IN last month's edition we announced the arrival of five new members of staff here at Spinnaker. As it was August and you were probably on holiday, we thought we´d do it again, just in case…

The OSCAR Campaign has now raised over a quarter of a million pounds towards its half million pound initial target since April. Thank you all of you who have donated, helped to promote OSCAR and given encouragement and ideas.

Have you ever felt that you come across one way only to find out that people see you entirely differently? At Spinnaker, we discover sometimes that, try as we might, we don't always get the full message across to our clients about what we do…

Jobs for the boys, eh? Not any more! In yet another move that suggests the boys in shipping are becoming ever more enlightened, Spinnaker is delighted to announce that the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) have appointed Julie Lithgow as their next Director

Singapore rents at the posh end of the market are coming down we gather. One reason is that packages for ex-pats are getting less generous and, horror of horrors, many are told to pay the rent themselves rather than get an accommodation allowance. Needless to say, if the company´s not paying, staff often go for something a tad cheaper…

If you love statistics look no further than Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority…

We are in a fast changing world and a fast changing industry. Age and nationality demographics are also changing and skills shortages and retention are hot topics. In this changing world the creation of a capability strategy is on the agenda of lots of organisations. Is it on yours? Know what it means?

Everyone has doubtless been through some form of appraisal at some point, and in the case of one person speaking to Spinnaker the experience has not been beneficial – of the two appraisals she had ever had, the first involved a boss whose first words when she walked in to discuss her performance, were “I'm surprised you're still here”. The second took place in a pub and well…

Although BP was reported in the Sunday Telegraph recently as having problems recruiting staff with the right skills for North Sea jobs, the oil giant denied that this was the case. While it may not be true for BP, it is ironic that at a time everyone is thinking of reducing their dependence on oil, fossil fuels remain vital…