HELMEPA Archives - Baird Maritime

February 1, 2021

Vale Commodore Dante La. Jimenez PCGA

Written by Neil Baird on February 1, 2021. Posted in Education & Training, Naval, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Work Boat World Features.

I have again been saddened by the recent loss of another of my Filipino friends. This time it was Commodore Dante La. Jimenez, who died last week of an aortic aneurysm. ..

POLLUTION RECOVERY WEEK

March 16, 2020

Welcome to Pollution Recovery Week!

Written by Neil Baird on March 16, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Marine Projects, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Port World, Ship World Features, Sponsored, Work Boat World Features.

Almost exactly 42 years ago when Baird Publications was established, pollution recovery vessels were unheard of. Several major oil spills, such as those involving the ..

PASSENGER VESSEL WEEK

October 1, 2019

FEATURE | Greetings from Greece (Part 1) – Opportunities for builders of modern ferries

Written by Neil Baird on October 1, 2019. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ferries, Ro-Pax World, Work Boat World Features.

As ferry safety obsessives, Rose and I are spending our (Australian) winter holiday travelling around the Aegean islands by ferry. The last time we did this was 44 years ..