Modern mariners are more likely to observe man-made junk than the wonders of nature. The ocean can be a lonely place. Ivan MacFadyen expected long weeks of isolation when in March he set sail from Melbourne to race his yacht to Japan, and then on to San Francisco. Having completed the same race
Ship owners may be risking the prospect of hefty fines, or even imprisonment if they fail to review the sewage plant operating on board their ships in line with an anticipated broadening of new legislation, according to Hamworthy Water Systems. In the current market climate, operators of existing ships remain understandably wary of new investment […]