Brussels, Belgium, February 10, 2025 – The close collaboration between ocean carriers, customs authorities, law enforcement and regulators have led to successes in disrupting drug trafficking through containerized shipping. To build on this momentum, the World Shipping Council (WSC) convened its first-ever “Technology Day” at the World Customs Organization (WCO) headquarters in Brussels on January 30-31, 2025. This milestone event reinforced the deepening cooperation between industry...
Seizures
[Watch] Superyacht 007 Sinks After Running Aground in Greece
You wouldn’t be entirely wrong if you said that 2022 hasn’t been a great year for superyachts. This last year, superyacht-watching has changed for the worst due to seizures, legal issues, and what looks like more overall events.
Another incidentWe can now add another incident to that ever-growing list: 007, a superyacht delivered by Aegean Yachts in 2006, has sunk after running aground off the coast of Greece.
It happened on Friday night (September 2), with reports in the local media saying that...
https://mfame.guru/watch-superyacht-007-sinks-after-running-aground-in-greece/
EU has opportunity to harness crisis to deepen economic union, Structural reforms required to safeguard democratic future, and more
EU has opportunity to harness crisis to deepen economic union
By Ellie Groves and Taylor Pearce
The response from the European Commission after the 2008 financial crisis was slow and partial. Having learned from these missteps, the European Union’s response to Covid-19 was swift. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed yet another crisis. The EU has an opportunity to harness these crises to implement much-needed reform within its institutions and member states.
Brit gun enthisiast fined for illegal firearms possession
Easter visitor figures give boost to economy
There was a very large influx of tourists over the Easter weekend, Minister of Finance and Economy Jean Castellini told a meeting of the Trade Observatory on Tuesday, April 19…
British gun enthusiast fined for illegal firearms possession
A British businessman who was being evicted from his apartment after losing his job has been fined 18,000 euros for the illegal possession of firearms…
20,000th Huracan delivered to client in Monaco The Lamborghini...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/22/brit-gun-enthisiast-fined-for-illegal-firearms-possession/
Kremlin figures will miss the Med this summer
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Kremlin figures will miss the Med this summer
Oleg Tinkov, a sanctioned Russian tycoon who rejects the label oligarch, has denounced what he calls “this insane war” in Ukraine. He said that 90 percent of Russians oppose the war…
Prince Albert visits Italian towns
HSH Prince Albert has been visiting Terlizzi, Canosa di Puglia, Poggiorsini and Spinoza, in the Puglia region of southern Italy, all...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/21/kremlin-figures-will-miss-the-med-this-summer/
Complex FBI enquiry names Monaco resident
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Complex FBI enquiry names Monaco resident
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced charges against 16 defendants, located in the Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Monaco…
Charles Leclerc has 300k watch stolen from wrist
Charles Leclerc became the victim of theft when his custom-made Richard Mille watch was stolen in the Tuscan region of Viareggio in Italy on Monday, April 18…
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/20/complex-fbi-enquiry-names-monaco-resident/
Axe falls on Riviera oligarch properties
Friday, April 15, 2022
Axe falls on Riviera oligarch properties
France’s finance ministry has announced sweeping new freezes of the properties of many oligarchs whose assets had previously been spared from sanctions…
‘Enemy of the State’ Anna Netrebko to sing in Monte-Carlo
One of the world’s leading sopranos, Anna Netrebko, has been invited to sing the title role in Puccini’s Manon Lescaut at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/15/axe-falls-on-riviera-oligarch-properties/
Prince Albert catches coronavirus a second time
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Prince Albert catches coronavirus a second time
HSH Prince Albert has tested positive for coronavirus just hours before he was due to fly to New York…
Automobile Club puts paid to F1 rumours
Rumours have been swirling for some time about Monaco losing its famous Formula 1 Grand Prix to make room for new races…
No plain sailing for oligarch yachts On Wednesday, April 13, the Netherlands seized a further six yachts believed to be linked to Russian...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/14/prince-albert-catches-coronavirus-a-second-time/
Tunnel work adds to tennis traffic woe
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Tunnel work adds to tennis travel woe Much of Monaco was caught in near-gridlock on Tuesday, even outside rush hour…
Chef of Latitude wins superyacht award The Yacht Club de Monaco’s Superyacht Chef competition has been won by Nicolas Petit, chef of the 43-metre Latitude…
More positive tests than full recoveries Sixty-seven Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, April 12,...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/13/tunnel-work-adds-to-tennis-traffic-woe/
One more elderly pandemic death
Monday, April 11, 2022
One more elderly death linked to pandemic
A 92 year-old resident suffering from coronavirus symptoms has died, the Government announced on the morning of Sunday, April 10…
Monaco’s Leclerc wins decisively in Austraia
Charles Leclerc claimed two wins out of three after coming home first in Sunday’s Australia Grand Prix at a new-look Albert Park Circuit…
April 11-17.
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/11/one-more-elderly-pandemic-death/