Life raft for missing fishing vessel Nicola Faith recovered
The life raft for fishing vessel Nicola Faith, which went missing off the coast of Colwyn Bay on 27th January, has been recovered. The raft was found off the coast of Kirkcudbrightshire by HM Coastguard and has been positively identified by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) as being from the Nicola Faith. The raft will be transported to the MAIB in Southampton for further...
House detention cancelled. The Palermo Court frees the Italian shipowner Raffaele Brullo
The Palermo Court decided to revoke the house arrest order thus freeing the Italian shipowner Raffaele Brullo with immediate effect.
Within the context of the investigations concerning the suspected collision between the tanker vessel Vulcanello M (owned by the Italian company Augusta Due) and a fishing boat on 12th May 2020 not far from San Vito Lo Capo, the “Tribunale del riesame” decided to overturn the...
Anna Kaparaki
Anna is a dual-qualified Solicitor specialising in marine and shipping law matters with particular focus on shipboard and offshore casualty claims, Hull and Machinery (H&M) marine insurance claims, charterparty disputes and fleet purchase transactions.
She is a member of the Law Society of Scotland and a Notary Public in Scotland. She was called to the Athens Bar Association in 2005 and she was admitted to practice law before all Greek Courts of the First Instance, all...
Ida Stier
They say that great things are born from small ideas that end up becoming important projects.
This is precisely what Ida Stier has done with her company and it is why she is recognized today as
a renowned businesswoman in the maritime sector. Ida created what we now know as the ”Stier
Group” from scratch, facing all the setbacks and adversities that this entails, fighting for years with
perseverance to open a niche in the maritime industry – not an easy sector, even less so being a
woman.
Ida...
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) highlights safety as key to doubling ship recycling capacity in Alang
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, underlines high safety standards as key to doubling India’s ship recycling capacity by 2024, an ambitious target set by Indian government in the recent Union Budget 2021-22.
IRClass has been a strong supporter and an advocate for sustainable ship recycling with an...
Dr Aleka Mandaraka-Sheppard* on Legal Shipping Challenges: an interview with John Faraclas
I was more than privileged twenty years ago to receive a copy of her Modern Admiralty Law in her UCL office, an unforgettable day – it happened to be her birthday! – when I got to learn more about this formidable sea-maiden dealing with the Laws of the Waves. Lady Luck was all the way with me as I have been able to follow closely her distinguished career in founding the London Shipping Law Centre of which...
IMO regional pollution centre (REMPEC) assists with oil spill incident in Israel
The IMO-administered Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) is assisting the competent authorities of Israel with technical expertise regarding the beaching of a large quantities of tar balls on the Israeli shoreline.
The cause of the pollution is yet to be identified. As of 23 February...
RMT raises serious safety concerns over commercial pressures on seafarers and ferry services
FERRIES UNION RMT today responded to the publication of the Maritime Accident Investigation Branch’s report into the fire on the Lithuanian registered Finlandia Seaways in April 2018 which resulted in the withdrawal of the vessel from the Rosyth-Zeebrugge route by the owners, DFDS, despite support from the Scottish taxpayer.
RMT General Secretary, Mick Cash said;
“There is no getting away from the...
Teresa Stevens Story
Teresa has spent a great deal of her life before inventing Guardian in the catering industry so had little experience of the shipping world. Teresa became interested in anti-piracy issues after reading an article in the press in 2011. She awoke one Sunday morning with an idea of how to prevent pirates boarding ships transiting the HRA’s of the world’s oceans.
Teresa explained her idea to husband David, an engineer who then spent the rest of the day building a...
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