One of the UK’s favourite children’s programmes of the 1970’s was Rentaghost. The UK TV show aired on the BBC with a simple premise: a cast of ghosts, who when alive, were rather ‘unsuccessful’, are given a second chance (the intended name of the show) in the afterlife by being hired out by the eponymously…
Introduction One of the major problems for smart ports and automated shipping is the bit when the boat collides with the dock. That sounds more dramatic than it is, but all ship mooring (actually, docking) starts with a “controlled” collision between the pier and the ship and then comes the job of keeping the ship…
Forget Bellingham to Real Madrid or Arsenal’s capture of Declan Rice; the $1.1 billion that Thales is paying for Cobham Aerospace Communications (“AeroComms”) is by far the biggest British move of this summer’s transfer window. But what’s behind the deal? Read on for our take. A More Complete Cockpit Offering Thales is positioning it as…
Anyone familiar with flying long-haul will have, over time, established methods of enduring, perhaps even enjoying, the multiple hours spent locked in a cabin at 36,000ft. One look around the cabin on any long-haul segment reveals the role of in-flight entertainment (IFE), and blockbuster content more specifically, continues to have as a coping mechanism, with…
This week, England had a landslide victory in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The win is one in a series that if kept up will result in the team winning the Cup in just four games. Such a winning streak saw our minds turn to the maritime industry. This is an industry that has played…
Last week, Valour Consultancy team members from across the world were reunited at Belton Woods Hotel; thirteen miles from our headquarters in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Our employees traveled from as far as Australia to celebrate us winning the King’s Award for Enterprise! It was a fabulous opportunity for us to see each other and host a…