Monthly Archives: August 2008

Ports & Harbours National Advisory Committee

A short report of the meeting held on 14 August 2008 at which the Master was present. All ports with the exception of Otago, have submitted risk assessments to Maritime New Zealand, 15 have been approved. 5 ports have had … Continue reading

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Parametric Rolling

Lloyds List – 15 August 2008 ALTHOUGH the phenomenon of parametric roll was first recognised many years ago, the increasing size of containerships and stack heights on deck, and the nature of modern, capacity-optimised designs has placed the issue back in … Continue reading

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Annual General Meeting 2008

The 2008 Annual General Meeting was held in Wellington on 13 August 2008, at which the Master presented his report. Executive Council 2008 Captain Tony Payne (Auckland Warden) Captain Ron Palmer (Wellington Warden) Captain Ken Watt (General Secretary/Treasurer) Captain John Brown … Continue reading

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Lloyds List – Monday 11 August 2008.

I HAD lunch with Jim Davis the other day. A week before, the Chairman of the International Maritime Industries Forum had celebrated his 80th birthday, and one doesn’t pass up an invitation to spend a couple of cheery hours with … Continue reading

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