OSCAR TRADING DAY IS COMING

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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…

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OSCAR IS ONE THIS WEEK

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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…….

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THE 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………

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WATCHING THE EFFECT

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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……..

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TALKING TECHNOLOGY

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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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