Spinnaker remain perplexed by but optimistic about the state of the market…
Continue readingOSCAR TRADING DAY IS COMING
On “OSCAR TRADING DAY” shipbrokers and the chartering community will be buying and selling space on the M/V OSCAR and insurance brokers and underwriters will be taking lines on slips to insure her. And the law firms will be “giving legal advice” to the her owners…
Continue readingOSCAR IS ONE THIS WEEK
The OSCAR Campaign celebrated it's first anniversary in style last week. Read on to see what Tradewinds had to say on page 32 of their 30th March edition…….
Continue readingTHE SHIPPING RECRUITMENT MARKET IN 2012
IT'S a funny old game isn't it? One marine surveying company told us last week that they have never been so busy. And a couple of senior S&P brokers at different broking companies bemoaned the dreadful state of the market and predicted a dire year ahead while talking up how busy they are and their need for more staff………
Continue readingMEETING MAD
WE all know that managers spend their whole time in meetings, leaving others to do the hard graft……..
Continue readingUAE EXPERIENCE
A quality of life survey by NatWest says that the UAE is one of the best places to live………
Continue readingWATCHING THE EFFECT
PEOPLE join companies. They leave managers. So it's important then that managers are good at their jobs and that the training they get helps them improve……..
Continue readingPROBABLY THE BEST SHIPPING CONFERENCE IN 2012
Q: How often do you hear of a not-for-profit shipping conference run by shipping professionals and not conference organisers? A: Not very. That's right. So this one's different right from the start……
Continue readingTALKING TECHNOLOGY
WE chaired two conferences last year on manning and training. Both concluded that quite possibly the biggest problem facing our industry today is poor communication, poor management skills and, very sadly, bullying…….
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