By Michael Grey* You have to hand it to the Houthis, for their ability, with limited resources, to cause an extraordinary amount of trouble in

Michael Grey* It was years ago that an old friend, who was a shipbroker, told me proudly that using his new mobile telephone, then something

Michael Grey* Are you suffering from “technostress?” It is an interesting term, which perfectly encapsulates the mentality of modern mankind, with manifold anxieties which were

By Michael Grey* The design of a ship was once a delicate balance in which an endless series of compromises were necessary to end up

Michael Grey* P&I club Gard came up with some disturbing figures the other day, in a thought provoking note on mooring operations. Using statistics garnered

Michael Grey* A modern ship is a complex creature, packed with different systems, machinery and equipment and at any one time it is inconceivable that

Michael Grey* One of the advantages (or perhaps disadvantages) of age is an ability to look back and see how custom and practice, behaviour and

By Michael Grey* He intended to pass. Probably, he won’t make that mistake again We all hope for the best, but it is slightly concerning

by Michael Grey* We are terribly worried about our supply chains these days, now that we realise they stretch rather further than the delivery van.

By Michael Grey* There probably will not be that many people around who can recall the summer of 1984, when there was an important conference

By Michael Grey* Strategies that contribute to the saving of the planet ought to be cheered to the rafters, but I confess that when I

Par Michael Grey* Il y a eu des moments excitants dans le Grand Nord en septembre. Pour commencer, les passagers à bord du petit navire

By Michael Grey* It represents one of the “least sustainable ways of going on holiday”, whimpered some “expert” of an unidentified discipline (probably either a

By Michael Grey* You might think that insurers would have been more vocal about the risks they are taking on with bigger car carriers carrying

By Michael Grey* I had just finished re-reading an old biography of Edward Wilson; doctor, scientist, naturalist, artist and Antarctic explorer, who died with Captain

Québec – Groupe Océan, entreprise bien implantée dans le secteur maritime québécois et canadien, lance officiellement sa campagne de financement RESPIRE. Les fonds amassés seront

  Harald Solberg* To supercharge the green shift, we need a clear zero-emissions target by 2050, a market-based levy on CO2 emissions and an improved

Michael Grey* When I was at sea, or afterwards, in shore-side employment, nobody ever asked me whether I was happy. If this unexpected inquiry had

Par Michael Grey* Nous avons plus que jamais besoin de l’industrie du transport maritime, elle est essentielle à la vie moderne, alors pourquoi tant d’intérêts

Par Michael Grey* On croirait presque qu’il s’agit d’un phénomène saisonnier, ces avertissements réguliers au sujet de la machinerie des navires qui s’immobilise à cause