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Pride's MY Illusion Plus 22/01/2020MY Illusion Plus – An 88.5m Custom motor yacht built by Pride Mega Yachts in China, she was delivered to her owner in 2018. Boasting 2 Rolls-Royce Marine 2,237kW diesel-electric engines, ...
Queuing for Scrubber Retrofits!! 22/01/2020More than 100 containerships were in yards for scrubber retrofits last month before the International Maritime Organization (IMO) sulphur cap entered into force on January 1, 2020. Many of these ...
Nautiterm: (Nautical Terms Explained) – “Barge In” 22/01/2020Nautiterm (Nautical Terms Explained): “Barge In” – A barge was a flat-bottomed boat generally working in a port or on a river. They were renowned for being difficult to steer and were forever ...
Nautiterm: (Nautical Terms Explained) – “Shiver Me Timbers” 14/01/2020Nautiterm: (Nautical Terms Explained) – “Shiver Me Timbers” The phrase “Shiver Me Timbers” is based on real nautical slang and is a reference to the “timbers”, which are the wooden support ...
Nautiterm - "turn a blind eye" 19/11/2019Nautiterm: (Nautical Term Explained) – “Turn a blind eye” Turning a blind eye is often associated with Admiral Nelson, who was blinded in one eye in his Royal Navy career. During the Battle of ...
Nautiterm - "groggy" 12/11/2019Nautiterm: (Nautical Terms Explained) – “Groggy” In 1740, British Admiral Vernon (whose nickname was “Old Grogram” due to the cloak of grogram which he wore) ordered that the sailors’ daily ...
Nautiterm - "bottoms up" 05/11/2019Nautiterm: (Nautical Terms Explained) - “Bottoms Up” According to the legend, English sailors used to be bribed with coins to join the navy, and, many times, they would be tricked into joining ...
Nautiterm - "sun is over the yard arm" 29/10/2019Nautiterm: (Nautical Terms Explained) - Sun Is Over The Yard Arm - "Time for happy hour to begin”. This term is thought to have its origins in an officers' custom aboard ships sailing in the north ...
"Power house" 29/10/2019“POWER HOUSE” Watch a time-lapse video covering the build of a 12X92DF engine, this was built by CSSC-MES Diesel Co., Ltd. (CMD). This is a twelve-cylinder version of the 92cm bore X-DF dual ...
WRS Tech take on the Great South Run 22/10/2019Alex and Matt from the WRS Tech team took part in the Great South Run yesterday! The training was all worth it when they both crossed the finish line within their goal time! Matt raised £525 for ...
