(Bloomberg) — Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation that bases its operations in London. The Galaxy,…
Knives are out for Donald Trump in London shipping circles. In an interview published by the Financial Times today the Guy Platten, chief of the International Chamber of Shipping –…
UK hospitality management company the Smart Group has taken delivery of a new electric-powered events vessel on the River Thames in London. Oceandiva London was designed ..
DP World has confirmed that construction has started on a new fourth berth at its London Gateway smart logistics hub in the UK. On completion in 2024, the berth will expa ..
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is one of the few UK emergency services to operate dedicated metal-hulled fireboats. The LFB very recently commissioned two new such vessels ..
If you stay long enough in your seafaring profession, you begin to see and experience crazy and unexpected things. This happened to me in a form of a promotion. And who doesn’t like one? Well, if you were just living a carefree life on board and didn’t care much about climbing up the ladder, you […]
Attempted murder in Moneghetti UPDATED, Monday, April 18 19:30: A 24 year-old Monegasque woman was stabbed repeatedly during an incident at Les Mandariniers apartment building on blvd. du Jardin Exotique on Sunday morning…
The Palace of Westminster’s Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project will hit an early milestone this week with the publication of the market engagement documents, which will inform the project’s procurement process.
The exterior masonry of Victoria Tower, which is the tallest tower in the Grade 1 listed Palace of Westminster, is deteriorating and represents a health and safety risk. The root cause of this is exposure every year to the freeze-thaw cycle. Storm conditions, which are occurring more...
Perdita Sinclair with Die Eule und die Miezekatze.
By James Brewer
The past two years have been a test of courage for everyone – and artists are among those who have come with flying colours through the pressures of living during the pandemic.
An exhibition which opened on the second anniversary of the first UK lockdown celebrates the way eight artists closely connected to the London scene coped with the mental and physical challenges that were sprung upon them. Their concepts, many in coded...
London’s vibrant regeneration: art installations and poetry by Sheila Malhotra
Bobbing into the 21st century. Collage and mixed media on paper
By James Brewer
Friday, January 28, 2022, was like a new dawn to Sheila Malhotra when she picked up a newspaper in London, with the headline ‘Millions return to public transport: 3.2m people used London buses.’
What heartening news it was for this dedicated artist, following month after weary month of pandemic restrictions!