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TESTIMONIALS TIDY-UP TIME

AUTUMNAL WEATHER BRINGS A LOW LYING SUN TO THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

SOLAR SOLVE’S ROLASOLV ROLLER-BLIND REVOLUTION

Solar Solve Marine has announced a major upgrade to its ROLASOLV® product line, marking an important step forward in the production and supply of marine blinds for global maritime...

THE SHEILA GRABER ART EXHIBITION AT SOUTH SHIELDS MUSEUM – PART 2

In my last blog I mentioned Sheila Graber’s fantastic exhibition of her enormously successful career in the world of ‘art,’ in a huge variety of forms, now on at...

THE SHEILA GRABER ART EXHIBITION AT SOUTH SHIELDS MUSEUM – PART 1

I have been friends with Sheila Graber, South Shields very own internationally recognised and well-known artist, ever since she became a class mate of my sister Brenda, in the...

AHOY THERE – SHIPBUILDING BERTHS BOOKED UP UNTIL 2024

This year has seen a continuing trend of new ships being ordered in light of the opening up of economies after the global pandemic. Increases in freight rates, as...

OSV ‘AUREUS’ ORDERS SOLASOLV® MARINE BLINDS UK

At the beginning of August the owners of ‘AUREUS’ confirmed an order for 50 SOLASOLV® marine blinds uk for delivery to the UAE.  The ‘AUREUS’ is a multipurpose worldwide...

Global Marine Industry Trends for Marine Blinds

Monitoring global marine industry trends for marine blinds is critical for businesses involved in manufacturing, supplying, or outfitting offshore vessels. Accurate forecasting allows maritime organisations to plan investments in...

ANOTHER SOLAR SOLVE ‘WORLDS BIGGEST’ SUCCESS

On 30 July 2021, the new 24,000teu container ship, EVER ACE, built by Samsung Heavy Industries for Evergreen Marine Corporation of Taiwan, made her maiden voyage to Qingdao Port,...

ALL MAXED OUT? I’M GUESSING DEFINITELY NOT

A few days ago, my mate Peter and I were walking round the marina at Roker, Sunderland and passed 2 colourfully painted but very old buoys, made from riveted...