It's everything passenger vessels this week and next at BairdMaritime.com as we visit all four corners of the globe to bring you the latest news, vessel reviews, features and opinion pieces covering all aspects of the global passenger vessel industries.
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– The passenger vessel market is thriving and vessel quality fast improving
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
– The ferry industry is on the crest of a wave, and is poised for continued success
– by Mike Corrigan, CEO of Interferry
– On a tour of the Greek islands by ferry, Neil Baird considers opportunities for modern builders and designers
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
– "Do not worry about that, sir, if anything happens the crew will tell you what to do!"
– by Alan Loynd, former CEO of the Hong Kong Salvage and Towage company
– Neil Baird's Greek ferry roundup continues as he heads south to Limnos, Lesvos, Chios, Piraeus, Heraklion and Santorini
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
– Where are we now and where are we going?
– by Stephanie Newton, Content Specialist, Elite Exhibitions
– "It seems a sad fact that few political leaders, in any shape or size or complexion, can be found who can understand the value of ferries and their potential for good."
– by Michael Grey, former long-term editor of Lloyds List
– Italy's Nautica Store has had a busy 2019 with refits and newbuilds galore
– by Giovanni Grande , Baird Maritime's Italian correspondent
– Interview with Jonathan "Jonty" Powis, Operations Director at Britannia Maritime Aid, on getting this ambitious project off the ground
– by Nelson de la Cruz, Baird Maritime's Philippines correspondent
– Incat proposal aims to create a commuter-friendly alternative to Hobart's increasing traffic congestion
– "Shipbuilders everywhere should learn, yet again, from this example that dealing with governments is always fraught with danger. Bureaucratic-demanded 'variations' are shipbuilder killers."
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
– "It may also be time to revisit the provisions of the Safe Return to Port rules, because in this case the ship was unable to return to port safely despite all the technology."
– by Alan Loynd, former CEO of the Hong Kong Salvage and Towage company and chairman of the International Tugmasters Association
– "Unbelievably, almost exactly twenty-five years since the Estonian flagged Ro-Pax ferry Estonia sank in a Baltic storm, some members of the legal profession have again been trying to milk the tragedy for fees."
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
– "Most professional mariners would have squirmed in their seats watching the incident in Venice when the cruise ship MSC Opera went out of control and squashed an excursion boat."
– by Michael Grey, former long-term editor of Lloyds List
– "Ferry safety can be economically improved and that improvement can lead to important and very valuable political rewards."
– by Neil Baird, co-Founder, Baird Maritime
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