THERE was a great turnout for the Nautical Institute's seminar in Newcastle which was used to launch the latest edition of the “Mariner's Role in Collecting Evidence” handbook, produced in association with the North of England P&I Club…

AS the IMO Year of the Seafarer draws to a close, we should not forget that over 500 seafarers remain in captivity as a result of piracy. Let's hope that the new year will bring a solution to the piracy problem so seafarers, who are so vital to the world's economies, can sail in safety…

THERE was the usual excellent turnout for the London Shipping Law Centre's Cadwallader debate to discuss whether the shipping industry and the regulators were oil and water…

FORGET Wikileaks, read what schoolchildren have been writing about in 2010…

THE long-awaited BIMCO/ISF 2010 survey on global supply and demand for merchant seafarers was officially launched last month, with the full report due to be delivered this month…

The UK Government has introduced new measures aimed at controlling the numbers of workers that can come to the UK from outside Europe. For those of you who haven't yet got your heads around what this all means, read on!

APRIL Fools' Day proved to be a bad one for five Somalis found guilty of a pirate attack on a US ship. They thought they were going for a merchant ship but managed to engage the US frigate USS Nicholas instead…

THE budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced…

AT a time when everyone should be looking forward to enjoying the Christmas festivities, we were saddened to hear of the sudden death last week of Alan Phillips, our friend and director of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers…