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Oct 15, 2020 - - Christina Myles

The People Behind the Industry

The maritime industry at the most basic level is water commerce. It is the movement of goods, services, and people around the world by...

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SPREAD OIL ON TROUBLED WATERS

Mariners have long believed that hanging bags of dripping oil overboard will calm an angry sea. Similarly, we spread "oil on troubled waters" when we defuse an angry situation or an argument.