The www.allaboutshipping.co.uk top 25 Annual Dinners, Charity events, Receptions and parties for 2018
Awards, Charity, Clubs, Events, Food and Drink, News, People and Places — February 22, 2019 at 11:59 PMA panoramic view of the Great Hall duringthe HESGB Annual Dinner and dance
Following our special surveys on the top 100 individuals in Shipping for 2018, as well as Allaboutshipping’s top 25 Companies, Conferences and Exhibitions we bring you herebelow the best Annual Dinners, Balls, Charity events, Receptions and Awards that took place in some of Planet Ocean’s shipping Centres such as Denmark,...
read more
Marine Insurance
The BDI@634; what a week that was… in Geopolitics too!
John Faraclas – picture by ecopack77
The BDI@634; what a week that was… in Geopolitics too!
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index)...
Feb 22, 2019 23:45
Shipmanagement
Crowley Christens LNG-Powered Ship MV Taíno in Puerto Rico
… sponsor Clara Crowley
Crowley Christens LNG-Powered Ship MV Taíno in Puerto Rico, Heralding New Era of World-Class...
Feb 22, 2019 22:20
Organisations
“It’s ALL about Shipping” talks: Natasa Pilides, Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister
r to l:Mrs. Natasa Pilides, Shipping Deputy Minister, Cyprus with Ms. Gina Panayiotou, Head of Shipping, Michael Kyprianou...
Feb 17, 2019 18:20
Markets
The BDI@634; what a week that was… in Geopolitics too!
John Faraclas – picture by ecopack77
The BDI@634; what a week that was… in Geopolitics too!
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index)...
Feb 22, 2019 23:45
Recent
Hot Port News from GAC
22-Feb-2019
CYCLONE WEAKENED BUT FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AGAIN
Southern Queensland/Northern New South Wales, Australia
SILT CURTAINS AT NORTH-EASTERN CORNER OF NEW YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER
Hong Kong
TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL OF WEATHER BUOY SOUTHWEST OF SHA CHAU
Hong Kong
CONTAINER GROWTH PUSHES THROUGHPUT...
February 22nd, 2019 | Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Cyclones and Typhoons, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Weather | Read More
Greece takes centre stage for RINA
l to r: Maro Varvate, Spyros Zolotas, Nello Sulfaro, Massimo Volta and Stefanos Chatzinikolaou
Recognising the importance of the Greek shipping market RINA, the ship classification, testing, inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational, announced this week that it has restructured...
February 22nd, 2019 | Classification Societies | Read More
Is This Tomorrow?
Phoenix Will Rise by Rana Begum and Marina Tabassum Architects.
Is This Tomorrow? Visions of the future by architects and artists at Whitechapel Gallery
By James Brewer
A decade after the end of World War II, London was making its lopsided recovery. The City and its institutions – the stock exchange,...
February 22nd, 2019 | Art and auctions, Events, Exhibitions, Paintings and Sculpture, People and Places, Social Columns | Read More
Charity calls for ship owners to embrace conflict resolution as a matter of urgency, following three knife attacks at sea in as many weeks
Stuart Rivers
International maritime charity Sailors’ Society is calling on ship owners to embrace conflict resolution as a matter of urgency, following three knife attacks at sea in almost as many weeks.
Sailors’ Society’s CEO Stuart Rivers said, “The tragic news, that two people were killed...
February 22nd, 2019 | Charity, Claims, Corruption, Health and Safety, News, Piracy and Terrorism | Read More
Rehrig Pacific Selects ORBCOMM’s Analytics Services to Power Its Vision™ Business Intelligence Platform
Leverages ORBCOMM’s advanced technology to enhance Rehrig’s software suite and provide their customers with improved performance, usability and reaction time
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., February 22nd 2019 – ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet...
February 22nd, 2019 | Consumers Market, Environment, IT and Communications, Logistics, Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
The BDI@630: Supras “save” the day..
John Faraclas
The back and forth (ups and downs) on a plus / minus basis of the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) never happened before at such a pace of a week nor same was expected at this particular time sawing the volatility as well as the unexpected uncertainty and conditions prevailing in the chartering Markets,...
February 21st, 2019 | Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Reports | Read More
INTERCARGO Benchmarking Bulk Carriers 2017-18 report
The INTERCARGO Benchmarking Bulk Carriers 2017-18 report has been sent to the printer. Members will be receiving their free copy. Non-members may order the report at info@intercargo.org or from Witherby Publishing Group (www.witherbys.com).
Executive Summary
INTERCARGO’s 2017–2018 Benchmarking...
February 21st, 2019 | Associations, Dry Bulkcarriers, Intercargo, Markets, Reports | Read More
Hot Port news from GAC
21-Feb-2019
TROPICAL CYCLONE OMA
Queensland/New South Wales, Australia
WORK-FREE DAY DECLARED AHEAD OF ELECTIONS
Nigeria
Tropical Cyclone Oma
Thursday, February 21, 2019, Queensland/New South Wales, Australia
A Cyclone Watch has been issued for coastal parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South...
February 21st, 2019 | Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Cyclones and Typhoons, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Weather | Read More
CSA 2020 briefs industry on positive results of scrubber wash water composition study
Captain Mike Kaczmarek, vice president, Carnival Corporate Shipbuilding. Photo by Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Lines
The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 took advantage of the 6th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR6) held in London...
February 21st, 2019 | Environment, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Pollution, Reports | Read More
CGS at London Glassblowing Gallery INSPIRED
Lisa Pettibone
CGS at London Glassblowing Gallery
INSPIRED
31st May – 15th June 2019
London Glass Blowing Gallery are hosting an exhibition by CGS members with a challenging theme.
London Glass Blowing asked CGS to invite its members to apply to this imaginative show INSPIRED.
Members were asked for...
February 21st, 2019 | Art and auctions, Exhibitions, Paintings and Sculpture | Read More
2018 preliminary figures (IFRS): Hamburg Commercial Bank shows solid new business and strong capital ratio
CEO Stefan Ermisch
Hamburg – Hamburg Commercial Bank AG closed the 2018 financial year with net income
before taxes of € 97 (-453) million, according to preliminary figures. Contributing factors
included a good operating performance and new business almost at the previous year’s level,
as well...
February 21st, 2019 | Banking | Read More
Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, February 21 2019)
HIGHLIGHTS
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
GLOBAL MARKETS: Appetite for risk taking was supported in early trade on Thursday, favored by a combination of increased optimism for a positive outcome in US/China trade talks and the dovish tone of the minutes from the 30 January FOMC meeting released...
February 21st, 2019 | Banking, Finance, Markets, Reports, Shipfinance, Statistics, Stock Markets | Read More
Financing emerging Asia infrastructure, Geographic inequality and the rise of economic hubs
.
Commentary: Financing emerging Asia infrastructure
By Jang Ping Thia in Beijing
Despite much discussion and effort, private capital is still not playing the role it can or should in financing infrastructure projects in emerging Asia. Increased geopolitical uncertainty and shifts in terms of sources...
February 21st, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Finance | Read More
Midweek blues: The BDI@622 as Capes continue to disappoint…
John Faraclas
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 13 points earlier on today “THANKS” to the cursed Capes… Geopolitics continue to be more than messy. John Faraclas’ brief recap:
The Capes lost 72 points and the BCI now stands at 578 – it lost the 600 points threshold and things might get sour…...
February 20th, 2019 | Banking, Chartering, Comment, Corruption, Dry Bulkcarriers, Fixtures, Insight, Markets, News, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets, Tankers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Hot Port News from GAC
20-Feb-2019
FOG HALTS VESSEL TRAFFIC
Dardanelles, Turkey
BOSPHORUS TRAFFIC SUSPENDED
Bosphorus, Turkey
Fog halts vessel traffic
Wednesday, February 20, 2019, Dardanelles, Turkey
Vessel traffic in the Dardanelles was suspended in both directions at 11.15 hours local time today (20 February) due to restricted...
February 20th, 2019 | Canals, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Weather | Read More
North P&I Club Delivers Landmark 200 Million GT at 2019 Renewal
Paul Jennings, Chief Executive Officer, North P&I Club
20 February 2019 – North P&I Club has successfully concluded its 2019 renewal and, for the first time in the Club’s 159-year history, is projecting total entered tonnage to exceed 200 million gross tonnes. This landmark achievement...
February 20th, 2019 | P and I Clubs | Read More
GE to Supply LM2500 Gas Turbine Auxiliary Equipment for Indian Navy’s P17A Frigates
Shown is an Indian Navy P17 frigate.
BENGALURU, INDIA (February 20, 2019) – GE Marine will provide gas turbine auxiliary equipment for the LM2500 engines that will power the Indian Navy’s new P17A frigates. This contract is with India-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and Garden...
February 20th, 2019 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Military, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical, Technology | Read More
Convergence: Silos crumbling in the face of change? (Part 2)
Convergence: Silos crumbling in the face of change? (Part 2)
Right now, we think we are a noble industry, carrying 90% of the world’s goods and energy. But if people think about us, they think of water and oil and dead birds. If we’re not connected as an industry, we can’t be effective to change...
February 20th, 2019 | IT and Communications, Safety and Security | Read More
Latest Opportunities from Jobs in Maritime – Nautical Archaeology Society –
Latest Opportunities from Jobs in Maritime – Nautical Archaeology Society – Protecting our maritime past for the future – Feb 2019
Out of these, only 75 are currently protected under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973; protecting a restricted area around the wreck from uncontrolled interference.
Modern...
February 20th, 2019 | Jobs, Maritime History and Museums, Salvage, Towage, Wreck Removals | Read More
