Clay on Maritime TV
By Clay
Posted on | December 23, 2011 | No Comments
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A failure of leadership
By Clay
Posted on | December 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
Shipping, it is often said, is a house of many mansions. It is characterized by different qualities, and varies according to the nationality of the ships themselves, and their owners. Continue readingWatch your weight!
By Michael Grey
Posted on | December 20, 2011 | 1 Comment
There is a certain category of shipper, I’m told, who is so dim (or so dishonest) that when a container is delivered to him for loading, will stuff the thing with cargo until the doors will barely shut. Continue readingMarintec China 2011
By Clay
Posted on | December 13, 2011 | No Comments
As NAMEPA’s (North American Marine Environment Protection Association) founding chairman I was asked to speak at the recent Senior Maritime Forum held in conjunction with Marintec China 2011 in Shanghai. Continue readingSalvage – where the unthinkable becomes reality
By Michael Grey
Posted on | December 9, 2011 | No Comments
When a shipowner, or a ship designer contemplates some huge new ship, does he ever consider what might happen if it goes wrong? It is a question that you don’t exactly like to ask in all the heady thoughts of ground-breaking technology and a commercial great leap forward. Continue readingThose in peril
By Clay
Posted on | December 6, 2011 | 1 Comment
Last week, a small ship sank in a gale off the Welsh coast. Of the SWANLAND'S crew of eight, only two were saved, despite a distinguished rescue effort in terrible conditions by eleven Coast Guard teams, the RNLI and Royal Air Force. Continue readingThe Greeks have a word for it……
By Clay
Posted on | December 6, 2011 | No Comments
“Cataclysm” is, like most words of its type, of Greek derivation. A Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, told us nearly 2,500 years ago that one thing above all was certain: “all things change”. Continue readingA shipping “toolbox”?
By Michael Grey
Posted on | December 6, 2011 | No Comments
I have a toolbox in my shed, full of chisels and screwdrivers and the occasional broken drilling bit. Government management advisers now offers a “toolbox” of ideas for regulatory implementation, which prove they have your welfare entirely at heart, as legislation is proposed. It is a nice new shiny bit of ...er...jargon. Continue readingEMSA – our precious apple cart.
By Clay
Posted on | December 2, 2011 | No Comments
My late uncle Robin, a prudent man, used to warn: "Don't upset the apple cart." Continue readingExceptional bravery –circa 2011
By Michael Grey
Posted on | November 29, 2011 | No Comments
It was the IMO Secretary-General’s initiative which gave us the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. Continue reading « go back — keep looking »