Modern shipping is all about change. New vessel shapes, designs, and capabilities are evolving like never before. In our new Crewtoo series, we look at those technical changes…in this article we look at the design and development of anchors.
Read MoreIt has long been considered that travel broadens the mind – so what better a life than that of a seafarer. Your home, life and workplace afloat and travelling as you work, rest and play. What about today though? Is seafaring still a way to see the world and explore, and can it bring self-actualisation and fulfilment?
Modern shipping is all about change. New vessel shapes, designs, and capabilities are evolving like never before. In our Crewtoo construction series, we look at those technical changes…this time around, we steer in the direction of the rudder.
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Modern shipping is all about change. New vessel shapes, designs, and capabilities are evolving like never before. In our Crewtoo construction series, we look at those technical changes…this time around, we give props to the propeller.
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It is time, the Winter Games are here. Usually slips on ships are a bad thing, but with the elite of the global games arriving in South Korea, people will be whooping and cheering for their favourites on the slopes, down the ice runs and on the rink. So, who will be the seafarers’ heroes at Pyeongchang?
Read MoreNapoleon was strongly of the belief that an army marches on its stomach – and while nutrition is important in a war – it is just as important onboard ships.
Modern shipping is all about change. New vessel shapes, designs, and capabilities are evolving like never before. In our Crewtoo construction series, we look at those technical changes…this time around, we visit the wheelhouse.
Read MoreOne of the more popular pastimes for many seafarers is fishing. It seems no sooner has the anchor grabbed the bottom, then the lines and hooks are thrown over the side and the angling begins. However...
People have always gone to sea for many different reasons – for some there is still a sense of adventure, for others the challenge, while some are in for the money - and pay the cost of being away fro...
Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin…when you are all set to leave the house to head back to sea it can be a real pain. So what are the essential bits and bobs which every seafarer needs....
Whether it's Hollywood, novels, documentaries, or good old fashioned history class, the lives of famous sailors (whether fictional or real) have permeated most parts of popular culture. As a member of...
According to both Mark Twain and William Shakespeare, clothing “makes the man”. Here we look at what that means for seafarers – both in terms of what to wear onboard ship, but even more so ashore. So...
There has been much made about the effect on Somali pirates that the various navies have made in the Indian Ocean. Another major element in deterring piracy ...
