Communication

HFW Insurance Bulletin: February 2019 – Edition 1

Costas Frangeskides, Partner Holman Fenwick Willan LLP

HFW Insurance Bulletin: February 2019 – Edition 1

In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments; HFW publications and events.

1. Regulation and legislation

2. Court cases and arbitration

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/11/hfw-insurance-bulletin-february-2019-edition-1/

Joanne Kelleher, Corporate Communications Advisor at Jumbo

Time to Rock the Boat? Leadership in the maritime industry – what dominates, what is desired?

Joanne Kelleher studied at the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and in her Master’s degree study she asked 37 Maritime Professionals what they want from their industry leaders and got some interesting results. Joanne shared her insights in an article on LinkedIn, which I found very interesting, so I decided to try and meet Joanne for an interview and she agreed and that is what we speak about in this...

https://shippingpodcast.com/joanne-kelleher-corporate-communications-advisor-at-jumbo/

Navigational assessment focus for issue 20 of The Navigator

05.02.19 – The 20th issue of The Navigator focuses on the importance of a navigational assessment and why it is different from an audit. The milestone edition of the free publication from The Nautical Institute is published this month and available both in print and online.

Articles include a review of what happens during a navigational assessment by experienced assessor, Captain Mark Bull FNI, as well as a feature explaining why such assessments are so crucial from Captain Yves Vandenborn...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/05/navigational-assessment-focus-for-issue-20-of-the-navigator/

BIFA launches freight apprenticeship microsite

Robert Keen

The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has launched a dedicated website – https://apprentices.bifa.org/ – that will focus on helping both employers and potential recruits to better understand apprenticeship opportunities in the freight forwarding industry.

Carl Hobbis, BIFA’s Training Development Manager, says: “Having been actively involved in the creation of the apprenticeship, BIFA has committed...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/04/bifa-launches-freight-apprenticeship-microsite/

Desmond Lachman on US monetary policy, Danae Kyriakopoulou on Banxico independence and more

OMFIF Update  – Week 5 2019

28 January-1 February 2019 Vol.10 Ed.5

REPORT 

The rise of central bank gold demand
Since the 2008 financial crisis there has been renewed interest in gold’s unique characteristics as a safe haven asset that is nobody’s liability.

This, combined with scepticism over prospects for some of the main reserve currencies, as well as heightened geopolitical risks, has amplified gold’s appeal.

Read more.

COMMENTARY PM must push Brexiteers against the wall
Prime...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/02/desmond-lachman-on-us-monetary-policy-danae-kyriakopoulou-on-banxico-independence-and-more/

Keep your finger on the pulse with GAC’s Hot Port News

Hot Port News (HPN) is a free daily information service provided by GAC to registered subscribers.

Hot Port News features regular updates on local developments at ports around the world, provided by the GAC Group’s extensive network of offices. You can view the daily bulletins and search the news archives online, while registered subscribers receive updates as a daily e-mail newsletter.

Members of the GAC HPN community receive these updates as a daily e-mail newsletter, targeted to the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/01/keep-your-finger-on-the-pulse-with-gacs-hot-port-news/

CIRM annual conference 2019 in Greece

Frances Baskerville

CIRM annual conference 2019 in Greece

Viewers can  find below the link to the Annual Conference page on CIRM’s website.  You’ll see that the event is  at the Divani Apollon Palace for three full days,  2 – 4 April with evening events planned throughout (three days, three nights)

The AGM will be held on Tuesday in the afternoon and  will finish with CIRM’s  Dinner, sponsored by Inmarsat on Thursday.

Booking is as usual for the conference, but with hotels there something different...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/25/cirm-annual-conference-2019-in-greece/

Reload Greece: 2018 Reflections – a year in review!

As the year comes to an end, in our final 2018 blog, we present you with an overview of our key developments in 2018 and our plans for 2019.

Click here to read our CEO Effie Kyrtata’s blog which highlights how we expanded our operations, strengthened our voice and grew our community. 

Watch the RG Connect18 video to see how this year’s annual conference brought together entrepreneurs, investors and policy makers to create positive change.
RG YEP Ignite Update

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/21/reload-greece-2018-reflections-a-year-in-review/

HFW: Insurance Bulletin – December 2018

Costas Frangeskides, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP

In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; HFW publications and events

1. Regulation and Legislation

2. Court cases and arbitration

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/12/19/hfw-insurance-bulletin-december-2018/

Lena Göthberg, Producer and Host of the Shipping Podcast

The 100th! It’s a milestone! I take the opportunity to share what I have learnt by starting a podcast in the maritime industry. How it all started with a crazy idea and borrowed equipment onboard the worlds’ largest container ship MAERSK MCKINNEY MOLLER and her Captain. 

I got the advice to start by sharing 4 episodes, just in case the prospective listeners wouldn’t get hooked if I only shared one episode and that wasn’t to their taste.

1. Captain Niels V Pedersen

2. Carl Johan Hagman

3. Jonathan...

https://shippingpodcast.com/lena-gothberg-producer-and-host-of-the-shipping-podcast/

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