London International Shipping Week 2019 (LISW19) once again exceeded all expectations by welcoming thousands of global shipping industry leaders to more than 200 official events throughout the week.

Initial estimates placed the number of UK

Seatrade Europe, the leading trade event for the European ocean cruise and river cruise industry closed today (13 September 2019) with a footfall of over 5,000 and a record breaking number of cruise line executives in attendance indicating that the European cruise market continues to go from strength to strength.

The first six high profile speakers have been confirmed for the inaugural Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Europe conference, which debuts at Fira Barcelona between 4-5th December, 2019.

Maritime Cyprus has unveiled its impressive speaker line-up and programme for the October conference, themed ‘Sea Change’.

Leaders from the world of ship bunkering will gather in Jamaica next week to discuss how the Caribbean maritime sector is working to ensure it meets the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) 2020 sulphur restrictions, at the IBIA Caribbean Bunker Conference (ICBC).

On 4 September 2019, the first working meeting of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) Public Council was held in Vladivostok at the 5th Eastern Economic Forum.