Archive for year: 2020
Open the hatch, I’m outta here! Exit planning, politicians & sports coaches
13 April 2020
There can be no doubt: planning our exit from our current covid state is on everyone’s mind. And a good…
Places I Love – Off the Beaten Track: Hop to it, this Easter!
13 April 2020
Whatever you’ve been doing this Easter weekend, I’m guessing it’s not what you would have guessed a month ago. While…
Layla O, Famed Agony Aunt, Arrives at Shipping News
9 April 2020
Now, Loyal Ship-ees, we know this may come as something of a shock, but, yes, the rumours were true, after…
Merchant shipping – The critical crew change dilemma
9 April 2020
On 7 April 2020, following the highlighting of the plight of crews around the world in this time of covid…
Ships, Ships & … Just What’s Going On?
8 April 2020
We at the Shipping News are being constantly asked what’s happening around the Port, who’s here in Port, who’s leaving…
The End of (Fast) Fashion?
8 April 2020
During this, so far, quite short covid period - which has seen most of us in home confinement (dare one…
Friday on my mind – The wonderful human condition
7 April 2020
You really do have to love we humans. We may wallow for a bit, but then we, most of us,…
Omeo, Omeo, Wherefore Art Thou Omeo?
7 April 2020
Listening to Beatles music from the safety of my home, I think, at the moment, we all live in a…
A Roaming Eye
6 April 2020
I lie awake, watching the morning light seep through the drawn blinds. Outside, the street is silent. Soon there will…
Update on our fav ships movements
3 April 2020
For those of you - plainly not including our Premier - who may still have a passing interest in the…









