Dear Readers,
Although I promised you that I would not publish anything in July, I just couldn’t help it.
This issue in the month of July has a special meaning. It depicts fully the recent trip I had onboard mv UHL FABLE from Port Kelang, Malaysia to Port Rønne, Denmark.
The trip took 38 days and we only stopped for 10 hours in Las Palmas for bunkering and provisions. A lovely trip indeed. With beautiful pictures and great videos, I hope you will find this 180 page photo/video book to your liking. View the book here.
Traveling by either container vessel or breakbulk vessel is not so easy these days. Some lines that used to offer these services have now discontinued them mainly due to corona whilst only a few others continue. I looked into my Seaman’s Book and found the following stamps from past trips:
Indeed, as I recall, all of the trips were amazing. Overall, the crews were friendly and a lot, of course, changed over the years—primarily in the way of communication. Specifically, we are seeing better and better internet, now also with Starlink which gives you very good speed even in the remotest of spots on the ocean. Much to the joy of anyone onboard, they can now see and hug their loved ones online and send messages regularly, particularly using Whatsapp and such.
In some ways, when you think back to the day of the handwritten letter (which my father was used to in the 1950’s and 1960’s), technology has really evolved.
We at PCW will resume our work formally on August 15th with a normal issue again, featuring interviews, etc. for the people who want to be in the know about project shipping.
With best regards,
Yours sincerely,
Bo H. Drewsen
bo.drewsen@projectcargo-weekly.com
