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Tropical Sighs

Caroline Gavazzi (right) with Carola Syz.

Tropical Sighs – Caroline Gavazzi’s impressionistic photographs at Hotel Baglioni, Kensington

By James Brewer

 In a combined evocation of déjà vu and premier vu, creative photographer Caroline Gavazzi has opened a solo exhibition in London which extends an appreciative nod to the genesis 179 years ago of photography as we know it today.

Caroline imbues the images she takes with a sense of mystery by layering – one of her favourite words – elements into a...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/09/tropical-sighs/

Reminder: IBIA’s seminar- Mass Flow Meters Seminar : New rules – New Fuels – Digital Solutions October 24 @ 13:30 – 19:00

Mass Flow Meters Seminar : New rules – New Fuels – Digital Solutions

October 24 @ 13:30 – 19:00

Join us in London at the UK Chamber for Shipping for our IBIA seminar, where we will discuss the following topics:

13:30-13:50 Event registration

13:50-14:00 Welcome address Bob Sanguinetti, UKCS & Steven Endress Managing Director Endress+Hauser

14:00-14:30 Nigel Draffin,  Author and Board Member, IBIA – Understanding the IMO 2020 regulations

14:30-15:00 Michael Green, Intertek – Managing New Fuels

15:00-15:...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/10/reminder-ibias-seminar-mass-flow-meters-seminar-new-rules-new-fuels-digital-solutions-october-24-1330-1900/

Watch RG Connect18 Conference live from London tomorrow!

Dear Reloader,

We can’t wait for tomorrow’s RG Connect18 Conference, tickets have almost sold out and with so many amazing sessions featuring leading CEO’s, investors, academics and policy makers, it’s sure to be a very engaging day! 

For those of you who are already registered, please arrive early as we have a packed programme and it will be a sold out event. We have just a few tickets left but the key sessions will be live streamed direct from Prince Philip House in London, so if you can’t...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/05/watch-rg-connect18-conference-live-from-london-tomorrow/

The dry bulk sector and the critical challenges that lie ahead

INTERCARGO held its semi-annual meetings in London

“The dry bulk sector and the critical challenges that lie ahead”

INTERCARGO held its Annual General Meeting, Executive and Technical Committees’ meetings in London on 1 and 2 October 2018, along with a well-attended Dinner Reception on the first day. INTERCARGO re-iterated its commitment to a safe, efficient, high quality and environmentally-friendly dry cargo shipping industry and its support for an industry governed by free and fair...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/03/the-dry-bulk-sector-and-the-critical-challenges-that-lie-ahead/

Preparing for the health and safety challenges ahead

10th Annual Conference 2018 – Health and safety in uncertain times – 14 November 2018

One of the major events in the health & safety calendar is fast approaching. The British Safety Council is holding its 10th Annual Conference ‘Health and safety in uncertain times’ on Wednesday, 14 November 2018 at Congress Centre, London.

This year’s conference speakers will prepare delegates for the numerous impending challenges ahead, such as Brexit, air pollution and the implications of the new regulatory...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/01/preparing-for-the-health-and-safety-challenges-ahead/

Ribera: Art of Violence, the first UK exhibition of Baroque master

Apollo and Marsyas.

Ribera: Art of Violence, the first UK exhibition of Baroque master

By James Brewer

Prepare for portrayals of pain: Dulwich Picture Gallery’s latest exhibition turns to a man who illustrated  the everyday story of torture, retribution and martyrdom in 17th century Naples.

A procession of horrifyingly merciless works by the Spanish/Italian Baroque painter and printmaker Jusepe de Ribera (1591–1652), fills the darkened rooms.

Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, 1624. Miriam and Ira D...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/28/ribera-art-of-violence-the-first-uk-exhibition-of-baroque-master/

Oceania: Royal Academy voyages through 500 years of Pacific culture

Papua New Guinea launch-day greeting.

Oceania: Royal Academy voyages through 500 years of Pacific culture

By James Brewer

In 1768, Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook left Plymouth on HMS Endeavour on the first of three voyages to search for the fabled Terra Australis Incognita and to map the southern oceans. To Europeans, this made him a hero and discoverer – but he was far from being a pioneer. People living in the Pacific had for centuries been highly sophisticated, capable mariners. Thanks...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/oceania-royal-academy-voyages-through-500-years-of-pacific-culture/

Layers of London

Discover fascinating collections of material related to London’s history and see these records on a map of London.

Explore Layers of London – a new digital platform enabling you to peel back the layers of London’s history to discover its people and places, and to share your own stories.

Did you know that in East London in 1954 you could barter a Christmas cake for a chicken for a Christmas dinner? Or that 35 years earlier a white cross painted by your door guaranteed you’d be woken up for work?...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/21/layers-of-london/

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