House detention cancelled. The Palermo Court frees the Italian shipowner Raffaele Brullo The Palermo Court decided to revoke the house arrest order thus freeing the Italian shipowner Raffaele Brullo with…
Anna Kaparaki Anna is a dual-qualified Solicitor specialising in marine and shipping law matters with particular focus on shipboard and offshore casualty claims, Hull and Machinery (H&M) marine insurance claims,…
Elina Souli’s inspiring interview to Anny Zade An inspiring and passionate woman leader, Elina Souli* covers all you need to know on P&I Club matters at a crucial time, not…
Survitec urges industry to maintain LSA service schedules With an increasing number of vessels returning to service following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Survitec is advising that ships’ life-saving appliances…
Grupo Stier celebrates its 25th anniversary with reception in the City of London by James Brewer. Ida Stier, founder and chief executive of Grupo Stier, welcomed guests from many sectors…
Members will be aware of the significant Court of Appeal judgment in “The Renos” last year. The claim dealt with the question of whether SCOPIC costs could count towards a…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 59 points earlier on today as the questionable Capes’ BCI clinched another three-digit points and now stand at 1,925 which is 186 plus since…
ΝΕW! Cyber Security – General awareness training DNV GL acknowledges that the maritime sector is in need of adequate cyber security to safeguard organizations, assets and information. To that end,…
The Swedish Club has launched its latest publication, Claims at a Glance, which provides an insight into the full range of claims the Club has handled over the last five…
GLOBAL SECURITY THREATS ASSESSED AND DISPLAYED ROUND THE CLOCK IN NEW INTERACTIVE MAP Ship owners and managers can now view what security threats a country poses to shipping lines with…
Without prejudice Anathema and Migrants: Human Aggression at its best! Why all this hypocrisy by all involved and in particular from the so called politically correct EU’s masters of colonialism?…
Security Institute – a great time to join; an interesting letter received from Jonathon Bright: Dear John, Just a quick e-mail to wish you a Happy New Year and to…
On 2nd December, the Rt Hon John Hayes MP, UK Security Minister at the Home Office, will be officially opening this year’s Transport Security Expo at Olympia London. An MP since…
In a move intended to allow the European shipping industry to stay abreast of recent developments, European shipowners have widened the scope of the former ECSA Piracy Working Group, which…
Transport Security Expo’s wide-ranging conference and seminar programme will be free-to-attend 2-3 December 2015 / Olympia London Transport Security Expo will this year be delivering more learning opportunities than ever before…
London 2 November 2015 – Despite an overall global reduction in serious piracy attacks this year, the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC) cautions against complacency in its…
UAVs and their detection – Transport Security Expo will address all the implications 2-3 December 2015 / Olympia London 29 October 2015 – The recent growth in the number of UAVs – from…
BIO-SEA by BIO-UV has just delivered the Piriou shipyards from Concarneau — France, with the first BIO-SEA100 skid version system for the National French Marine vessel B2M. The French manufacturer will deliver…
Captain John Dalby (Captain), AFNI, CEO, Marine Risk Management Ltd and Globalert Airborne Reconnaissance and Surveillance report on The Mediterranean Migrant Mess (with no apologies for the absence of tear-jerking images)… I’ve…
In the shadow of alarming global statistics showing a continual increase in the number of piracy and armed robbery attacks against merchant ships, an international gathering of key maritime stakeholders discussed the…
As we have reported over the last three years and in particular over the last six months, the focal point these days in the Mediterranean region, especially in the Central/East…
We have numerous times in writing expressed our dismay from the way the Migrants saga is being tackled by governments, politicians, organisations, ngo’s and others over the last four years,…
SSA STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY WHEN REPORTING INCIDENTS It is important to distinguish between armed robbery and piracy when reporting incidents in South East…
During the commission of the 12 th of June 2015 presided by the SGMER, both companies PRORISK INTERNATIONAL SARL and PRORISK INTERNATIONAL LTD, subsidiaries of the holding GROUPE PRORISK, have…
Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom, Director of the Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation and Wim Bargerbos, Principal Director, Principal Directorate of General Policy Affairs, Netherlands MOD, gave the opening keynote addresses at…