NEVILLE Smith, formerly deputy editor of daily shipping and insurance newspaper Lloyd's List, is now working freelance, accepting editorial and copywriting commissions and consultancy work. Neville has 16 years' experience reporting on the maritime and related industries…
BACK in September 2008 the British Government's newly-formed “Migration Advisory Committee” issued its first report recommending inclusion of “ship and hovercraft officers” on its shortage occupation lists for the United Kingdom and Scotland…
FACEBOOK aside (now at the ripe old age of five), does anyone actually use social networking sites like Plaxo and Linked In? Or, is it the case, as I suspect, that for most people social networking simply means accepting “invitations” to connect before returning to their overflowing inboxes?
PRODUCT & CHEMICAL TANKERS: Many of the leading players in the chemical and product tanker market will be gathering in London 10-11 March for Navigate's latest conference. PIRACY: The London Shipping Law Centre LSLC will be discussing the consequences of piracy – risk management, insurance, GA issues, effects on the chartered voyage and practical steps that could or should be taken.
IS THIS FOR REAL? MOST VICTORIAN APPLICANT OF THE MONTH CALORIES PER PINT
Oh well, summer's over, for those of us in the Northern hemisphere anyway. In search of a bit of sunshine we'll be visiting many of our clients in warmer climes this next month or so. You never know, we might even do a bit of work while we're at it…
Belated congratulations to Spinnaker's former Chairman, Michael Grey, who was awarded the Silver Bell Award this summer by the US Seamen's Church Institute at their annual awards dinner. The Silver Bell recognizes outstanding commitment to merchant mariners and the issues facing the maritime industry.
WE'RE pleased to welcome on board Teresa Peacock as the new manager of our Technical Division. Teresa joined us in the summer. She has worked in recruitment since 1989.
The Maritime HR Forum goes from strength to strength. The Forum was founded in 2006 by tanker owners and operators whose Boards of Directors know that reliable shore-side salary and benefits data is business critical. Other industries take this data for granted. The lack of it in shipping makes recruitment, retention and salary reviews very difficult, especially in current market conditions…
