In 15 minutes at lunch break, Christina Tsorba put forward questions of paramount importance to allaboutshipping’s John Faraclas:
by John Faraclas
The best ever global social event of its kind over the last 40 years in the British capital – the administrative capital of Shipping, was by far, the 30th Anniversary Ball of HESGB at the iconic West End venue JW Marriott Grosvenor House on Park Lane, adjacent to Hyde Park.
842: the pin number unlocking success!
Breaking all previous records with 842 members, friends and guests from just over 40 nations:
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/03/of-nuts-and-bolts/
This Year’s Unique Gift at the HESGB 2025 Gala: A Hand-Sculpted Shell Pendant by Dimitris Roussetos
This year, the ladies attending the HESGB 2025 Gala* were gifted a unique, hand-sculpted shell pendant by a renowned Greek sculptor inspired by nature. Dimitris Roussetos, an Athenian artist with roots in the Cycladic island of Andros, embodies the essence of Greek artistry. His art gallery, Kohyli, nestled in the heart of Chora in Andros, serves as a wellspring of...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/27/hesgb-30th-anniversary-ball-the-gift/
The most powerful Shipping society outside Greece is by far the HESGB (Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain), which earlier on today elected its new Governing Committee. It’s charitable status is second to none, an important issue / factor for our global society these turbulent day!
The voting for the Governing Committee took place at the board room of the GSCC.
Prior to this on the 29th of January at the Board Room of London’s Hellenic, the AGM...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/01/31/hesgb-elects-new-governing-committee-for-2025-2027/
HESGB first post-Covid-19 get-together!
Remember, the last major international event in the maritime realm before the widespread lockdowns was that of the HESGB (Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain) – one of the most powerful and successful Hellenic societies in the diaspora, on 29 February 2020 at the Grosvenor House Ballroom. Since then, due to Covid-19 restrictions,...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/06/hesgb-first-post-covid-19-get-together/
Volatile Capes’ slight “rebound” but all other dry indices falling; the Wets balancing…
The BDI was up 11 points earlier on today and now stands at 1,365… Messy Geopolitics might as numerous times have stressed turn Planet Ocean upside down! John Faraclas’ brief daily recap:
The Capes were the only size with a positive development and the BCI ended up 80 points at 2,565 – over and above the 2,500 points…
The Panamaxes BPI lost 37 points as well as the 1,200 point-threshold and now reads 1,170!!!
The...
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The BDI@637: buoyancy a must!
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) remains in low levels “thanks” to the Capes’ continuous fall… Geopolitics still the stumbling block to see the Global economy move on as the US$ 250 trillion debt and protectionism are causing turbulances. John Faraclas’ daily market brief:
The BDI clinched three points and at 637 is still a liability!
The Capes’ BCI lost another 25 points and now reads 520!
The Panamaxes’ BPI was up 19 at 685 points…
Still “rich” pickings for the
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/25/the-bdi637-buoyancy-a-must/