Politics and Government

Death of Diplomacy – part 5

Thank you all for your comments on our last and today we will try to draw some interesting parallels to open your appetite / interest so we all try and create peace on Planet Ocean…

Shipbroking and in particular Ship Sale & Purchase is at the end of the day very much like Diplomacy, particularly in sorting out any dispute between two parties – or two or more nations.

In Ship Sale & Purchase, buyer and seller have to perform the Agreement, the MOA, which has been drawn up / construed after both...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/18/death-of-diplomacy-part-5/

HSH Prince Albert II visits southern Italy to honour Grimaldi heritage

Good Morning Monaco

Saturday, May 17, 2025

HSH Prince Albert II visits southern Italy to honour Grimaldi heritage His Serene Highness Prince Albert II continued his personal journey through the ancestral lands of the Grimaldi family with a visit to southern Italy…

Monaco passes sweeping anti-tobacco reform to protect public health and the environment Monaco has taken a decisive step in its public health policy with the unanimous approval of a comprehensive anti-tobacco reform law by the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/17/hsh-prince-albert-ii-visits-southern-italy-to-honour-grimaldi-heritage/

Tariff uncertainties add to problems in monitoring sanctions

The panel on a l to r: Sacha Patel,Patrick Murphy, Ian Woods(moderator), Elly-Mae Toole, and Andrew Stevens, with Dr. Aleka Mandaraka -Sheppard founding director of LSLC(5th from the left).

Recent developments on the sanctions and tariffs front are clearly having a significant effect on international shipping and trade.

Speakers gathered at a London Shipping Law Centre seminar on April 30th had no doubt that the volatility and unpredictability surrounding the extent and timings of US-inspired...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/16/tariff-uncertainties-add-to-problems-in-monitoring-sanctions/

The Solent Cluster’s new ‘How-To’ Guides help businesses cut carbon emissions 

Project partners taking part in the panel session at the LIDP Transitioning Pathways report launch. 

The Solent Cluster has launched a set of easy-to-follow ‘How-To’ Guides to help local businesses take practical steps toward cutting their carbon emissions. 

The online guides at https://www.thesolentcluster.com/projects/the-solent-lidp/  are part of the Local Industrial Decarbonisation Plan (LIDP), which brought together industry leaders and academic experts to chart a course toward reducing...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/15/the-solent-clusters-new-how-to-guides-help-businesses-cut-carbon-emissions/

BMT’s CEO Sarah Kenny speech on Ocean Opportunities

Just before Friday’s event on International Women in Maritime Day at the IMO HQs this coming Friday, we had on the 13 May 2025 a unique event at the iconic Trinity House with an excellent panel of speakers – see picture below, and will revert with the brief write up of the event soon. Here below we bring you verbatim the keynote speech by Sarah Kenny, BMT’s CEO. She was warmly applauded by the 200 strong audience:

Good afternoon everyone,

I am delighted to be here today, to kick off what...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/15/bmts-ceo-sarah-kenny-speech-on-ocean-opportunities/

What are the development opportunities for ports?

Ahead of UK Ports Conference, on 4-5 June in London, Rosa Rotko, Project Director Energy Transformation at Mott MacDonald shares some thoughts on the current development opportunities for ports.

What are the development opportunities for ports currently? How can ports respond to maximise these? 

Many ports are becoming major energy hubs, for example to support manufacturing and shipping of energy assets, to provide land for power generation or hydrogen production, or to facilitate shore...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/15/what-are-the-development-opportunities-for-ports/

Top Marques Monaco 2025 breaks records with world premieres, multimillion-euro sales, and global buzz

Good Morning Monaco

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Top Marques Monaco 2025 breaks records with world premieres, multimillion-euro sales, and global buzz The 20th edition of Top Marques Monaco has officially gone down in the record books, closing its doors this week after four days of unprecedented success at the Grimaldi Forum…

Major infrastructure projects power Monaco’s sustainable economic vision A recent debate hosted by the Monaco Matin Echo Club and the Monaco Economic Board explored the critical...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/15/top-marques-monaco-2025-breaks-records-with-world-premieres-multimillion-euro-sales-and-global-buzz/

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