May 29, 2019
A RIVER CRUISE TO REMEMBER
My wife Lilian and I recently returned from a very enjoyable and interesting 14-day, 3300 km (2000 mile) cruise on the River Danube, from Budapest to the Black Sea...
Read More ⟶ May 22, 2019
SOLAR SOLVE TEAMS UP WITH DFDS TO BENEFIT CREW MEMBERS
Project Overview Client DFDS — Copenhagen-headquartered Danish ferry company Vessels MS Princess Seaways, DFDS Delft, DFDS Dunkerque, King Seaways Sector Marine — passenger ferry Route River Tyne, UK to...
Read More ⟶ May 21, 2019
AN IRON WILL IS REQUIRED FOR FERROUS RECYCLING TARGETS
A few weeks ago we were sent a copy of a 12 page A5 booklet offering ‘Guidance regarding new acceptance criteria for bulk UK ferrous scrap to improve quality...
Read More ⟶ May 14, 2019
MAY BE THATCHER?
Before starting this blog, I have to clarify that whilst I do have my own view on many political issues, I am always swayed by my individual beliefs and...
Read More ⟶ May 8, 2019
HISTORIC LIFEBOAT RELAUNCHED ON TYNE
Circa 1949. former Tynemouth based RNLI lifeboat, the 101-year-old Henry Frederick Swan was retired after 30 years of operational service off the North East coast, on and around the...
Read More ⟶ April 30, 2019
FUTURE ENVIRONMENT IS EVERYONE’S PROBLEM
In my last blog, dated 23 April 2019, I pontificated, somewhat light heartedly in places, about the problems facing the world at large and future generations of human beings...
Read More ⟶ April 26, 2019
CHINA’S FIRST HOME-BUILT ICEBREAKER WILL BE SOLASAFE
South Shields, UK based Solar Solve Marine have just dispatched a significant order of their Type Approved SOLASOLV marine window shades to a shipyard in China for installation on...
Read More ⟶ April 23, 2019
IS THERE A PLASTICS SOLUTION??
In my opinion, one of the most important debates currently taking place here in South Tyneside is the use of recycled waste plastic pellets mixed with asphalt to repair...
Read More ⟶ April 16, 2019
IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW
If you knew then what you know now, would you have done something differently?? My guess is that certainly in some cases the answer will be ‘Yes’. If we...
Read More ⟶ April 9, 2019
HOW MUCH BIGGER CAN CRUISE SHIPS REALISTICALLY GET?
Sunblinds for Ships and the Future of Mega Cruise Vessel Size The rapid growth of the cruise industry has raised an important question: how large can modern cruise ships...
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