• 2020 vision for transport | 24 April 2008

  Another week goes by and with it another [allegedly] fresh round of talks dealing with [allegedly] fresh ideas. The...

• Why shipping shouldn't be a man's world | 24 April 2008

  I have to say that I approached the recent World Maritime University international conference on Empowering Professional Women in the...

• Parents must be brought on board to promote career path | 17 April 2008

  Addressing a dinner reception at the Ship Operations Co-operative Program conference in Maryland, Mr Connaughton urged those involved in maritime...

• Primary focus on the attractions of a seafaring life | 17 April 2008

  A new approach has been mooted to mitigate the global shortage of seafarers – enticing primary and secondary school students...

• Seat of learning that makes a difference | 17 April 2008

  Nestled in a surprisingly spruce and sparse corner of inner-city Philadelphia is a manifestation of the wonders that can be...

• Sometimes it's about money | 17 April 2008

  When Tor Olav Troim stood up in Connecticut last month to honour his friend and boss John Fredriksen, he recounted...

• Building a class relationship | 10 April 2008

  ABS chairman and chief executive Robert Somerville is one of the most thoughtful people to have come up through the...

• Lesson for shipping in Heathrow failure | 10 April 2008

  When British Airways reassured stranded passengers on the opening day of its eagerly anticipated London-Heathrow Terminal 5 that it was...

• Shipping must not be a green `soft target' | 10 April 2008

  International Maritime Organisation secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos has hit back at critics of shipping's environmental record, describing the views of “some...

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