Seminars

Offshore wind: International Partnering Forum kicks off April 24

Hosted by Oceantic Network (formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind), International Partnering Forum (IPF) is the premier offshore wind energy conference in the Americas. Industry experts from around the world will meet to share best business practices, the most advanced technical and scientific findings, and policy updates impacting offshore wind.

This year, New Orleans will host 2024 IPF just as the Gulf of Mexico begins developing its offshore wind market. Taking place April 22-25,...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/offshore-wind-international-partnering-forum-kicks-off-april-24/

ESPO Conference postponed to 27-28 May 2021, still in Oslo!

Opera House and Munch Museum, Oslo

ESPO Conference postponed to 27-28 May 2021, still in Oslo!

We regret to inform that we feel obliged to cancel the ESPO Conference 2020, which was due to take place in one month in Oslo. We came to this tough decision in view of the current situation of the spread of Covid-19 among Europe and the different travel bans that will probably still be in place in May, in Norway as well as in many other EU Member States.

This being said, we would like to inform you that...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/04/24/espo-conference-postponed-to-27-28-may-2021-still-in-oslo/

WISTA Cyprus holds 7th AGM – Empowering women on top of the Association’s agenda.

l to r: Koula Louca, Georgia Demetriou, Natalia Bury, Anna Vourgos, Helen Joannou, Chrysostomou, Monica Potsou. In absence: Gina Panayiotou and Uta Steffen
Photo Credit: Konstantinos Georgiou Photography

WISTA Cyprus holds 7th AGM – Empowering women on top of the Association’s agenda.

WISTA Cyprus held its 7th Annual General Meeting and elections, at Columbia Plaza Venue, Limassol. The Agenda of the AGM included an address by President of WISTA Cyprus, Anna Vourgos, coverage of other AGM matters...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/01/18/wista-cyprus-holds-7th-agm-empowering-women-on-top-of-the-associations-agenda/

BIMCO To Hold IMO 2020 Seminars and Training Courses

BIMCO has lined up a number of IMO 2020 training programs and seminars from December 2019 to December 2020 at different locations.

Why choose BIMCO
  1. Internationally recognized expertise

BIMCO stands out as a world leader for designing and delivering training programmes on key maritime topics, in a crowded world of shipping courses.

BIMCO is recognised globally for its shipping contracts and clauses and has been delivering to a wide range of trades and sectors for over 110 years.

This means they...

http://mfame.guru/bimco-to-hold-imo-2020-seminars-and-training-courses/

Ioannis Plakiotakis, Greek Minister of Shipping and Islands Policy on “Developments in Greek Shipping”

Ioannis Plakiotakis during his speech at the Piraeus Marine Club

Ioannis Plakiotakis, Greek Minister of Shipping and Islands Policy on “Developments in Greek Shipping”

The Piraeus Marine Club Enhances Its Role as a Center for Regional Intelligence for its Membership

On Tuesday November 12th, 2019 the Piraeus Marine Club featured a talk as a part of its series of Working Luncheons highlighting key current events issues, this time with honored guest speaker Mr. Ioannis Plakiotakis, Greek Minister of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/15/ioannis-plakiotakis-greek-minister-of-shipping-and-islands-policy-on-developments-in-greek-shipping/

Volatile Capes’ slight “rebound” but all other dry indices falling; the Wets balancing…

Volatile Capes’ slight “rebound” but all other dry indices falling; the Wets balancing…

The BDI was up 11 points earlier on today and now stands at 1,365… Messy Geopolitics might as numerous times have stressed turn Planet Ocean upside down! John Faraclas’ brief daily recap:

The Capes were the only size with a positive development and the BCI ended up 80 points at 2,565 – over and above the 2,500 points…

The Panamaxes BPI lost 37 points as well as the 1,200 point-threshold and now reads 1,170!!!

The...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/14/volatile-capes-slight-rebound-but-all-other-dry-indices-falling-the-wets-balancing/

Trump’s unmet economic promises, Making Europe competitive

USA’s president Donald Trump

Trump’s unmet economic promises, Making Europe competitive

Thursday 14 November 2019 – Vol.10 Ed.46.3

Commentary: Trump’s unmet economic promises

By Desmond Lachman in Washington

President Donald Trump is adamant the US economy has never performed better than under his stewardship – the economic data tell a different story, and reveal the high cost of his trade wars and repeated attacks on globalisation. Despite the substantial tax boost the US economy received in 2017,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/14/trumps-unmet-economic-promises-making-europe-competitive/

Scepticism on second Plaza accord, Brazilian economic outlook and challenges ahead

Scepticism on second Plaza accord, Brazilian economic outlook and challenges ahead

Tuesday 12 November 2019  – Vol.10 Ed.46.1

Commentary: Scepticism on second Plaza accord

By Mark Sobel in Washington

In 1985, the G5 agreed on a currency pact, the so-called Plaza accord. In recent weeks, market participants have questioned whether there could be a new iteration of the deal. The G5 argued that improving economic fundamentals had not been reflected in exchange markets and that ‘further orderly...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/12/scepticism-on-second-plaza-accord-brazilian-economic-outlook-and-challenges-ahead/

Tripartite Forum: Shipping Industry meets in Tokyo

From the Tripartite 2019 – pic credits MND

Tripartite Forum: Shipping Industry meets in Tokyo

Over 90 representatives from ship builders, ship owners and classification societies met in Tokyo on the 17th and 18th October at the 2019 Tripartite Forum. This year, the participants acknowledged that close and transparent cooperation between all stakeholders will be more than ever necessary in view of the significant environmental, economic and technological challenges being faced by the shipping...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/11/tripartite-forum-shipping-industry-meets-in-tokyo/

ECB-German charm offensive, Transparency lays bare Fed disharmony, and more

Olaf Scholz

ECB-German charm offensive, Transparency lays bare Fed disharmony, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW

Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

4-8 November 2019, Vol.10 Ed.45

Most-Read Commentary
ECB-German charm offensive:In the first act in an elaborate series of manoeuvres aimed at papering over cracks between the ECB and German politics, Olaf Scholz, German finance minister, has called for action to complete Europe’s banking union. The move was coupled with a well-scripted...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/11/09/ecb-german-charm-offensive-transparency-lays-bare-fed-disharmony-and-more/

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