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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 ...
Nautiterm - "give me some slack" 22/10/2019Nautiterm (Nautical Terms Explained): “Give me some slack” When a ship without engines came alongside, It took teams of men to haul in and tie a ship to a pier. As one team hauled on their line, ...
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 ...
How to handle a counteroffer 18/10/2019How to handle a counteroffer A counteroffer can throw a spanner in the works. You’re all set to move job, excited for more money, fresh challenges and new company culture and then your current ...
A successful Macmillan coffee morning 27/09/2019On Friday 6th September the WRS Tech team celebrated a successful coffee morning raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Everyone from our office got stuck in and baked homemade treats to share. ...
WRS Tech host Macmillan coffee morning 04/09/2019Macmillan coffee morning - Friday 6th September This year all of the team are thrilled to host a Macmillan coffee morning on the 6th September in the WRS office. We’ve managed to ...
After two years of running operations in Dover, Geest Line is set to return to Portsmouth in January 2020. 29/08/2019After two years of running operations in Dover, Geest Line is set to return to Portsmouth in January 2020. Geest Line’s fleet handles general cargo, which includes machinery and ...
