Interviews – Page 18
-
News
Keep Those Terms and Conditions Under Review
The importance of keeping your terms and conditions under review can be overlooked in the struggle to make bigger and better profits, writes Linda Jacques, partner at LA Marine, the specialist shipping and marine law team of Lester Aldridge solicitors.
-
News
Port-Net Partners' 'Victory' Dinner
Prettys Solicitors sponsored a dinner last month to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar which was attended by the Haven Gateway shipping community and visitors from about a dozen overseas European ports.
-
News
New General Counsel at Associated British Ports
Associated British Ports has named Andrew Garner as the company''s new General Counsel in an appointment which became effective from the first of this month.
-
News
Seafarer Criminalisation Threat to Safe Manning of Ships
The London P& I Club has warned that there is a danger that recent moves, particularly in Europe, to criminalise seafarers whose errors have led to accidents could have an adverse effect on safety in shipping.
-
News
Mock Maritime Mediation at Seatrade International
The increasingly popular mediation services offered by maritime lawyers were showcased last month at the Seatrade International Maritime Convention , with the staging of a mock mediation by the Maritime Solicitors Mediation Service (MSMS).
-
News
Multi-jurisdictional Law Lands Shortsea Shipping Deal
Law firm Eversheds hasadvised Icelandic shipping company Samskip on its acquisition of short sea shipping operator Seawheel.
-
News
C-MAR Acquisition of Maritime Capital Solutions LLC
The C-MAR Group hasacquired Maritime Capital Solutions LLC in a further expansion and development of its global services to the maritime and energy industry.
-
News
Funding Consultancy Set Up
Royal Haskoning and RGroup Advisory have set up the private limited company Maritime and Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) to respond to the growing demand for creative forms of financing in the maritime market.
-
NewsLord Mayor Urges Maritime Unity
The Lord Mayor, Alderman Michael Savory, used the recent occasion of the Lord Mayor''s Appeal Maritime Dinner to urge London''s maritime sector to work together to preserve the City''s position as the centre of the global maritime industry.
-
NewsISPS Birthday Warnings
As the first birthday of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) approached last month, maritime security services expert Securewest International expressed concern for companies whose ISPS plans were implemented last summer and for whom compulsory audits were just around the corner.
-
NewsPublic Investment Funding for Boxship
Investment fund issuing house Hansa Hamburg Shipping launched its new 1,600 TEU containership MS Flottbek last month to coincide with the Port of Hamburg''s 816th Anniversary celebrations. The vessel provided an impressive finale for the traditional Grand Ship Parade along the River Elbe and in the Port of Hamburg.
-
NewsSpecialist Marine Finance Funds Fleet Expansion
Crown River Cruises , whose luxury river cruise fleet is based at Blackfriars Pier on London''s River Thames, has recently ordered the sixth boat in its prestigious fleet. The vessel, currently in production at Tinnemans , Holland, will run the Westminster to Tower of London route for circuit cruises, charter ...
-
News
Port Services Storm Predicted
London law firm Lawrence Graham has called on the shipping industry to make its views on the EU''s proposed directive on market access to port services heard in Brussels.
-
NewsBe Safe, Save Money at Seawork
California USA based MICAD Marine LLC had such a successful Seawork last year that it has doubled the size of its stand for Seawork 2005 .
-
News
'More Ports', Says Moore Stephens
Despite shipping having had a very good year in 2004, investment in ports infrastructure looks a better bet for 2005 according to London based shipping accountants and consultants Moore Stephens .
-
News
Money Laundering Concerns for the Shipping Industry
As anti- money laundering legislation develops, the shipping industry and, in particular, the associated legal business looks to be increasingly vulnerable, writes Charles Hattersley, a Partner specialising in international trade and transport at Plymouth UK based law firm Foot Anstey Sargent .
-
News
Encouragment for Industry to Think Green
The British Marine Federation (BMF) has launched an Environmental Code of Practice for its members.
-
NewsDEFRA Funds 'Planning System for the Sea'
Government Ministers in the UK have given their backing to a pilot project which could lead to a new, plan-led approach for protecting and managing Britain''s seas in a more sustainable way.
-
News
New Guidelines for Piers and Jetties Exposed to Waves
HR Wallingford in the UK has developed a new set of guidelines for the design and construction of jetties, piers and other marine structures constructed in exposed locations, which require careful assessment of their hydraulic loads.
-
NewsTake Care When Purchasing a Vessel
Although the purchase of a vessel(s) will be common practice and/or second nature to a number of MJ readers, nevertheless there are hidden pitfalls which, thankfully, very rarely come to light but if they do, are of critical importance - not least because they can expose the purchaser to a ...
