The ESPO Award on Social Integration of Ports is entering its 17th edition in 2025, and this year’s theme is “Women in Ports.”
Recognising the importance of gender balance in the maritime and port sector, ESPO aims to highlight and reward ports that have developed innovative policies and/or strategies that successfully attract more women to work in ports.
ESPO is one of the founding members of the European Commission’s “Women in Transport – EU...
THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE
Brief Update No 25/08 Date: 07 Mar 2025
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This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intel and information derive from open sources, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/07/sea-guardian-threat-risk-assessment-01-07-march-2025/
by Maria Themeli, Marketing & Communications Strategist at Themeli Communications
Growing up as the captain’s daughter, I learned to see the world with eyes wide open—to horizons where storm clouds meet sunlight, and tides that hide both danger and possibility.
My father, a navigator of oceans, taught me that true vision isn’t just about spotting land; it’s about reading the unseen currents beneath the surface. This clarity of sight now fuels my belief that Women’s Day is not a date on a...
by John Faraclas
Today, during the 5th annual Greece Cancer Summit organized by The Economist, I had the opportunity to attend the speech of Korina Pateli-Bell, Founder and President of FairLife Lung Cancer Care. FairLife was established in memory of her late husband, Simon Bell, who served the shipping industry as a shareholder and co-founder of FairSeas Average Adjusters. Listening to her passionate advocacy for lung cancer screening, I was moved to learn more about her story...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/07/the-story-behind-fairlife-lung-cancer-care/
07 March 2025
In 2024, taking all ESPO board meetings and technical committees together, women represented 41.33% of the port professionals participating in the meetings. This remains at a constant level compared to the share of women participating in 2023, which was also 41%. Since ESPO started monitoring the gender balance of its internal meetings in 2018, the share of female participants has been increasing and remains stable.
The Executive Committee, which is...
By Emily Dove, BLUE Communications / WISTA UK
WISTA UK held its prestigious annual black-tie dinner on the evening of February 26, 2025, at the iconic In & Out Club in St James’, London. The event brought together leading figures from across the maritime industry to celebrate diversity, inclusion and the remarkable progress made in advancing women’s roles within the sector. The evening kicked off with a warm welcome from WISTA UK President Monica Kohli, OBE, and was expertly hosted by Namrata...
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/
by John Faraclas
This is the ideal moment to refer again to the Death of Diplomacy following our first comment which coincided with the US elections last November.
Situation on Planet Ocean and in particular the messy Ukrainian and Middle Eastern wars are not yet over and we are going to witness incalculable repercussions affecting us all and many more conflicts which are about to surface.
In certain quarters, diplomacy (so-called) is being replaced by overt bullying, insults and role-play (aimed...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/03/death-of-diplomacy-part-2/
| By Elena Sendona on March 1, 2025 |
Fashion is often described as a language, but for it is more of an evolving dialogue—one that unfolds through fabric, structure, and unexpected experimentation. At the heart of his FW25/26 collection, In Alto Mare, is a sense of fluidity, disorientation, and transformation, inspired by the interplay between freshwater and saltwater environments. With a design philosophy that merges romanticism and raw minimalism, Affinito crafts garments that are not...
REBRAIN GREECE London – Unlock Career Opportunities in Greece
The Hellenic Ministry of Labour and Social Security is delighted to invite you to the REBRAIN GREECE London 2025 event, taking place on March 29th, 2025, at the Novotel London West.
This exclusive, free-of-charge event is designed for Greeks residing in the UK who are considering career opportunities back in Greece. Meet representatives from leading companies across multiple industries, explore exciting job openings, and even...