Brussels, Belgium, February 10, 2025 – The close collaboration between ocean carriers, customs authorities, law enforcement and regulators have led to successes in disrupting drug trafficking through containerized shipping. To…
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UNDERSTANDING STCW DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 18 and 19 February 2025, a course on the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). Content Within this…
THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE Brief Update No 25/03 Date: 30 – Jan – 2025 STATEMENT This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian…
Maray Georgoussi interviews John Faraclas on current Shipping and Geopolitical matters
by Anny Zade Dr. Maray Georgoussi, Art Historian (formerly a lecturer at the Ionian University, Greece), interviewed Shipping and Geopolitical analyst John Faraclas, co-founder of the international site allaboutshipping.co.uk . Among other…
UN Working Group meets at Sea Guardian’s Limassol office on question of human rights in maritime security operations
On Wednesday 22rd January 2025, a UN working group established in July 2005 pursuant to the Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/2, visited Sea Guardian’s Office in Limassol. The group…
A Generous Offer from the HouthiWhat are the implications for shipping of Sunday’s announcement? On Sunday 19 January, the so called Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center of the Houthi group in Yemen announced…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS EMPOWERING SHIPOWNERS TO TACKLE NEW SAFETY MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES The maritime industry is undergoing a digital transformation, and one of the key innovations making waves is the integration…
Ambipar Response: Critical Environmental Partner in the Epic Sounion Tanker Salvage
Ambipar Response, the emergency response division of Ambipar Group, a global leader in environmental management, played an essential role in the high-profile rescue operation of the Sounion tanker (IMO: 9312145)…
Brief Update No 24/013 Date: 06 – Jan – 2025 STATEMENT This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intel…
ERT’s Thanos Choupis interviews allaboutshipping’s John Faraclas on Planet Oceans dire straits and its importance on current and future Geopolitics
John Faraclas on ERT’s global radio station “The Voice of Greece”, in the program “Greeks Everywhere”, with Thanos Choupis who interviewed him on the ragging wars and others about to…
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has initiated the expedited cancellation of six Panamanian-flagged vessels recently added to the United Kingdom’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets. These actions are being…
Andreas Stamatopoulos from Flash 99.4 discusses with John Faraclas current affairs affecting Global Peace and Economic stability:
Γιάννης Φαράκλας – Flash 99,4 (21.11.2024) All the above taking place during one of Greece’s and Orthodoxy’s great and most important date: the Entry of the All Holy Mother of…
Earlier on this afternoon we were honored to participate live on Vergina TV’s debate on the current geopolitical issues. The panel was moderated by Vergina TV’s founder Stergios Kalogiros; participants…
ETF Urges Stricter Regulations and Accountability for Shadow Fleet OperationsBrussels, 8 November 2024
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) is calling for urgent action to combat the rise of so-called “shadow fleets,” which continue to operate outside international norms, undermining basic worker protections,…
by John Faraclas Here we are amid two raging wars with despicable repercussions – already, a very messy situation and still in my humble view we are in the beginning…
THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE Brief Update No 24/006 Date: 30 – Oct – 2024 STATEMENT This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G.…
Brief Update No 24/005 STATEMENT This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intel and information derive from open…
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The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) announces that, following an internal investigation, it will automatically cancel the registration of any vessel found to be involved in illegal activities or that changes…
Geopolitics: the worse is yet to come by John Faraclas A very good morning AND Happy week to all all over Planet Ocean… Now, given: The Ukrainian mess which in…
Seas at Risk welcomes president-designate Von Der Leyen’s commitment to an Ocean pact
Leading marine NGO Seas At Risk warmly welcomes European Commission President-designate Ursula von der Leyen’s commitment to an Ocean Pact, announced today [18 July] during the presentation of her Political Guidelines (1)…
John Faraclas live on the global ERT Radio “Voice of Greece”, on the programme “Greeks everywhere “, with Thanasis Choupis.
Issues discussed: 1.A full discussion on Shipping and Geopolitics in the shadow of the fierce conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.2.On the state of alert in the strategic importance of straits all…
Lloyds – Q1 profits better than expected, driven by lower impairments Matt Britzman, equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Lloyds is doing exactly what it needs to do. Don’t focus on the…