In praise of crewing stability

You can’t have enough stability on board a ship. This is not a comment on the inability of certain car carriers to remain upright in all circumstances, but the conclusion of a report into crewing methods by the UK’s Solent University, which has been resea

Upbeat times in crewing capital Manila

Returning to the crewing capital of the world – Manila – after a couple of years absence last week it was interesting to see just how upbeat everyone we met was, especially at time when many in the industry at large are rather downbeat. ...

The crewing crunch, technology and over-regulation

As always seafarers are the key element driving the shipping industry and perhaps never more...