Having a bit of experience wandering...

Not advocating for always traveling alone, just noting how to benefit from the experience...

I found the section on where the mind and soul goes given solo time accurate (and I concur with its necessity from time-to-time). I do NOT concur with hostels, however (but, if you know me, that's not surprising).

https://medium.com/@alexschiff/how-and-why-to-travel-alone-595e980714e6?source=reading-list

UK Arrests Drug Smuggling Tug in the North Sea [feedly]

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), with support from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset and Border Force cutter Valiant, intercepted an ocean-going tug in the North Sea last week and made a “potentially significant seizure of illegal drugs,” according to John McGowan from the NCA.

“The exact amount of cocaine on board is yet to be determined and the search is likely to continue for some time,” said McGowan.

Image: UK NCA

The MV Hamal and it’s crew of nine men was intercepted about 100 miles east of Aberdeenshire on Thursday, 23 April as a result of close cooperation with the French Customs Service DNRED and in coordination with the UK’s National Maritime Information Centre (NMIC) plus the Maritime Analysis and Operational Centre – Narcotics (MAOC-N) based in Lisbon.

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Another considered investment

NYK sets up Myanmar JV for car transport
// Fairplay Daily News

Japan's second-biggest shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) with its partners Silverbird Auto Logistics and Phee Group, has established a joint venture (JV) for car transportation in Myanmar.

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Not an investment made lightly

Hapag-Lloyd Orders New Ships for South American Trade Routes
// gCaptain.com

Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fourth largest container shipping company following its merger with CSAV, says it has ordered five new containerships to be deployed on South American routes.

The five ships will have a capacity of 10,500 TEU each and have been ordered from the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. The ships are to be built at the yard in Samho, South Korea.

Hapag-Lloyd says the new ships will have 2,100 reefers plugs, making them particularly suited for transporting perishable goods such as fruit, vegetables, meat, fish or pharmaceutical products. In addition, they are equipped with a highly efficient main engine, an optimized hull shape and an innovative lashing and loading system for greater loading flexibility.

Hapag-LLoyd says the ships will be deployed primarily on South American trade routes to coincide with expanded Panama Canal.

“This order for five vessels underlines Hapag-Lloyd’s leading role in the Latin American trade. Following our successful merger with CSAV, we are one of the market leaders in this attractive trade and offer our customers a variety of excellent connections to and from South America,” said Anthony J. Firmin, Chief Operating Officer at Hapag-Lloyd.

The ships are scheduled for delivery between October 2016 and May 2017.

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In the zone: $1.1 billion seized, 144 suspected smugglers apprehended « Coast Guard Compass

http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2015/04/in-the-zone-1-1-billion-seized-144-suspected-smugglers-apprehended/




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Human Transit: San Francisco: A world-class transit map unveiled

High praise that the cartographically inclined will particularly appreciate. Good job Muni (er...SFMTA)!

http://www.humantransit.org/2015/04/san-francisco-world-class-transit-map-unveiled.html

A Step Back from Losing Leave

We have all seen it, the folks who pride themselves on the leave that they aren't taking. Although there are some challenges in implementation (aren't there always?), a mandatory minimum (or at least "a you will take X days this year so you don't lose any next year") is something that I used to track for my folks, but somehow lost sight of. A good thing to return to...and don't forget leading by example.

http://www.paperplanes.de/2014/12/10/from-open-to-minimum-vacation-policy.html

Distributed Maritime Operations: Back to the Future?

http://warontherocks.com/2015/04/distributed-maritime-operations-an-emerging-paradigm/?singlepage=1

Mapping the derelict lines of the Bay Area | The Greater Marin

https://thegreatermarin.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/mapping-the-derelict-lines-of-the-bay-area/

A Funny Thing Happened When These Military Officers and Academics Got Together - Defense One

http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2015/04/funny-thing-happened-when-these-military-officers-and-academics-got-together/109303/?oref=d_brief_nl

How to Make Hospital Tech Much, Much Safer — Backchannel — Medium

Final in a five part series. This post captures the lessons and thoughts well, the rest of the series is interesting, if you have time. Although medically-focused, the series is really about how to manage risk in a mixed human/technology environment. It gets at organizational culture, hierarchical decision models, trusting intuition, etc.

https://medium.com/backchannel/how-to-make-hospital-tech-much-much-safer-c81dac43684a?source=reading-list

In the Zone: Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell – a recipe for success « Coast Guard Compass

When I dropped off the radar for a while a few weeks back...

http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2486694/

U.S. and Canadian navies, U.S. Coast Guard join forces to stop tons of cocaine in Eastern Pacific

http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2486694/#

Ah, Bodo (featured prominently in this story)

Yes, I have been in the command bunker/tunnel

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/world/europe/a-newly-assertive-russia-jolts-norways-air-defenses-into-action.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=%2ASituation%20Report&utm_campaign=Sit%20Rep%20April%202%202015

Google takes over aging Moffett Field and its airship hangars - San Jose Mercury News

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27823009/google-takes-over-aging-moffett-field-and-its

In the Zone: Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell – a recipe for success « Coast Guard Compass

http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2015/04/in-the-zone-coast-guard-cutter-boutwell-a-recipe-for-success/

All of us who serve know the type...

This note captures it well.

http://taskandpurpose.com/stop-promoting-adults-who-behave-like-children-through-the-ranks/