IMO Legal Committee approves first international guidelines to deter maritime fraud and misuse of flags. The International Maritime Organization’s Legal Committee has approved a new set of guidelines to improve…
Derren Nathan (pictured above), head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “President Trump’s social media post celebrating the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz has been confirmed by Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas…
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Arsenio Dominguez delivered the following address to the France-UK Summit on Freedom of Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz on 17 April 2026:…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 is up around 30 points this morning after creating further space yesterday from the lows seen in the wake of the…
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…
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Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Global stock markets look set to end a volatile week on a more positive footing, with investor sentiment showing tentative signs of recovery heading…
Oil jetty out of service08 Apr 2026, Lome, TogoThe port authorities at Lomé have announced that the oil jetty will be temporarily out of service from 6 April to 7…
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has issued the following statement: “For the health and wellbeing of seafarers and the global shipping industry, I welcome the ceasefire announced in the Middle East.…
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…
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…
Foreign Ministers updated on IMO actions related to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mr. Arsenio Dominguez has urged States to…
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…
In our last two reports we presented the recap of events as well as the hint of what is yet to come and the attitude of all those involved in…
The escalating conflict in the Middle East and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz is set to become a major operational challenge for ship maintenance and safety, and not…
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…
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…
by Lana Grishina, Oakeshott Insurance Group Global shipping carries close to 90% of the world’s trade, yet the machinery driving this vast system remains inherently volatile. From the “de facto”…
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,…
