Southampton to mark Titanic anniversary with memorial service honouring lost crew Southampton will mark the anniversary of the RMS Titanic tragedy with a commemorative service on Wednesday (April 15th at 11am) – honouring more…
by Arietta Pouliou*, Where the colours and scents of the island blend with human craftsmanship to create a truly dazzling landscape Distinctive and remarkably unique among the Greek islands, Chios…
Written by Melina Iliopoulou & Maria Yiassa Illustrated by Elena Tsaprouni Yiannis, a young boy, spends his summer holidays on a sun-drenched Aegean island, where the sea shimmers under the…
by Gina Koutsika, Director, Audiences & Content, Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, and Fellow, St Edmund Hall, Oxford. What role do audiences think that contemporary art plays in one…
Following our 2025 articles on the Death of Diplomacy: 2026 began with the stealth arrest of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. This was on 3rd January…
by Arietta Pouliou Step into 170 years of history, art, and exquisite flavours in the world’s first museum restaurant Back in the distant 1850s, Londoners would board horse-drawn cabs to…
At the dawn of 2026 Angelakos (Hellas) S.A. took delivery of a new Kamsarmax vessel on behalf of its Principals at the Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co. Ltd., (NACKS) shipyard in…
By James Brewer A self-described “poor householder” who was a carpenter and millwright in a Dutch village patented an invention in 1593 which changed the dynamics of international shipping. His…
by Gina Koutsika, director, Audiences and Content, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology A heartfelt thank you to our incredible audiences and to our dedicated teams at the Ashmolean Museum,…
The Buckler’s Hard Shipyard trust has opened a new free exhibition at the historic shipbuilding village of Buckler’s Hard telling the story and showing the finds of this summer’s archaeological…
On 27 October 2025, Angelakos (Hellas) S.A. took delivery of a new Kamsarmax vessel on behalf of its Principals at the Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co. Ltd. (NACKS) shipyard…
David Wilkinson’s much-anticipated documentary The Marbles opened in UK cinemas on Friday, November 7, with its London premiere at Genesis Cinema in Bethnal Green concluding in a lively Q&A with…
by Arietta Pouliou* A journey into the glamorous world of France’s most fashion-obsessed monarch, whose influence continues to define style and popular culture more than 250 years later. She was…
Following its sold-out world premiere at the Central Scotland Documentary Festival last Thursday, David Wilkinson’s film The Marbles, about the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, opens in UK theatres on…
Last Saturday, November 1st, 2025, Chios Marine Club hosted with great success an event in honor of Mr. Theodoros Veniamis, in “Argentiko Mansion’s Estate” in the island of Chios, Greece.…
“Great is the nation that controls the sea” is the English translation deriving from the greek maxim “Μέγα τὸ τῆς θαλάσσης κράτος” emanating from the time of the Peloponnesian War…
by Arietta Pouliou Santorini of Wine and Vine: The portrait of an international oenological destination of distinction The varieties, the uniqueness of the Therian vineyard, and the sublime tasting experiences…
by Kostas Papachristodoulou, Commodore (ret) HN, head of Risk & Intelligence at SEA GUARDIAN SG Ltd The articles on www.allaboutahipping.co.uk titled “The Death of Diplomacy” made me think about the…
By George Bonanos Everything started last April when I received an invitation to a private ‘Families Open Day’ at The Hellenic Enclosure, at West Norwood Cemetery. In reality, it was anything but…
London International Shipping Week 2025 marks the 12th Anniversary since this event begun in the Administrative Capital of Shipping, London. Events took place on both sides of Father Thames at…
Chios is experiencing the pulse of the 4th THE CHIOS FESTIVAL this year, which takes place from August 25 to September 7, transforming the island into a center of Culture,…
Lloyd’s Register (LR), the global maritime professional services group, has returned to its original London headquarters at 71 Fenchurch Street. The move is a significant moment in its 265-year history…
10 Downing Street flew the flag of the Merchant Navy as communities around the UK came together to mark Merchant Navy Day on the 3rd September. Individuals, companies, and local…
by Capt. Michalis Fragkias I was the Second Officer on the “Athina Zafirakis”, a beautiful 28,000 DW cargo ship, owned by Stavros Livanos shipping company, which we took over from the Hakodate shipyard in Japan…
Unique, authentic and worth knowing parts of the biggest Cycladic island by Arietta Pouliou* According to Greek mythology, Theseus with Ariadne and his fleet of Athenians, stopped at the port…