Archive for the ‘Conferences, Seminars, Forums’ Category
British Marine sees Marine Showcase sell out at brand new Expo
Lesley Robinson
Stand space for British Marine Expo’s brand new Marine Showcase is fully sold out following overwhelming interest from companies looking to promote their brand at the one-of-a-kind, two day event.
Taking place on 26-27 March 2019 at the impressive St. Mary’s Stadium in Southampton,...
February 14th, 2019 | Associations, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, Exhibitions, News | Read More
OMFIF – new speakers to discuss central bank gender diversity
OMFIF is pleased to announce two new speakers joining the panel to discuss the 2019 Gender Balance Index and how to encourage diversity in the traditionally male-dominated financial sector:
Martin Taylor, member of the financial policy committee, Bank of England
Caitlin Kraft-Buchman, founder...
February 11th, 2019 | Banking, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, HR | Read More
IUMI confronts trade ‘chaos’ as it strives to protect insured clients
Richard Turner, IUMI president.
IUMI confronts trade ‘chaos’ as it strives to protect insured clients
By James Brewer
London’s marine insurance market is going through one of its toughest periods in recent years, the president of the International Union of Marine Insurance has warned.
The twin...
February 7th, 2019 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Marine Insurance | Read More
London Yacht Show announces first wave of exhibiting brands
l to r: Lesley Robinson, Andrew Williams and Paul Tetlow
Tuesday 5 February (London, UK) – In the two weeks since the event was relaunched as London Yacht Show, Sunseeker, Princess and Fairline have joined more than 10 brands that have signed up to exhibit their boats & yachts including: Azimut;...
February 5th, 2019 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, Exhibitions, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical, Technology | Read More
2019 Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
The entrance of the Piraeus Port
CURRENT SIGNS OF RECOVERY IN EAST MED CRUISING MARK THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA FOR THIS UNIQUE REGION
The biennial Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum returns this May to Athens for its fifth consecutive edition at a new venue and celebrates the industry’s renewed optimism...
February 4th, 2019 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Maritime Tourism, Tourism | Read More
Desmond Lachman on US monetary policy, Danae Kyriakopoulou on Banxico independence and more
OMFIF Update – Week 5 2019
28 January-1 February 2019 Vol.10 Ed.5
REPORT
The rise of central bank gold demand
Since the 2008 financial crisis there has been renewed interest in gold’s unique characteristics as a safe haven asset that is nobody’s liability.
This, combined with scepticism...
February 2nd, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Communication, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Finance, Insight, Markets | Read More
Speech by Mark Sobel: US international financial diplomacy – past, present, future
Mark Sobel
Speech: ‘US international financial diplomacy – Past, present, future,’ by Mark Sobel, US chairman, OMFIF
Published on 30 January 2019
In a speech delivered at an OMFIF roundtable in London, Mark Sobel, former deputy assistant secretary for international monetary and financial policy...
January 30th, 2019 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums | Read More
The Truth: the BDI@797
John Faraclas
“ ‘Tis strange- but true; for truth is always strange; Stranger than fiction !” Lord Byron was absolutely right…
So here we go with yet another Market total fall; The BDI lost 55 points and things are getting sour but cool; cheer up the worse is yet to come. The geopolitics still...
January 29th, 2019 | Academia, Art and auctions, Charity, Chartering, Clubs, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Consumers Market, Cruise Industry, Dry Bulkcarriers, Events, Events, Conferences,Forums and Symposiums, Exhibitions, Exhibitions, Fashion, Headlines, Insight, Markets, News, Shipping Indices, Statistics, Stock Markets, Tankers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
IMCA seminar on the use of the competence e-Portfolio
Nick Hough, IMCA Technical Adviser – HSSE, Offshore Survey and ROV
IMCA SEMINAR ON THE USE OF THE COMPETENCE e-PORTFOLIO
Understanding the advantages of IMCA’s competence e-portfolio
How the e-portfolio works in practice
Seminar – 5 February 2019, Aberdeen
The International Marine Contractors...
January 29th, 2019 | Associations, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Education and Training, HR, Jobs, Maritime Education and Training | Read More
Euro: Success and vulnerability, Central banks and supervisory tech
Vitor Constâncio
Commentary: Euro – Success and vulnerability
By Kat Usita in London
Challenges facing Europe’s unfinished monetary union were discussed in a wide-ranging OMFIF London City Lecture with Vitor Constâncio, former vice-president, European Central Bank, Lucrezia Reichlin, London...
January 25th, 2019 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Finance | Read More
The BDI@982: a disaster waiting to happen
John Faraclas – picture credits Kenny Hickey
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) fell below the 1,000 points psychological threshold; an expected fall and now reads 982 – minus 54 points. Geopolitics continue to deteriorate all over Planet Ocean. John Faraclas’ daily markets briefing:
The Capes’ triple-digit...
January 24th, 2019 | Banking, Chartering, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Dry Bulkcarriers, Emissions, Energy, Environment, Finance, HR, Markets, Oceanology, Pollution, Shipfinance, Shipping Indices, Stock Markets, Tankers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Two key and complementary IMarEST events being held alongside each other for the first time
Cdr Ian Hassall RN
Two influential Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) events – Engine As A Weapon (EAAW VIII) and the Marine Electrical and Control Systems Safety Conference (MECSS 2019) – are to be held for the first time alongside each other at America...
January 23rd, 2019 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, IMarEST, Military, Technical, Technology | Read More
Diving BDI@1,036: it’s the bankrupt global economy stupid…
John Faraclas
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 56 points earlier on today and approaches the dangerous zone – which already has each twice within the last two months… Geopolitics despicable; John Faraclas brief daily recap:
The Capes … are “back” with a triple-digit figure loss 132 points and...
January 22nd, 2019 | Chartering, Classification Societies, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Dry Bulkcarriers, Markets, Reports, Shipping Indices, Stock Markets, Tankers, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Proper perspective on emerging risks, In Conversation with Paul Tucker
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Commentary: Proper perspective on emerging risks
By Christopher Smart in Boston
You can hear the bearishness in everyone’s voices. They fear a market swoon in a world of unstable politics. Risks are mounting, as indicated by recent data signalling slight economic contractions in Germany and...
January 22nd, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Finance, Markets | Read More
Jump on board, Project Connect is setting sail in the schools of Greece with “Adopt-A-Ship”!
All participants and contributors
On Tuesday, 15th January 2019, the Project Connect team held its first formal presentation of the “Adopt-A-Ship” educational program for Teachers, Department of Education officials, Ship Owners and other shipping industry representatives at the Piraeus Marine Club.
Project...
January 21st, 2019 | Charity, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Education and Training | Read More
Swiss are collateral victim of Brexit, Global economic challenges in 2019
Commentary: Swiss are collateral victim of Brexit
By Denis MacShane in Davos
Amid all the Brexit excitement in London, no one seems to have noticed that Switzerland is as much embroiled in a row with the EU as is the UK. Switzerland has been engaged in on-off negotiations with Brussels since 1992.
The...
January 17th, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Finance, Markets, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Central banks heading for exit, China’s economic outlook and the future of the renminbi
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Commentary: Central banks heading for exit
By David Owen in London
In among all the concern about economic growth rolling over, it is important to recognise that central banks are still heading to the exit. Just before Christmas the Sveriges Riksbank raised rates for the first time in this cycle. In...
January 16th, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Insight, Markets, News | Read More
Non-American should lead World Bank, Global economic challenges in 2019
Commentary: Non-American should lead World Bank
By Mark Sobel in Washington
Since the creation of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at the end of the second world war, an American has led the Bank (Jim Yong Kim, who announced his resignation from the presidency on Monday, is Korean-American)...
January 10th, 2019 | Banking, Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Reports | Read More
Back to pre-1914 Fortress America, Fed Talk: 2018 overview and 2019 outlook
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Commentary: Back to pre-1914 Fortress America
By Meghnad Desai in New Delhi
President Donald Trump has redefined the aims of US foreign policy. We are back to pre-1914 ‘Fortress America’. The US entered the first world war only because of the German U-boat sinking of the RMS Lusitania....
January 9th, 2019 | Banking, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, Finance, Military, News, Politics and Government | Read More
British politics caught in zugzwang, Advancing the European regulatory agenda
Commentary: British politics caught in zugzwang
By John Nugée in London
The various pro- and anti-Brexit camps in the House of Commons are all caught in a sort of zugzwang, to borrow the phrase from chess – they are safe if they do nothing, but if any camp forces a vote it may end up triggering exactly...
January 8th, 2019 | Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Politics and Government | Read More
Key industry players join forces to discuss IMO 2020 at the annual Middle East Bunkering Convention
Llewellyn Bankes-Hughes
The IMO 2020 0.50% Sulphur Cap and the huge impact it will have on the marine fuel supply chain will be the focus of the fourth annual Middle East Bunkering Convention, taking place in Dubai between 21-24 January 2019, less than a year before the new regulation kicks in.
The Convention...
January 2nd, 2019 | Bunkering, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Emissions, Environment, Pollution | Read More
Why Trump is wrong on Powell, Advancing the European regulatory agenda
The Fed
Commentary: Why Trump is wrong on Powell
By Mark Sobel in Washington
President Trump has shown spurious reasoning in attacking the Fed and Chairman Jay Powell. It would be a huge disservice to America, the Fed and its independence if a debate over monetary policy gave succour to Trump’s...
January 2nd, 2019 | Banking, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, European Union, Finance, News | Read More
Forthcoming meetings in January 2019
George Magnus
China and the US: Adapting to a changing relationship
Tuesday 15 January, 16:30
New York
With US-China relations in flux, this discussion looks at how the Trump presidency is changing the geopolitical balance of power and the global economic consequences of trade wars. George Magnus is...
December 31st, 2018 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Markets, Trade and Commerce | Read More
PMII/ Dissemination event Heraklion
From the seminar room of TEI Heraklion, Crete, where the event took place.
Poseidon Med II Workshop at the Technological Educational Institution of Crete
The European co-funded Poseidon Med II programme (PMII), organised a workshop at the Technological Educational Institute of Crete (TEI) in the context...
December 21st, 2018 | Bunkering, Classification Societies, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Events, LNG, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Technology | Read More
Radical risk-sharing rethink, Advancing the European regulatory agenda
Commentary: Radical risk-sharing rethink
By Marcello Minenna in Milan
Now that the ECB’s four-year €2.6tn bond-buying programme is coming to an end, there are other ways, more overt and effective, to stabilise monetary union, through a more concentrated form of risk-sharing. The first step would...
December 19th, 2018 | Comment, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, News | Read More
