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 Have things changed since you became involved in shipping
and, if so, how?
Come to that, how did you get involved in shipping in the first place?
Whatever the part you play, or have played in cargo, leisure, military or public
service shipping we'd love to hear all about it.
Commercial This section is all about the commercial shipping industry of today, yesterday and,
(if anyone likes to let us in on developments,) the 21st century. These are the pages for anything from the
mega-supertanker to the tiniest pilot vessel, salvage ships, oil rigs, container vessels, cargo ships, barges, you name it.
Our Carrying On
page takes us for a look at
cargo vessels, from local schooners to super-tankers and the people who crew
them.
Digging
Deep is where we join the community
which devotes its efforts to exploiting the resources below the sea bed
and
Tugs
Barge In involves us in everything from the daily routines of harbour
tugs to the daring exploits of salvage crews.
Leisure is where we'll talk about cruise ships, passenger liners, hydrofoils, ferries, canal and river transport, you name it.
Cruise Ship will cater for
huge live-aboard holiday-maker-transporters and Gosh
How Posh with the shorter term rides and smaller vessels, from the Gondolas
of Venice to the fast catamaran ferries of the Caribbean.
Shades
Of Grey is about vessels which belong to the taxpayer's domain, warships,
coastguard vessels, for example, and their crews. In Aye,
Aye Sir we'll meet the navies of the world, in On
Guard we'll join the coastguards and life-boatmen and in Up
Periscope we'll sink to new depths...
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Incidentally...
The American Bureau of Shipping and Affiliated Companies, founded in 1862, recently formed a Vessel Incident Group to collect and analyse information on trends in ship accidents, the results of which they intend to make available to ship builders, owners and operators through the SafeNet Advisory. For more information you can contact the
ABS Vessel Incident Group on VIR@eagle.org
or, if you prefer, by Fax on 1-212-839-5211
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