Our good friend Giles Heimann has recently been appointed chairman of the Save Our Seafarers campaign – an industry wide initiative to rally politicians to do something concrete to combat piracy…

IMEC is looking for a Membership Liaison and Agreeement Officer who will have one on one responsibility for engaging with IMEC members over specific issues and concerns.

Networking is obviously a key ingredient for the shipping industry, and the Shipping Professional Network in London offers young shipping professionals the chance to gain information from industry leaders as well as party on down (sorry, “network”) …

Earning over $250,000? Well pat yourself on the back as you are now officially ultra-rich and as such will be taxed accordingly, at least in the US where President Obama is targeting higher earners.

A ray of sunshine from Moore Stephens' Richard Greiner…

Spinnaker Chairman Phil Parry recently chaired the Seafarers 2011 conference in Singapore. It was an extremely interesting event not least because of the very open and honest participation of the audience…

Read on for news of Spinnaker's growth, an update on shipping's fund-raising efforts for children's hospital Great Ormond Street, the latest on the Maritime Labour Convention and the SaveOurSeafarers campaign and why we need DP specialists and someone who knows all about Collective Bargaining Agreements…now!

Just a week to go to the Dry Bulk Shipping Insight event and the 2011 Annual Membership Meeting of The Maritime HR Forum. Read on below for more information on both.

Last week was that time of year again when the great and the good give Greece a break and head instead for Oslo for Nor-Shipping. A different approach this year, with the emphasis on showcasing the industry to young people, local politicians and the like in order to encourage them to engage with the industry…