How technology expands awareness
I visited the headquarters of MAIB yesterday, the United Kingdom government’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch, located in Southampton. The MAIB people are using advanced systems for recovery and...
View ArticleLIVE FROM POSIDONIA: Class to benefit from new US laws
At a Posidonia presentation by one of the leading classification societies, it was noted that the uncertain legal and legislative climate in the United States would generate a real need for a legally...
View ArticleFlexibility is vital for future ship design
A memorable description of how a ship is planned, designed and built is in "The Building of the Ship", written by a poet named Longfellow in the late 1840s:
View ArticleFuel of the future
We are now, it seems, in the early stages of yet another oil price shock. But who ever heard of a gas shock? The answer is that gas shocks don’t happen.
View ArticleEngine design to play ‘fuel’ part
The oil price crunch that is now upon us, together with tougher emissions regulation, are a “double whammy” for operators, engineers and yards.
View ArticleFollowing the old Silk Road
In 1998, in Indonesia, a few sea-cucumber divers made a discovery that has changed how we think about the history of seaborne trade, and the background of China’s maritime commerce. The divers had come...
View ArticleGreat time at ABS Gala dinner
I recently attended the American Bureau of Shipping's 150th Gala dinner celebration in New York and had a wonderful time - congratulations ABS for reaching such an important milestone.
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