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…
From our lunch time interevention at VERGINA TV with Christina Tsorba questioning John Faraclas on the case of the Strait of Hormuz and other issue affecting Peace, Security and the…
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…
by Robin Russel, CEO SATVA TRUST, Co-founder of Further & Further, for allaboutshipping.co.uk The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) convened an extraordinary session of its Council over Wednesday and Thursday this…
B rief Update: No 26/06 Date: March 22, 2026 Executive summary Objectives To provide in a 15-day cycle, the maritime industry and Security Stake or Shareholders with: Major maritime security…
Update on the Middle East situation20 Mar 2026, Middle East regionWith the current developments in the Middle East, we have launched this live updates section to keep you informed of…
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…
IMO Council condemns attacks on merchant ships and urges international coordination to safeguard civilian shipping, during extraordinary session in London. The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has strongly…
John (Ioannis) Pavlopoulos, CEO Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd, Vice Admiral (ret.) H.N., Honorary Commander in Chief of the Hellenic Fleet Former Military Representative of Greece to the NATO and EU,…
This had better be a short war or we are all in trouble Mark A P WilliamsMar 9 The Powell Precedent 23 years ago I sat in the Rochester Wine…
March 1, 2026 – “The recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East is causing disruption to global liner shipping, with many carriers pausing or rerouting services as they assess the…
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…
by Katerina Tsourtsoula*, The event of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Hellas) was held with great success on Wednesday, 4 February 2026, at the Athens Club, featuring Dr. Richard…
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…
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…
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by Maria Mavroudi, founding partner of Searock Marine Insurance Brokers War risk premiums for vessels operating in the Black Sea have surged dramatically, reflecting a sharp rise in maritime incidents…
OSLO – Norway, 11 November 2026 – Houthi militia have reportedly ceased attacks on Israel and shipping in the Red Sea (source: AP) – the impact would be seismic for global…
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has officially been recognised as an Implementing Partner of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021-2030 (‘UN…
Further to our 5th of October comment… Now comes a new twist in place of what would once be called Diplomacy. Hungary has reportedly been given a one-year exemption from…
6 November 2025 — The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released the third edition of the WSC Whale Chart, a global voyage planning aid that maps where slower ship speeds and route changes…
THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE Brief Update No 25/22 Date: 16 October 2025 STATEMENT This document has been approved for distribution by SEA GUARDIAN S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided…