CYPRUS, 20th April 2022: The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has collaborated with the financial institutions in Cyprus to facilitate the opening of bank accounts for seafarers affected by the war in Ukraine.
The Seafarer Workforce Report, published in 2021 by BIMCO and ICS, reports that combined, Ukrainian and Russian seafarers represent 14.5% of the global workforce. As more Russian banks are...
The Annual National Indian Maritime Day Event took place IMO, Planet Ocean’s iconic Shipping HQ’s
The Indian Maritime Association UK celebrated last night the 58th Annual Indian National Maritime Day at the IMO and it was our first visit there since Covid appeared.
The Chair of the Association Monica Kohli, Senior Lawyer at the Gard...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/13/indian-national-maritime-day-celebrations/
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/
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Barclays Private Bank turns 100
It’s not every year you turn 100, but this year Barclays Private Bank is celebrating its centenary in Monaco…
Another 92 year-old victim takes total to 56
On Monday the Government reported the death of a 92 year-old resident who had been suffering from coronavirus symptoms…
Train services back to ‘normal’ after tunnel works Major repair work on the Cimiez rail tunnel just east of Nice has come to an end, allowing trains to...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/12/another-92-year-old-victim-takes-total-to-56/
Saturday, April 9, 2022
Boris Becker found guilty of bankruptcy breaches
One-time tennis golden boy and former Monaco resident Boris Becker has been found guilty in London of four charges relating to the concealment of assets during a bankruptcy hearing in 2017…
International Mothers of Monaco get spot at Book Fair
Monaco-based art photographer Valentina Selvaggia de Gaspari will present her book International Mothers of Monaco at the upcoming International Book Fair taking...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/09/boris-becker-guilty-of-bankruptcy-offences/
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Port Authority promises to go up-market as cruise ships return
Cruise ships have come back to Monaco after two years of absence due to the pandemic…
In love and disappointed, Spanish woman took to drugs
A 25 year-old Spanish national has appeared in Monaco Criminal Court charged with possession of a hallucinogenic drug in July last year…
Dutch government preventing 14 Russian yachts leaving The Dutch government said on Wednesday it is currently...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/07/cruise-ships-return-but-more-up-market/
Monday, April 4, 2022
Oligarch chopper seized in Monaco
According to multiple press reports two helicopters whose beneficial owner was Alisher Usmanov, one of Russia’s largest oligarchs, have been seized by French customs officials, including one in Monaco…
Prince Albert visits historical site in Morocco
On Friday, April 1, HSH Prince Albert paid a visit to Bayt Dakira in Essaouira, a highly spiritual and patrimonial place for the preservation and promotion of the...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/04/oligarch-chopper-seized-in-monaco/
Following the AGM – Ordinary General Assembly and Elections on 23 March of the Chios Marine Club, earlier on tonight we have white smoke from the Club’s headquarters down town in Piraeus.
According to the results of the Appointments of 23/03/2022, the new Board of Directors...
Friday, April 1, 2022
Monaco’s Orthodox worshippers venerate 13th Century Icon
One of the Orthodox Church’s most holy and ancient icons visited Monaco on Thursday, March 31, an occasion that had been planned for several weeks…
Europe’s Russian gas in jeopardy as Ukraine braces
President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency, his strongest economic riposte…
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/01/worshippers-venerate-visiting-icon/
Vital Statistics for the 2021 100 Top Women in Shipping
By Anny Zade
We have not experienced anything like this and never witnessed or heard anything to be as closely followed as the international mega-spread talk, gossip and social media communication, as the aftermath of our third international 100 Top Women in Shipping. It was more than touching to see how women reacted in uploading the results and making presentations individually or in groups in many regions all over Planet Ocean....
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/07/vital-statistics-for-the-2021-100-top-women-in-shipping/