COLUMN | Mr. Bean – saint or sinner? [Tug Times]
Forgive me, gentle reader, I am not referring to that Mr. Bean, but rather to Martin Bean, who is said to be vice-chancellor of the Royal Melbourne...
Forgive me, gentle reader, I am not referring to that Mr. Bean, but rather to Martin Bean, who is said to be vice-chancellor of the Royal Melbourne...
Several pieces of news caught my eye recently, and I suppose they could all be classified, in very general terms, as aspects of sustainability. First,...
Stephen Fry wrote that, “if a columnist has a single solemn duty, it is to make predictions for the New Year.” Well, I am sorry Mr. Fry, but I am well...
In the last column I discussed the need for port service providers to communicate more effectively. Right on cue, a report appeared in the latest edition...
Recently there seem to have been more and more cases of ships hitting jetties, often damaging expensive shoreside infrastructure and always hurting...
I was disheartened to read that ABB recently signed a deal with Keppel Marine in Singapore to jointly develop technology for autonomous vessels and...
Neil Baird has long been a vocal advocate for ferry safety, but the accidents keep happening and the world barely notices. There is a good reason for...
Some days just seem to be better than others, and today is one of them. My normal morning sources of shipping news were just full of glad tidings, and...
Anyone who has been to sea on a tug in bad weather, particularly in the bad old days when Inmarsat C was being introduced, will be familiar with the...
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