Some 90 years ago, actor, playwright, and composer Noel Coward famously begged Mrs Worthington, “Don’t Put Your Daughter on the Stage.” His plea was for a girl he felt was physically unfit for the theatre. […]
Shipping players are facing a multitude of rising costs across the board as they look to manage several challenges heading into 2025. These include rising fuel, insurance and crewing costs, as well as investments into […]
The demand for air cargo is growing, and Asia Pacific is leading the charge, says FedEx APAC president Kawal Preet in this condensed version of his article “What’s Moving the Cargo Aviation Industry?” Air cargo […]
Partner at the London office of law firm Watson Farley and Williams, Richard Stephens, assesses the implications for shipping and marine clusters such as Hong Kong should a global minimum corporate tax rate come to […]
My memory is rather vague when trying to reflect on the last 12 months. Due to Covid restrictions there has been little to remember. So, I’m surprised to discover that the last time I was […]
The recent regrettable incidences involving two separate Hong Kong registered vessels, which resulted in them receiving period bans from Australian waters. The first instance of the Unison Jasper involved a blatant disregard for the seafarers’ […]
Bjorn Hojgaard, chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association has branded the Transport and Housing Bureau as both “illogical and impossible to manage.” Mr Hojgaard, was delivering the keynote address at the virtual Hong Kong […]
Last week witnessed the largest gathering of Hong Kong’s foremost maritime participants since the territory entered a partial lockdown in March. The occasion being the official opening of Anglo Eastern’s plush and enormously spacious new […]
Two nervous days have passed since the International Transport Workers Federation offered its blessing to thousands of seafarers, working beyond their original contracts, to cease work, with the cry “enough is enough!” Thus far there […]
It’s close to a year since I last enjoyed a lunch with Edward Liu, legal director at the Hong Kong office of law firm Hill Dickinson. At our last meeting I was suitably impressed after […]
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