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...
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/
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...
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...
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/