Deborah Layde, Grants Director, Seafarers UK

In episode 116, we meet Deborah Layde, Grants Director at Seafarers UK, is a leading provider of grants to maritime charities and charitable maritime projects, working to help serving and ex-serving seafarers and their families who are experiencing hardship.

Deborah is quite new at her job, previously in her career, she worked for Sir Terence Conran and also with developing the Butler’s Wharf into what it is today. I get a chance to ask Deborah what she thinks about entering the maritime...

https://shippingpodcast.com/deborah-layde-grants-director-seafarers-uk/

The Funds

Emmanouela Depounti

The Funds

By Emmanouela Depounti, Attorney at Law, Former legal advisor of Agricultural Bank of Greece SA, Former introducer of Astrobank Ltd (Cyprus).

Part of the population in Greece strongly believes that the reason why the subject of non-performing loans  (NPL) was allowed to reach the dimensions it has today, is the role of third-party funds, by way of the benefit that the funds would have to recover from the sale of such loans. 

I criticise this assessment as short...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/10/the-funds/

SCPA awarded to improve its supply chain

On December 11 the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced a $25 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant to support the expansion at South Carolina Ports Authority’s (SCPA) Inland Port Greer, and the extension of Norfolk Southern’s Carlisle Passing Siding.

“We are very appreciative for the support of our Congressional delegation, SC Governor Henry McMaster, Secretary Chao, and the USDOT,” said Bill Stern, SCPA Board Chairman. “This is a...

http://container-news.com/scpa-awarded-improve-supply-chain/