Category Archives: General

Since the days of Mark Twain, the San Francisco Bar Pilots have had it good. Thanks to outsized political clout and highly specialized training, this elite cadre, currently numbering 56 ship captains, has enjoyed monopoly control over the San Francisco Bay since … Continue reading →

Issue 4 On Deck March, 2012

Craig Eason writes in Lloyds List – Thursday 23 February 2012 It takes 100 years to create a revolution in shipping. One hundred years ago the first oil-powered ship, SELANDIA, was handed over to its Danish owners, marking the demise … Continue reading →

Lost ships are more easily salvaged than their master’s reputation
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Issue 3 On Deck Sept. 2011. FO

Seafarer Criminalisation Rears Its Ugly Head Wednesday 19 October 2011 Lloyds List The Rena oil spill off New Zealand has highlighted where blame will be apportioned by John AC Cartner THE sickening odour of the criminalisation of yet another master … Continue reading →

Merchant Navy Day was celebrated in various ports today 03 September 2011.  In Wellington the service was arranged by the Department of Internal Affairs and was held at the National War Memorial which has limited seating. The official party included … Continue reading →

Two excerts from Lloyds List questioning the on going effects of 9/11 on ships. Continue reading →

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Another excellent article by Michael Grey – Lloyds List 12 May 2011 Continue reading →