European Shipping Week has been granted the European Parliament’s official patronage by its President, Mr Martin Schultz.

Commenting on European Shipping Week, Mr Schultz said his institution appreciated the opportunity for open dialogue between policymakers and representatives of the shipping industry to debate the future of European shipping policy.

The Organizing Committee of the Panama Maritime XIII World Conference & Exhibition, represented by authorized representatives of the Maritime Law Association of Panama (APADEMAR) and the Maritime Chamber of Panama, is delighted to announce the appointment of UK-based Petrospot Limited to be the event's International Promoter.

'With the launch of the Bunkerspot Price Index (BPI), we are looking to deliver transparent, accurate and up-to-date information on bunker prices and futures contracts in a cost-effective and intuitive format,' says Petrospot Director of Publishing and Bunkerspot Editor, Lesley Bankes-Hughes.

European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc, together with top-level figures from the European Parliament, Council of Ministers and the echelon of the European and global shipping industry, will be among speakers at the European Shipping Week 2017 conference, to be held at the Steigenberger Wiltcher's Hotel in Brussels on Wednesday 1 March 2017.

Leading ship owners and managers will converge on Singapore on 3 October to debate some of the most important issues in shipping, asking the most pertinent questions and striving to provide the answers...

The International Maritime Human Rights Conference (IMHR) is delighted to announce its latest supporter: Sailors’ Society.

Following its recent product launch, Sailors’ Society will be showcasing its ‘BySea’ coffee to all delegates attending the IMHR Conference in London next month.

Beginning the final countdown to the first ever event to focus on maritime human rights, organisers continue to showcase a top line up of speakers and experts participating in the International Maritime Human Rights Conference (IMHR), taking place on 14 September, at the Royal College of Surgeons, London.

Petrospot's Official Charity, Sailors' Society, launches its very own coffee, BySea.

The themes for European Shipping Week 2017 have been formally announced with thecompetitiveness of European shipping globally and the strategies being developed by theEuropean Union and its respective bodies to foster that competitiveness sitting at the heart of the week’s events and debate.

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Moses Asaga, has lauded the efforts of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority to service the needs of bigger vessels through its expansion project and the provision of desalination plant to supply fresh water to vessels at the Port of Takoradi.