The commercial shipping market has split into two tiers in recent years, according to Spinnaker Consulting. Sharon O'Ryan, Manager of the Maritime HR Forum run by Spinnaker said that salaries and bonuses paid to freight traders and charterers have diverged to reflect the different levels of risks to which they are exposed.

Incisive law is offered from Singapore these days as Ince & Co has set up a new venture of that name alongside their local office to offer a one stop shop to clients who need both English and Singapore legal expertise…

There has been some concern about the advent of the Bribery Act in the UK, not least because people have not been sure how the whole thing is going to work in practice.

Lloyd's Open Form is in the process of going through its latest update with the 2011 version in use later this year. The new form includes provisions for security for arbitrators' fees as well as publicising awards…

Our chairman has apparently been listening to intellectual broadcasts, as you do, about the likes of George Orwell, who had a fondness for taking the mickey out of anyone he felt was over-egging the pudding on the linguistic front…

Mexico has been coming in for some flak over a guide to those phases to avoid if you aren't to be politically incorrect…

HAVE you ever seen so much “news” all at one time? It's hard to know which way to turn. At a certain rugby match in Dublin last weekend, large groups of hairy men temporarily put to one side talk of the fairer sex as the momentous events of recent weeks sobered their conversations. It's true – but it was only temporary of course…

WORRIED about your exposure to hazardous chemicals on ships? The Oil Companies International Marine Forum has now issued new guidelines which enable crew members to be tested for signs of harmful chemicals including benzene.

THE Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers celebrates its centenary this year with a series of events including a splendid black tie dinner at the National Maritime Museum in London on May 26th…