Pilgrims pay respect to the ‘miracle rabbi’ who healed a future president
At the grave of Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum, Sátoraljaújhely synagogue. Pilgrims pay respect to the ‘miracle rabbi’ who healed a future president, By James Brewer Very few professed Jews live among the...
View ArticleHill Dickinson sponsors LISW 2015
Maria Pittordis HILL DICKINSON SPONSORS LONDON INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING WEEK 2015 Hill Dickinson LLP is delighted to announce that it has become a proud sponsor of London International Shipping Week 2015...
View ArticleChios Marine Club members visit the Acropolis
From the guided tour.. Over eighty members from the Chios Marine Club together and their guests/friends visited the Acropolis, where amongst others, The Parthenon and other monuments stand. The...
View ArticlePreserving Newport’s maritime history
Phil Cox presenting Chris Green with corporate sponsorship certificate The Port of Newport is helping preserve one of the most important examples of the city’s proud maritime history by becoming the...
View ArticleHESGB 20th Anniversary Dinner and Dance: more than a success!
The President of HESGB Dimitris Monioudis, Committee Member Alex Xenakis with the Deputy President George Foustanos greeting guests With over 600 of the faithful – a record attendance – members,...
View ArticleWho will be at WTM Latin America 2015?
Exhibiting Companies at WTM Latin America Divided into six areas, the show floor truly represents the international travel industry – Brazil, Latin America, Rest of the World, Global Village...
View ArticleCoins from ancient Thouria and the Syria Godess
A full house honouring the event! In early June at a full house at the Lilian Voudouri Room at Athens’ magnificent Concert Hall the Athenian Society and beyond attended one of the special events, of...
View ArticleMarilena P. Laskarides sets sail to eternity…
The international shipping community is sudden on learning that Marilena P. Laskarides passed away. This tireless and down to earth matron has surpassed everything connected with humanity, charity,...
View ArticleGreeks
Indeed, “Greeks”, the book! Greeks, “the Lighthouse of Civilization throughout the ages”; what a shipping title this subtitle stands for, and why not for a sea-wise nation! The Lighthouse, the beacon...
View ArticleSyria: UNESCO chief condemns destruction of Palmyra’s ancient temple
Archaeological site of Palmyra in Syria. Photo: ©UNESCO/F. Bandarin 24 August 2015 – Extremists “cannot silence history,” the Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
View ArticleA Dutch admiral who rescued from the galleys men persecuted for their faith…
Monument to the galley slaves. A Dutch admiral who rescued from the galleys men persecuted for their faith is saluted in Hungary’s second city Debrecen By James Brewer To residents of the Hungarian...
View ArticleFour ‘second cities’ of Europe prime their tourism…
Debrecen. Four ‘second cities’ of Europe prime their tourism offering with unique cooperation agreement By James Brewer Four cultural centres of Eastern Europe are bidding to become more frequent first...
View ArticleA ‘sea’ without waves but beset by mirages…
The five-horse feat A ‘sea’ without waves but beset by mirages: the Puszta in Hungary and its mesmerising vistas James Brewer joins fellow tourists on a horse-drawn safari to view the pastoral beauty...
View ArticleOI 2016: Marine Technology and Services sector role in the “Blue Economy”
From OI 2014-crowded aisles Advancing technology is allowing us to work with the ocean in ways that were previously impossible, which will lead to an exponential growth in the economic value of the...
View ArticleHESGB coming of age…
A view of the Wellington Ballroom during dinner – more tahn a ful house Now what can you say about this event, the 21st Anniversary of the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain (HESGB*)? Anny...
View ArticleComing up: Chios’ Greek Sailing Ιnternational Race
Manolis Vournous, the Mayor of Chios “We look forward seeing all in Chios for the Greek Sailing Race Championship” said Manolis Vournous, the Mayor of Chios. This is the first time that this event will...
View ArticleSaab Seaeye – Shipwrecks beamed ashore
Historical photo of U-853(courtesy njscuba.net) Live images of significant historical shipwrecks are being filmed by a Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV and beamed directly to educational and public audiences...
View ArticleAncient Thouria wins the minds and hearts in London
The Skouras’ delivering their illustrated lecture Earlier on tonight, being also one of the coldest so far this winter in London, a very “hot” and besides cultural event took place at a full house in...
View ArticleCome heroes discover in the spring! (Kom zeehelden ontdekken in de...
Heroes in the lead during spring break! This year is the Dutch ships attacked England exactly 350 years ago. Just as the British were really scared! Why admiral Michiel de Ruyter attacked? What is the...
View ArticleChios at the forefront of Greece’s Tourism Success
Dancing on stage… A group of Dutch journalists escorted by Eleni Skarveli, the head of the GNTO (Greek National Tourism Organisation) in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg, are now on the Island...
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