Books

The NI launches new edition of Stowaways by Sea

The NI launches new edition of Stowaways by Sea

18.05.20 – Stowaways are an age-old problem for shipping, but the threats they pose and the potential consequences and costs of stowaways getting on board have increased greatly in recent years.

This popular, practical guide in The Nautical Institute’s Maritime Security Suite has been comprehensively updated to take account of changes in legislation and official guidance.

In clear, straightforward language, Steven Jones MNI takes us through the...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/05/18/the-ni-launches-new-edition-of-stowaways-by-sea/

SHIPPING: An Introduction to the Technical, Operational and Commercial Aspects

SHIPPING: An Introduction to the Technical, Operational and Commercial Aspects

By Nigel Draffin

Shipping: An Introduction to the Technical, Operational and Commercial Aspects by shipping and bunker expert Nigel Draffin is a comprehensive and well-planned book, providing an excellent overview for those wanting to brush up on their knowledge of global shipping. It also offers a sound and no-nonsense introduction to the sector for industry newcomers.

The book covers every aspect of shipping, taking...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/04/24/shipping-an-introduction-to-the-technical-operational-and-commercial-aspects/

Pinch me, the BDI is up nine points amid geopolitical mess

John Faraclas

Pinch me, the BDI is up nine points amid geopolitical mess

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) …”hit” back today and a …record of plus nine points was observed bringing same up to 1,354 points. The Geopolitics cannot be followed anymore and be prepared for everything… John Faraclas daily brief:

The Capes lead the way up with the BCI up 92 points at 2,485 points…

All the other indices fell confirming our long standing view that one size, even two cannot dictate and or constitute a market.

The...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/12/pinch-me-the-bdi-is-up-nine-points-amid-geopolitical-mess/

Complexities of central bank communication, The UK’s global economic position after Brexit

Complexities of central bank communication, The UK’s global economic position after Brexit

Thursday 24 October 2019  –  Vol.10 Ed.43.3

Commentary: Politics, manipulation and credibility

By Pierre Ortlieb in London

In his new book, The Long Journey of Central Bank Communication, Otmar Issing, board member responsible for economics for the first eight years of the European Central Bank in 1998-2006, argues that credibility is a central bank’s most important condition for success. Yet central...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/24/complexities-of-central-bank-communication-the-uks-global-economic-position-after-brexit/

Ioannis Focas (Juan de Fuca) the first European to explore far latitudes off Canada

Juan de Fuca

Ioannis Focas (Juan de Fuca) the first European to explore far latitudes off Canada

Evridiki Livada-Duca tells the true story of the Greek navigator Ioannis Focas or Juan de Fuca, the 16th century Ulysses. 

In Venetian-occupied Kefallonia of the 16th century, trying to recover after the troubled period of constant change of rulers, Ioannis was born around 1530 in Valeriano, in the area of Elios. The Foca family was imperial Byzantine and first appeared in recorded history during the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/22/ioannis-focas-juan-de-fuca-the-first-european-to-explore-far-latitudes-off-canada/

K” Line Publishes 100-Year History Entitled “Voyaging Through Time”

K” Line Publishes 100-Year History Entitled “Voyaging Through Time”

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. As part of our centennial commemoration, we have published a company history entitled “Voyaging Through Time” and posted it on our company website. This publication describes how “K” Line has proceeded in its course over the last century and includes a multiple number of photos and illustrations.

In this April, we released a Corporate Profile...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/10/01/k-line-publishes-100-year-history-entitled-voyaging-through-time/

CSSF publishes free Guide to Safe Container Ship Operations

CSSF publishes free Guide to Safe Container Ship Operations

Hamburg, 26 September 2019. The Container Ship Safety Forum e.V. (CSSF), a global business-to-business network and industry association aiming to improve safety performance and management practices in the container shipping industry, today published its first Guide to Safe Container Ship Operations. The document is available for download on its website www.cssf.global.

“The drive for safety is a continuous mission. We intend to support...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/26/cssf-publishes-free-guide-to-safe-container-ship-operations/

Nautical Institute launches Guidelines for Collecting Maritime Evidence, volume 2

Maritime evidence guide goes on sale

Nautical Institute launches Guidelines for Collecting Maritime Evidence, volume 2

By James Brewer

Can you believe your own eyes, or your ‘electronic eyes’? Can you trust a video recording to yield the truth about a dangerous incident at sea?

Penetrating questions face mariners and investigators as digital systems add to available evidence but may still stoke misleading conclusions.

Such dilemmas lay behind a book launch with a difference aimed at underlining the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/11/nautical-institute-launches-guidelines-for-collecting-maritime-evidence-volume-2/

HFW -The Shipping Law Review – Edition 6

The Shipping Law Review – Edition 6

We are delighted to announce the publication of the sixth edition of The Shipping Law Review, an important legal book for the shipping sector, edited by HFW.

The book is a cross-jurisdictional companion for those handling shipping disputes and contains a summary of key shipping law provisions in 35 countries. HFW has, as before, contributed the chapters on Australia, China, England & Wales, France, Hong Kong, Switzerland, the UAE and the US. The firm has also...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/08/30/hfw-the-shipping-law-review-edition-6/

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