THE RETURN OF POSIDONIA HIGHLIGHTS RENEWED OPTIMISM FOR A MORE BUYOANT SHIPPING INDUSTRY Posidonia, the Home of Shipping has reopened its doors to a great reception from the global maritime…
Company Security Officer (CSO) Training Course DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 27-29 June 2022, a three-day seminar that provides participants with the knowledge, understanding and proficiencies as required by the…
The Dry Market had one of its worse weeks with the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) diving down to 2,681 points, thanks to the volatile Capes – losing 660 points since…
New risks have Europe updating its civil defenses, but are nations rebuilding or reinventing? Up-to-date civil defense can make a difference in saving lives in what might be a more…
Good Morning Monaco Saturday, March 26, 2022 Experience and local knowledge ease refugee aid effortMonaco resident Arthur Reynolds has had one foot in Hungary for 30 years, having bought tracts…
Markets, Geopolitics and Covid: what a week that was… Next week? The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up 14 points since yesterday at 2,718 and 570 since last Friday the…
The Dry surge continues, whilst Wets fall amid Ukrainian despicable and inhumane mess… The BDI (Baltic Dry index) gained another 117 points since yesterday and now stands at 2,352 surpassing…
Buoyant Markets amid uncertainty in Ukraine and Covid The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up 87 points since Friday the 4th of March and now reads 2,235 surpassing the 2,200…
Who pays the damage with energy? WTI now at US$ 97.12… by John Faraclas The Ukrainian mess which is boiling ever since the annexation of Crimea will not only cost…
The www.allaboutshipping.co.uk 100 Top Women in Shipping for 2021 The www.allaboutshipping.co.uk 100 Top Women in Shipping for 2021 By Anny Zade Good evening to the Eastern and good day to…
Piracy has decreased in 2021 but the threat remains According to the annual piracy report published recently by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB), piracy and armed robbery at sea…
The BDI@1,764: skyfall or …business as usual with Geopolitics and Covid about to create havoc The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 109 points since yesterday and now reads 1,764 points;…
The BDI@2,027: Midweek Market Blues; worrying geopolitics amid Covid’s uncertainty The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 124 points since yesterday and now reads 2,027 – a whisker away from going…
Mess expected on all fronts during 2022 by John Faraclas If 2021 was a year of reset and another annus horribilis, 2022 will be even worse and we shall see…
Yet one more coronavirus death in MC; Shocking figures in France… Good Morning Monaco Wednesday, January 5, 2022 Yet one more coronavirus death in MonacoA Monaco resident, aged 86, has…
Professor addresses unthinkable, terror in Monaco… Good Morning Monaco – Thursday, October 28, 2021 Professor addresses the unthinkable – terror in Monaco Gilles Kepel, a political scientist who specialises in…
Coronavirus figures more encouraging… Good Morning Monaco – Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Monaco‘s coronavirus figures more encouraging While five Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, October 26, ten…
Gulf of Guinea Declaration On September 17, the Black Sea Law Company joined the signing of the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on the Suppression of Piracy. The problem of piracy…
Afghaniscam by John Faraclas My first “encounter” with Afghanistan took place during my first year in Anargyrios and Corgialenios College of Spetses in 1964 – 1965 during a speech delivered…
Hot Port News from GAC Fire on import conveyor 14 Oct 2021, Richards Bay, South AfricaThe Port of Richards Bay experienced a major fire incident on the main import conveyor…
Incident Alert on incidents at Manila Anchorage Areas, the Philippines. A summary is appended. Please refer to the full Incident Alert on the ReCAAP ISC website. During January-August 2021, a total of eight…
Hot Port News from GAC 10-day quarantine curfew declared 21 Aug 2021, Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan government has decided to impose a quarantine curfew across the island from 10.00 p.m.…
Free tests continue… Good Morning Monaco – Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Free coronavirus tests continue Despite an announcement in mid-July that PCR coronavirus tests will no longer be offered free…
29 new coronavirus cases… Good Morning Monaco – Wednesday, August 11, 2021 Twenty-nine positive tests for coronavirus Twenty-nine Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, August 10. Eighteen residents…
Monaco mobilises for Moneyval inspection… Good Morning Monaco – Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Monaco mobilises for Moneyval inspection The Principality could find itself on the so-called grey list of countries that…