Author: Mel Goodwin

These updated temporary guidelines provide a common set of industry procedures to help facilitate CDI-Marine or OCIMF Programme inspections during the continuing Covid-19 crisis. If followed, they will minimise the time an Inspector needs to spend onboard a vessel, while ensuring the vessel’s crew, the Operator and the Inspector are prepared. These guidelines were updated…
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The team at Duke Austin & Co Ltd would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Duke Austin Newsletter – December 2022 Issue 21

US scientists have reached a major milestone in their attempts to perfect a process which could potentially deliver almost limitless supplies of energy. Nuclear fusion breakthrough – what is it and how does it work? – BBC News Nuclear fusion does not rely on fossil fuels or produce harmful greenhouse gases, so could also help…
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Surviving A Torpedo Attack In The Ocean During A Hurricane: In his own Words Donald Staddon had always dreamed of sailing around the world, but was too young to sign up for the Royal Navy in 1939, so instead joined the Merchant Navy, bringing supplies from North America. They would sail in convoy with the…
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ATHELSULTAN torpedoed in the North Atlantic on 22 September 1942 with 51 lives lost and 10 survivors. At 12 noon on Thursday 22 September 2022, we remember together with the sole remaining survivor, Captain Don Staddon at the Athel Line Grove, National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, UK

Duke Austin are pleased to announce the result of the Company Carbon Emissions Report for Period 1st January 2021 to 1st November 2022. By upgrading the heat source pump which provides heat to the office emissions have been cut by a staggering 25.30 tonnes Co2e from 36.9 tonnes Co2e to 11.6 tonnes Co2e. Recognising that…
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