A slew of new vacancies landed on the metaphorical doormat here at Spinnaker this last week. Are there lots of people around to fill them….?
Continue readingCHRISTMAS PARTIES AND THE BEST STATS IN TOWN
PHEW! Quite a few parties this year. Read on for news of the SPNL knees up, check out the photos and discover just how long it will take us to repay a trillion Euro bailout at 1 Euro per second…
Continue readingBANKING DILEMMA
IT's now the norm for shipowners to be in breach of their loan covenants…
Continue readingTHE BEST SHIPPING CONFERENCE IN YEARS
IT's the 40th anniversary conference of Plymouth's shipping alumni, PYNDA this year (at the IMO on 26th April), coinciding with Plymouth University's 150th anniversary celebration. PYNDA's events are not for profit and so often bolder than commercial conferences….
Continue readingTIME OFF FOR WEEKEND WORK?
FLEET management staff live under the constant threat of work and travel at short notice, often at weekends. Find out how other shipping employers deal with time off in lieu, extra allowances and so on, by taking part in research by the Maritime HR Forum…
Continue readingBRIBERY AND CORRUPTION
NEW Bribery Legislation is the subject of the next London Shipping Law Centre seminar on January 16 at the London office of Clyde & Co…
Continue readingWISE WORDS
WHAT thing about humanity suprises the Dalai Lama the most…?
Continue readingSHIPPING RAISES HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR OSCAR
PROMINENT shipping figures rallied behind an inspirational new shipping industry campaign in 2011 and have so far raised GBP300,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH)…
Continue readingBEST OF CHANGING COURSE 2011
There were plenty of good tales to tell during 2011 and here we look back at some of those featured in Changing Course. Enjoy…
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