The science of bunkers and what fuels it, for shipping people on the go. By Irene Notias, Director, Prime’s Bunkersplus Services For her “All About Bunkers” series of annual…
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 Erle Kristin Wagle has returned to…
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…
Changing our way of work at CIRM by Frances Baskerville, Secretary-General, CIRM The ritual of arriving at the office and heading for the kitchen to gather a mug of tea…
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…
Burial at Sea – What happens? As Secretary-General of CIRM, the International Trade Association for Maritime Electronics, I spend all of my working time thinking about technical matters, the organisation…
The www.allaboutshipping.co.uk Top 100 women in Shipping for 2019 2019 was the year devoted to Women in the Shipping Industry: “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community” was IMO’s theme for World Maritime…
Stargazing in Portugal – heavenly holidays in Alentejo province By Graciete Amaro One of my most remarkable summer holidays, when I was a child, was without doubt the two weeks…
Santi Find the Eagle Team’s expedition update at packed event in London Three members of the intrepid Santi Find the Eagle team united for an event in London at Ognisko…
Flying the flag for seafarer training and recruitment: Capt Nishant Kumar of Anglo-Eastern and the Blue MBA Class of 2019 Capt Nishant Kumar is an advocate of ‘balance’ in two…
Vietnamese Art: between Asia and the Western World by Maray Georgousis, Dr. Art Historian* Modern Vietnamese art inherits rich elements from a culturally diversified past. Starting with the world-known bronze drums…
_ Over 80% of the global trade, by volume, relies on Shipping to transport goods. The global seaborne trade is expanding, supported also by the 2018 upswing in the world…
Diversity – does it matter in shipping? by Professor Averil Macdonald OBE, DSc, D.Univ, FInstP, FRSA. Emeritus Professor University of Reading, Senior Warden Worshipful Company of Fuellers. Organisations of all sizes…
We have just been reminded that even in this sometimes soul-less age, one can experience at sea what seem like magical voyages, if the stars – the combination of quality…
Innovation, Investment and Intellectual Property in South Korea By James Brewer One of the most dramatic shipbuilding contracts of the decade – one which would have been unthinkable just over…
Greek Shipping Leading the Way By Tony Allen, Director (Greece), North P&I Club It is nearly a decade since the global crisis began and Greek shipping has proven its ability…
After a fast start, DNV GL continues to pick up the pace in the digital transformation of its classification services. by Ioannis Chiotopoulos DNV GL, Piraeus “We started looking into…
Reducing OPEX and Off-Hire at the same time. Can it be done? by Constandinos Karikoglou* …More often than not, your ship condition suffers, as a direct consequence of ill use of…
Technological characterization of natural zeolites for the removal of inorganic pollutants by Giovanni Varriale* Natural zeolites represent some of the most important inorganic ionic exchangers. Nowadays, considering their high availability…
Portugal’s Alentejo attracts international attention By Graciete Amaro My native province of Alentejo, Portugal, is increasingly in the spotlight of the tourism industry – although officials are making sure they…
Princess Michael of Kent’s new book A Cheetah’s Tale By James Brewer “They are so beautiful – don’t you love them?” says Princess Michael of Kent, gesturing to the slide…
Winston Churchill: Aspects in Focus By James Brewer Winston Churchill deserves to be much better recognised for the “the extraordinary contribution he made in the First World War” to the…
Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), 71st session, 3-7 July (opening address) Address by the Secretary-General at the opening of the 71st session of the MEPC Thank you Mr. Chair, Excellences,…
Visas of Life: how Japanese diplomats and seafarers saved Jewish refugees By James Brewer Chiune Sugihara, a diplomat at the Japanese consulate in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1940, is greatly honoured…