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HANJIN: TIP OF THE ICEBERG
From Lloyds List Friday 23 September 2016 by Paul Slater The Hanjin bankruptcy came as no surprise as its attempts to restructure and reduce its commitments to the very large number of chartered-in ships failed. The complexity of the effects … Continue reading
MERCHANT NAVY DAY
Merchant Navy Day, 03 September 2016, was celebrated at various ports around New Zealand. In Wellington, a service was held in the Hall of Memories, National War Memorial attended by 12o invited guests. Outside the New Zealand Red Ensign was … Continue reading
SITUATION VACANT – MASTER MARINER
Napier Marine consultant / DPA Good knowledge of MLC,ISM & ISPS systems and regulations Would suit semi retired Master part time / Full time Call for a chat Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ … Continue reading
COLLISIONS STILL OCCUR TOO FREQUENTLY
A major collision over the weekend involving two containerships off Ningbo, China caused severe damage to both ships and fire on board one of them. No serious injuries to the crews of either vessel were reported. The collision involved the Maersk … Continue reading
SHIP MASTERS UNDER ATTACK
ANNOUNCING THE THEME FOR THE 2016 CADWALLADER DEBATE The legal position of the ship’s Master when tackling the day-to-day pressures of today’s shipping industry, will be the subject of this year’s Cadwallader Debate, organised by the London Shipping Law Centre, … Continue reading
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PRESTIGE
This item appeared on gCaptain website 29 January 2016 The sinking of the Greek tanker released an estimated 63,000 tones of foul-smelling black fuel along the Galicia coast and forced the closure of the country’s richest fishing grounds. As gCaptain … Continue reading
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION
Celestial Navigation Returns to US Naval Academy Picture this: A naval vessel is navigating the high seas thousands of nautical miles from land. Suddenly all navigation systems become inoperable. What happens next? What does this mean? With today’s technology rapidly advancing, the US Navy realized … Continue reading
MERCHANT NAVY MEDAL
This article is taken from the HCMM Journal dated Following the presentation of the 2015 Merchant Navy Medals, at Trinity House on Monday 23rd November, Shipping Minister Robert Goodwill MP announced a new State Award to be known as the … Continue reading
TO MASTERS ORDERS
Gentlemen, and Ladies, Please forgive my addressing the gentlemen first. It is due to their preponderance in numbers. But yes, happily the Company does have lady Master Mariner members, Three in fact, of which two are members of Christchurch Branch, … Continue reading