Introduction On April 12, 2026, President Trump announced via Truth Social that the United States Navy would begin “BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait…
Earlier of this afternoon Christina Tsorba from VERGINA TV HQs in Thessaloniki questioned All About Shipping’s John Faraclas on the latest developments in the Middle East mess. The Strait of…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Global markets have staged one of the fastest recoveries in recent memory, with both the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 now back in positive territory for the…
The recent decision in Three Fifty Markets, Ltd. v Argos M M/V, 166 F.4th 462 (5th Cir. 2026), issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on February…
Given the importance of Shipping and in particular that of Greek Shipping in keeping a balance to the economy and well being of 8 billion people on Planet Ocean, world…
An interesting debate with Vergina Tv’s CEO Stergios Kalogiros at Vergina’s Athens studio last night with the participation of Chrsitakis Meleties of Dimokratikos Synagermos political party from Nicosia, Cyprus. John…
Further to last week’s interview on the mess in the Middle East and the worsening of the energy issue engulfing slowly, but steadily, the global economy with Iran countering assymetricaly…
Further to our last, another brief but to the point discussion on the issue of the Strait of Hormuz, the cost of rising energy affecting all means of transport and…
Given the ongoing Wars in the Black Sea, the entire Middle East and beyond EPT’s specilaist Shipping journalist Antoni Karagiannakis – a seafarer himself in the past, questions John Faraclas…
Emma Wall, Chief Investment Strategist, Hargreaves Lansdown “Escalating conflict in the Middle East saw market losses across the globe yesterday – and early trading suggests a mixed picture today. Oil…
By Maria Mavroudi, Founding Partner, Searock Marine Insurance Brokers The latest escalation in the Middle East following US and Israeli strikes on Iran has once again demonstrated how rapidly geopolitical…
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) RESERVED Brief Update No 26/04 Date: March 03, 2026 Executive summary Objectives The Assessment is produced by the R&I team in a global sense covering 23 different…
Diplomacy? Reach for your magnifying glass to see if you can spot any remnants of this once respected and respectable “art.” What’s that got to do with TRUMP’s Tariffs being…
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…
Once again, merchant shipping, our vessels and above all our seafarers find themselves at the centre of military and hybrid attacks, as well as asymmetric threats, that are a grave…
Issues discussed with Mr. Antonis Karagiannakis, a former Seafarer and in particular a Radio Officer AND a islander from the Island of Kassos- from the 30th minute: Time was of…
LSLC, IN ASSOCIATION WITH 36 STONE and STEWARTS, INVITES MEMBERS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO ATTEND THIS HYBRID IN-PERSON & WEBINAR EVENT Third Party Funding in International Commercial Arbitration and…
Shipping as a tool for Geopolicy by Commodore (HN Rt) Kostas Papachristodoulou Inspired by the article of Mr. John Faraclas Death of Diplomacy Part 12, published in www.allaboutshipping.co.uk at the end of last…
This week’s developments in Venezuela underscore the significance of the Second Circuit’s recent decision in CITGO Petro. Corp. v. Ascot Underwriting Ltd. The Court’s October 28, 2025, decision addressed an insurance…
Figures from a survey of 2,000 people by Opinium for Hargreaves Lansdown, October 2025. Respondents could give more than one answer. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The…
At the closing stages of 2025 and given the geopolitical turmoil, Vergina TV’s Stergios Kalogiros interviews John Faraclas on Geopolitical and other issues affecting International Shipping and in particular Greek…
Brief Update No 25/26 Date: 29 December 2025 STATEMENT This document has been approved for distribution by SEA GUARDIAN S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intelligence and Information derive…
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Mr. Arsenio Dominguez has issued a statement on the escalating situation in the Black Sea: “As the situation continues to escalate in the Black Sea, I call on…
As predicted, and following part 11, slaughtering continues in UKRAINE, the Middle East is still in LIMBO, CHINA and JAPAN are at loggerheads, in the UK an epidemic arises, the…