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GIWA: And the Winner is… 2nd GIWA ceremony: 14 Greek women have received their award in a celebration dedicated to the women who excel worldwide for their professional achievements. An…

An update from the Director of the Hellenic Centre Dear Members and Friends of the Hellenic Centre It is over one year since we had to stop our live cultural events.…

Menia Kouli for Art’s sake One of the candidates in this 2nd GIWA Awards, in the Arts Category, is Menia Kouli who is also featuring in Arts, social related articles…

HESGB 25th Anniversary surpasses any previous event a note by Anny Zade With Dimitris Monioudis at the helm, his super team of members and the events secretariat, this HESGB (Hellenic Engineers…

An exceptional wedding in a beautiful setting On July 12th 2019, we had the pleasure to attend an emotional and joyful event under the blue sky and by the beautiful…

Is This Tomorrow? Visions of the future by architects and artists at Whitechapel Gallery By James Brewer A decade after the end of World War II, London was making its…

Following last year’s 75th anniversary of the Oinoussai Benevolent Fund and its Oinoussian Ball at the historic Tower of London – whose battlements were adorned with the OBF logo sending…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ended earlier on today at 1,632 points, 42 higher than yesterday “thanks” to the volatile as ever Capes. Geopolitics remain more than perplexed… John Faraclas’…

Vassilios Kostetsos: mesmerising “Narcissus”  Spring Summer 2019 Haute Couture Show under the Acropolis. One of the most celebrated and revered Greek fashion designers of all time, Vassilios Kostetsos, saw every…

That’s Life –the American P&I Club at 100 years old By James Brewer Managers of the American P&I Club were on song as the protection and indemnity mutual entered the…

SPNL Mentee Branch plays its part in supporting LISW Since the inception of LISW in 2013, SPNL has been an ardent supporter, with this year’s supporting event – which has…

The novel Plunder with Intent was released on 9 November 2017. It made its pre-launch debut at a dinner of the Greek Press Association-UK, at the Greek Larder Restaurant at King’s Cross,…

The historic residence of Elena Schilitzi-Venizelou, the wife of Greece’s most acclaimed prime minister and that of George Seferis as Greece’s ambassador to the United Kingdom (1957-1961) and Nobel Laureate…

Winner of the Contemporary British Painting Prize 2017 by a yard By James Brewer  A television series hugely popular half a century ago was remarkably the focus of the winning…

The BDI lost 47 points earlier on today and now reads 847; the Geopolitics too are getting conspicuously messy. John Faraclas’ daily market brief: The Capers lead today’s fall with…

Celebrating ten successful years in business, CESG recently hosted its official 10th birthday party in the stunning location of the 13th century Castle Cornet, Guernsey. The Castle, that has guarded…

When you come to age, your immediate action and conversely reaction is to conquer; conquer everything that comes as a challenge to you, needless to say in business. Last year…

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands reopened the renovated De Ruyter Maritime and Logistics College in Vlissingen, Holland, on 3 February, 2017. He then went aboard the emergency towing…

A bitterly cold evening in London and even chillier freight markets failed to deter guests from flocking to one of the shipping calendar’s supreme events: the January 2017 winter barbecue…

Over the weekend of 2 and 3 July twenty-five teams from companies across the maritime sector took part in the ultimate challenge, better known as the ‘24 Peaks Challenge’. In…

What a great event that was earlier on tonight at the IMO!  Over 300 guests amongst them many Bahamians in London participated in the celebrations for the occasion of the…

  The Tsavliris Salvage Group Christmas Season Cocktail Reception last Tuesday at the Britannia Room of the Royal Thames Yacht Club in the heart of Knightsbridge, broke another record, even…

Here goes the first day of New York Fashion Week’s coverage, as we promised. (source: fashionality.gr) It’s never too early when we’re passionate with something. You wake up early, get…

At the Back Bar of the historic and internationally known “The Minories Pub”, off Tower Hill, under the rail bridge, the International Underwriting Association’s* Summer Party earlier on this evening…

Greek Shipping Hall of Fame London Event honours Inductees Gala dinner draws 300 guests to celebrate Greek shipping and its London ties MORE than 300 Greek shipping personalities, their partners…