Archive for the ‘HR’ Category
Maritime HR Forum annual conference
THE MARITIME HR Forum, the membership organisation that benchmarks shipping salary data, held its 7th annual conference in a beautiful setting adjacent to London’s Tower Bridge on 6th and 7th June.
The theme of the conference was ‘The Leadership Challenge’ and addressed the transition from ship...
June 17th, 2013 | HR | Read More
Flower power blooms anew at the magic photo booth of illustrator Carolyn Gowdy during London’s Art Car Boot Fair
Love + Light = Delight (c) Carolyn Gowdy
Flower power blooms anew at the magic photo booth of illustrator Carolyn Gowdy during London’s Art Car Boot Fair, By James Brewer
What sort of flower are you? On a cold June Sunday afternoon in London, a goodly number of people were ready to answer this seemingly...
June 16th, 2013 | Art and auctions, Exhibitions | Read More
Hot Port New from GAC
Your daily news service from ports around the world.
In this HOT PORT NEWS, read about:
* Worldwide – World Holidays: 16-29 June 2013
DATE: June 15, 2013
COUNTRY: Worldwide
World Holidays: 16-29 June 2013
Public holidays around the world in the coming two weeks include the
following:
Mon 17...
June 15th, 2013 | Holidays, Ports & Terminals | Read More
BIFA polishes up the silver for 25th Freight Service Awards 2013
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) – www.bifa.org – is
seeking entries for its annual Freight Service Awards competition,
celebrating a quarter of a century of recognising the best in the UK
freight forwarding industry.
And in a notable vote of confidence in the value...
June 14th, 2013 | Associations, Awards | Read More
AET chalks-up 10,000th US Gulf lightering
On 12 June 2013, AET confirmed its leadership position in US Gulf lightering by performing its 10,000th fully serviced lightering operation. Using its own personnel, equipment and lightering support vessel, AET successfully transferred 547,000 bbls of crude oil from Tankers International LLC’s V.K....
June 14th, 2013 | Anniversaries, Oil Industry | Read More
Davies Turner boosts opportunities for youngsters with fourth wave of apprentices
New group will follow in the successful footsteps of first three intakes
Davies Turner is again seeking applicants for its National
Apprenticeship programme following the success of the first three years
and the high retention rate amongst the previous candidates.
The programme has been running since...
June 14th, 2013 | HR, Logistics | Read More
Shipowners’ Club 2013 Results Show Growth and Long-term Stability
The Shipowners’ Club, the specialist P&I mutual serving the smaller and specialist vessel sectors around the world, has achieved a very good result for the year ended 20th February 2013, in spite of still difficult economic conditions and an increasingly competitive market.
London, Luxembourg,...
June 14th, 2013 | Company Profiles, P and I Clubs | Read More
GL Noble Denton wins International Business Development Award
Award Winners at the EUA IGEM Gas Industry Awards Lunch 2013. Image courtesy of EUA.
London/UK - 14 June 2013: GL Noble Denton’s contribution to developing and implementing safety regulations in hydrocarbon-rich countries has been recognised at the UK Gas Industry Awards. The independent technical...
June 14th, 2013 | Awards, Marine Equipment Products and Services | Read More
Shipping confidence reaches highest level for two and a half years
Richard Greiner
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose to their highest level for two and a half years in the three months ended May 2013, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. The survey produced evidence...
June 14th, 2013 | Consumers Market, Markets, News, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Shipping Industry’s Beach Dumping of Toxic Ships Revealed in New Online Database
Chittangong scapr yard – photo by Maro Kouri
Brussels, 13 June 2013 - The NGO Shipbreaking Platform today launches a data-driven website which lists all the ships that have been sent for breaking on the beaches of South Asia since 2009. On the website, more than 1,000 shipping companies that...
June 13th, 2013 | IT and Communications, Markets, Press ans Media, Ship Demolitions | Read More
Sailing Art in Spetses!
Acrylic on canvas 40 x 60 by Eva Bratopoulou
From 13th to 16th June, the island of Spetses celebrates the third “Spetses Classic Yacht Race”. The international event is organised jointly by the Yacht Club of Greece and the Poseidonion Grand Hotel (also the Hospitality Organiser of the race)....
June 13th, 2013 | Art and auctions, Charity, Clubs, Jet set, Maritime Art, Paintings and Sculpture, People and Places, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Lloyd’s Register announces significant board appointments to support continued growth in its Energy business
Lloyd’s Register HQ’s in London
Lloyd’s Register today announced the appointment of Chris Finlayson, Chief Executive of BG Group plc, and Ellis Armstrong, ex-CFO of E&P at BP plc, as Non-executive Directors on the board of Lloyd’s Register Group Ltd.
Lloyd’s Register Group Ltd (LR)...
June 13th, 2013 | Classification Societies, HR, News | Read More
Karin Orsel elected as first female vice-chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping
The New ICS Board with Karin Olsen in the centre
The Dutch Shipowners’ Association has welcomed the election of its board member Karin Orsel as one of the four vice-chairmen of the International Chamber of Shipping . Ms Orsel becomes the first woman to attain such a post.
Her election took place...
June 12th, 2013 | International Chamber of Shipping, WISTA - Women in Shipping | Read More
Third issue of The Navigator magazine leads the way on passage planning at sea
12.06.13 - The Nautical Institute tackled the crucial topic of passage planning and how to stay safe by utilising best practice – with the latest edition of its successful magazine The Navigator. The third issue of the free magazine, produced three times a year for navigation officers, included a...
June 12th, 2013 | Associations, Books, Maritime Education and Training, The Nautical Institute | Read More
Intermanager puts Management best practice at top of agenda
Gerardo Borromeo, Intermanager President
InterManager, the international trade association for the world’s in-house and third party ship managers, has once again placed quality at the top of its agenda by pledging to work with industry stakeholders as well as governments and flag state administrations...
June 12th, 2013 | Education and Training, HR, Intermanager, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Education and Training, Maritime History and Museums, News | Read More
HELMEPA’s Environmental Awareness Campaign draws to a close on the island of Rhodes
HELMEPA Junior members staging theatrical play on pollution prevention
The joint HELMEPA-LRF Marine Environment and Sciences Awareness Campaign successfully drew to a close for the 2012-2013 school year on the island of Rhodes. The Campaign, which is supported by Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF)*,...
June 12th, 2013 | Charity, Environment, Pollution | Read More
After successful launch, WISTA Argentina springs into action to link women in shipping throughout Latin America
WISTA Argentina founding members included, Ana María Brunet, Azucena Siverino, Vilma Carlini, Maria Belén Espiñeira, Melisa Esquivel, Andrea Rivero, and Veronica Taubas.
After successful launch, WISTA Argentina springs into action to link women in shipping throughout Latin America, By James Brewer
WISTA...
June 11th, 2013 | Associations, Events, People and Places, WISTA - Women in Shipping | Read More
Adrenaline-hunter.com, a new website paving the way to extreme sports in the online tourism industry
Lucile and Maude Mathe
Paris – June 2013 – A all new address for extreme sports and adventure travel, Adrenaline-Hunter.com sets out to satisfy the travel fantasies of the thrill-seeking adventurer!
This new website has been created by established adrenaline seekers for fellow adventurers as well...
June 11th, 2013 | Company Profiles, Events, Jet set, Sports, Yachting | Read More
Baltic Exchange supports seafarers with music
As part of the shipping industry’s efforts to support seafarers worldwide, the Baltic Exchange released on the 3rd of June a collection of choral music called Music for Seafarers. The London headquartered Exchange’s members include much of the world’s commercial shipping interests.
Funds raised...
June 11th, 2013 | Charity, Clubs, Events, Maritime Art, Maritime History and Museums | Read More
The children of Thessaloniki, the Municipality and HELMEPA
Many of Thessaloniki’s 300 children-members of the “HELMEPA Junior” Program, heralding from kindergartens and Primary Schools from around the city and the wider region, were presented with their Commemorative Certificates of Participation during the Municipality’s environmental scheme of “GREEN...
June 11th, 2013 | Art and auctions, Charity, Environment | Read More
ITF urges support for Day of the Seafarer
June 2013 - The ITF and its maritime affiliates will be supporting this year’s ‘Day of the Seafarer’ on 25 June.
Under the theme of ‘Faces of the Sea’, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) day aims to spotlight the human face of shipping and the sacrifices that seafarers make...
June 11th, 2013 | Anniversaries, ITF | Read More
SBS Worldwide appoints Mike Barber as General Manager – Manchester
Mike Barber
SBS Worldwide has appointed Mike Barber as General Manager – Manchester. He will help SBS continue building the full range of forwarding and supply chain services it offers in the north of the UK.
Mr Barber has 40 years’ experience in the forwarding and logistics industry, most...
June 11th, 2013 | Company Profiles, Person Profiles | Read More
Seaview Shipbroking Joint Venture with Galbraith’s
Pleased to announce to all our viewers that Seaview shipbroking, the shipbroking arm of
Seaview group, has formed a Joint Venture company with Galbraith’s Ltd.
The new company was formed following 18 months of discussions between the two tanker departments who together have recognised the synergies...
June 11th, 2013 | Chartering, Company Profiles, Sales and Purchases, Story of the Day | Read More
Philippine Vice President Jejomar Binay calls for STCW audit assistance at GL Maritime Round Table
Vice President of the Philippines, Mr Jejomar Binay, Phillipine Ambassador to Germany Maria Cleofe R. Natividad, and Albrecht Grell, GL Senior Executive Vice President Maritime Solutions.
Hamburg/Germany, 11 June 2013 - “Germany and the EU cannot possibly have world-class efficient commercial...
June 11th, 2013 | Maritime Education and Training, News | Read More
The Sea-factor in fashion
The Liberty’s Father’s Day display
The shipping industry greatly influences the world of fashion and let’s face it: the rag trade owes to a greater extent its success to the sea-factor in fashion. “Britannia Rules the Waves”, is not by chance the cliché for the Great Britain!
It...
June 9th, 2013 | Charity, Fashion | Read More
