their ships safe. MAC reveals the circumstance around a real event through an audio podcast and online materials available free of charge. With 141 million teu transported every year, the container industry is critical to world trade, but has the need for speed outstripped safe shipbuilding and industry practices? What are the threats to seafarers? Just a week after the UK's Maritime Accident Investigation Branch issued report on the ... < Read More >
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