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Wellington End of Year Luncheon

Twenty four members and their guests enjoyed a pleasurable social gathering and agreeable meal at the Bolton Hotel today. This event marked the end of meetings for this year. As we have come to expect, the hospitality and service offered … Continue reading

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October Meeting

On 14 October , 18 members, guest speaker Dr Ed. Ballard and 3 other guests attended our October meeting. Dr Ballard is well known to us have spoken at a meeting last year. The other three guests were Captain Shane … Continue reading

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September Meeting

Yesterday 17 members attended our monthly meeting. Following a social half hour and lunch, our member Captain Raminder Anand gave a both informative and entertaining talk on his experience with Maersk Line. Prior to his studying at Victoria University last … Continue reading

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Prestigious Award to Member

On Wednesday 08 July 2020 at the Bolton Hotel Wellington, twenty three members and nine guests sat down to lunch to celebrate a Charter presentation to member, Captain John Mansell. Among the guests were Ted Ewbank, Master of the NZ … Continue reading

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Wellington Meeting – Feb 2020

The first meeting of the year was held to-day at the Bolton Hotel. Eighteen persons including Guest Speaker Richard Ford and potential full member Martin Harper were in attendance. Before sitting down to an excellent curry lunch Warden Eric introduced … Continue reading

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All Person Errors

Copied from GCaptain 19 February 2020     By Captain George Livingstone – There has been a lot of work in the last few decades directed toward accident prevention in marine transportation.  We know most accidents are caused by human error, importantly, a … Continue reading

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Wellington Christmas Luncheon

A total of twenty four Wellington Branch Members of the Company, wives, partners and their guests attended the end of year Christmas lunch at the Bolton Hotel today. The well crafted menu provided a meal for all tastes and was, … Continue reading

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Wellington October Meeting

The October meeting was held on 09 October. There were 19 attendees, Before lunch commenced a very professional address was given by DerekNind, CEO of Centreport. His talk was revolved around the recoveryefforts to return the port to a fully … Continue reading

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Wellington September Meeting

There were nineteen at today’s meeting including Captain Dave McEwan RNZN who took away an application for membership form. After lunch, a presentation on oil tankers and their development since the 1950’s was given by Mike Pryce. Growth both in … Continue reading

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August Meeting

A total of 36 persons sat down to lunch on Wednesday 14th. As was arranged, the meeting was held in conjunction with River Press who were launching a new book. The gathering was a very congenial affair made all the … Continue reading

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