IMO needs Action plan from Piracy meeting
On the first Thursday of next month, the International Maritime Organization will host a ceremony to launch the Action Plan to promote 2011’s World Maritime Day theme: “Piracy: Orchestrating the Response”. Continue reading
The Other Human Element in shipping
When shipping gurus, or guru wannabes, gather, we often speak of the “human element.”
This is understood to be the merchant seafarers who are, as is well known, often in short supply these days. There is, however, another “human dimension,” one that we often forget. Continue reading