An orgy of maritime conferences
Since late last year, we’ve been getting a barrage of announcements about this or that conference scheduled to take place somewhere on the planet. This year-long convention binge makes us wonder: how many times does the industry have to discuss piracy, the state of container shipping, the Maritime Labour Convention of 2006 or the supply of qualified seafarers? It’s a series of talkathons – an orgy – which reminds us of everything that we dislike about conferences. (more…)
