Being a retired professional marine engineer who enjoyed my 9 years of service in the British Merchant Navy and still working now within the global marine industry, I just...
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Way back in July 2017 Solar Solve Marine put out a statement proudly declaring the company ‘Continues to be a successful supplier to the US Navy for its current...
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Hot on the heels of my summer news about plans for a £7m district heating scheme that are set to tap geothermal energy from the flooded underground pits and...
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I have been on holiday this week (did not go anywhere) and did not intend to write a blog. However, hot on the heels of my recent CORNY COMPILATION,...
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I try to avoid blogging about Covid-19 because so many other people do it. For some individuals, Covid-19 has been and still is, all-consuming to the point of hysteria...
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At the risk of being controversial to the point of rebellious in the minds of some folk, I have to make this observation. Currently there is an excess of...
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Sorry folks but I have dried up on what to blog about this time round. There doesn’t seem to be anything happening to make us all happy and there...
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Next month, November 2020, is expected to see the handover of PANG TIAN, the world’s largest VLEC (Very Large Ethane Carrier). The prototype vessel is the first of three...
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This week my local evening paper, ‘The Shields Gazette’, is promoting the fact that South Tyneside’s 4 or 5 Food Banks are all launching appeals for help from readers...
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Briefly, in my early life, for 5 years, I was a Hospital Engineer for a hospital group consisting of 2 large hospitals and 7 cottage hospitals/care homes. One of...
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