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Solar Solve Marine the South Shield’s based manufacturer of SOLASOLV® roller screens for ships’ navigation bridge windows is delighted to be supporting a young local football team from Hebburn. Hebburn Town Gold Madrid under 7’s was set up in June 2019 and consists of 8 kids who train at Hebburn Clegwell and normally play their […]

Last Sunday saw the biggest event in the North East calendar and the largest half-marathon in the world taking place in the North-East of England. The 39th Great North Run was held and at 10.40am, 57,000 runners took on the 13.1 mile route through Newcastle, Gateshead and then down to the seafront at South Shields. […]

A ship can operate in hot climates where the windows on the vessel are exposed to high levels of the sun’s rays, which creates various problems for the passengers and crew. The sun emits short-wave energy that can pass through glass. When these waves strike the various surfaces in a bridge or cabin, they are […]

The fuel factor: a key challenge facing the shipping industry is the cost and availability of fuel.  The trend on prices is upwards as availability declines. For most owners, fuel efficiency is top of the agenda.  However, by identifying major loads on energy consumption such as air conditioning, studies suggest that fuel savings of up […]

Often one of the most overlooked details when designing and building a ship is taking preventative measures to help the navigation bridge crew deal with the sun. For many years wipers have been installed on ships with clear view screens to provide navigation safety in rainy or stormy weather but often the captain has little […]