Work to remove the masts from the SS Richard Montgomery will begin in early September, marking a significant milestone in the long-term management of the historic wreck, the Government has confirmed…
Maritime History and Museums
From July 20th – 7th August the Buckler’s Hard Shipyard Trust will be partnering with the Maritime Archaeology Trust and local volunteers to continue the work of surveying the historic village slipways…
New 2026–2029 Propeller Club Piraeus board, featuring Danae Bezantakou as its first female President.
On Wednesday, July 1st, 2026, the first meeting of the new Board of Governors of the Propeller Club, Port of Piraeus took place, during which the Board was formally constituted…
Good Morning Monaco Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Luxury watch thefts investigated near Monaco after two robberies within an hourFrench authorities have launched an investigation after two high-value watch robberies were…
VERGINA TV’s Christina Tsorba interviews allaboutshipping’s John Faraclas on POSIDONIA 2026
Given the POSIDONIA 2026 International Exhibition and Conferences taking place as you read thesenews, it was a rare live chance for VERGINA TV’s Christina Tsorba to interview allaboutshipping’s John Faraclas…
We are delighted to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of the WWW.ALLABOUTSHIPPING.CO.UK news and features site, coinciding with the magnificent shipping exhibition and business platform POSIDONIA 2026. We extend our thanks and appreciation…
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…
We visited «Marie Antoinette Style» in V&A Museum — and were dazzled by the timeless flair of the world’s most en vogue queen
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…
Santorini of Wine and Vine: The portrait of an international oenological destination of distinction
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…
Geo-policy / strategy / economy coordinated with the diplomacy being on the death condition
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…
Last weekend my 19th century Chian and Constantinople ancestors drew me to London!
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…




