By John Faraclas and Anny Zade This 29th Annual Dinner and Dance of the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane, coinciding with…
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By Dr. Marina Papaioannou, DNV, Maritime Academies Regional Manager, South East Europe, Middle East & Africa People often ask me what it takes to have a career in shipping. Especially…
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by Gina Koutsika ICOM CECA The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is a non-governmental organization of museum professionals with the aim of sharing knowledge and developing professional standards at international…
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As supply chain resilience becomes a priority for maritime stakeholders, container telematics could underpin a robust and transparent global logistics network. Over the past three years, global supply chain resilience…
Santi Find the Eagle team launches new attempt to solve the mystery of lost WW2 submarine ORP Orzel
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Sustainability and digitalisation must go hand in hand to boost shipping industry, insists environmental management specialist Erle Kristin Wagle, eminent alumna of the Blue MBA
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P&I gets renewed by Maria Kouliga-Pavlou, CEO and founder of Trinity Marine Services and president of HCLBA Marked by many hurdles and challenges, Ship-owning Members’ Renewal Contracts, shared between the…
Kastelorizo: The ‘invisible’ heroes of a forgotten island by Angela Boletsi* Kastelorizo or Megisti, an island of geopolitical importance inversely proportional to its size, just 2 kilometres off the…
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Marine scrubbers – Yara Marine tackles the great upheaval Yara Marine Technologies COO Ina Reksten and Innovation Manager Shyam Bahadur Thapa reflect on the effects of the coronavirus crisis and…