Post Easter Market losses whilst the Ukrainian inferno will last and spill over like Covid… A crucial second Easter Week given the Orthodox Easter but with unorthodox combat. Shame! John Faraclas’ brief Market and geopolitics recap:
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 22 points since last week (14/04) and now reads 2,115…
The Capes’ BCI was down 139 points losing the 1,400 points threshold and now stands at 1,342…
Mini gains for the Panamaxes’ BPI now at 3,079 – up 37 points.
Gains for...
Peel Ports Group has partnered with social enterprise Innovate Her to encourage diversity and inclusion across the organisation and promote STEM subjects to hundreds of female students
across Liverpool.
The national port operator has pledged its support to the organisation after recognising that the maritime sector must become more inclusive and support greater gender diversity.
The latest collaboration is among several initiatives from Peel Ports to encourage more women into the business.
Innovate...
Paris, 12 April 2022 – sennder, Europe’s leading digital freight forwarder, announces the appointment of Ekaterini Kranioti as Vice President – Shipper Sales. Ekaterini, sennder’s latest senior hire based in France, will aid the company’s efforts to support shippers on their path to digitization.
As a digital freight forwarder, sennder helps connect shippers with a connected fleet of thousands of trucks. Ekaterini will oversee sennder’s entire shipper operations, driving industry digitalization...
We are excited to share with all of you all over Planet Ocean, that during the 7th Delphi Economic Forum, on the panel for the Tourism of Tomorrow, Matt Brittin, President of EMEA Business & Operations for Google in a discussion with Vasilis Kikilias, Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic mentioned Kallichoron...
On 4th April 2022 WISTA UK spoke at the Maritime Joint Informal Meeting on an invite by the Honourable Company of Master Mariners on board the HQS Wellington on Thames off Temple – a place of reference for international shipping given the unique events that take on board this floating monument.
WISTA UK President Monica Kohli spoke of her personal journey of sailing with her father on board bulkers for the first 5 years of her life...
Written by Irene Rosberg – Programme Director, The Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics (The Blue MBA) Copenhagen Business School
Below the radar, the transformation of the shipping industry by new technologies and strict new vessels emissions rules is impacting the very composition of the workforce. We are seeing the greater emphasis on digital-savvy teams at sea and ashore. And now what is next on the agenda is a fundamental change in the make-up of those teams.
This maritime workforce...
Following its 27 th Annual General Assembly and elections for he new Board of Directors and Auditing
Committee of WISTA Hellas, held on Thursday 31th March 2022, WISTA Hellas is pleased to announce
the new Board of Directors and Auditing Committee, for the term 2022-2024:
President Mrs. Elpi Petraki
Operations/Chartering & Business Development Manager, Enea Management, INC
Vice-Presiden...
A Devon college at the forefront of helping women break into the marine sector is celebrating International Women into Marine Day on Friday.
South Devon College wants to help change the perception of a career in marine by encouraging more women to work in the industry.
The event in April, being held at South Devon College’s Hi Tech & Digital Centre, is aimed at girls and young...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/30/international-women-into-marine-day-friday/
by Mathilde Bittaudeau
March 8th was a day to celebrate women worldwide and the perfect occasion for the first in-person WISTA UK event of the year. Hosted at the London offices of Stephenson Hardwood, the event brought together women and men from different backgrounds and parts of the UK, to celebrate their achievements and empower one another.
Guest speaker, Lisa McAuliffe, Dy SOSREP Maritime...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/21/international-womens-day-x-wista-uk/
by Dr Anthony Theodorides, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon Athens, Greece
Why women have a higher risk of ACL Injury
Female athletes are 2-10 times more likely to injure their ACL than males playing the same sport. In football, females are 3-5 times more likely to injure their ACL than males and in basketball this increases to 2-7 times more likely to injure their ACL than males.
Anatomical reasons for women’s higher risk of ACL injury
There are numerous reasons...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/17/why-women-have-a-higher-risk-of-acl-injury/