March 2021 Michael Kingston message on the occasion of the World Meteorological Day 2021:The World Meteorological Day (WMD) 2021 is devoted to the theme “the ocean, our climate and weather” . It celebrates WMO’s focus in connecting the ocean, climate and weather within the Earth System. It also honours that this is the starting year for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). WMO is committed to contributing with much of its work integral for the “safe ocean”, “predicted ocean” and “transparent ocean” goals of the Decade.
February 2021 Advising Bonn Agreement Secretariat
January 2021 Representing Arctic Council in Presentation to American Meteorological Society in conjunction with NASA
January 2021 Appearing before Irish Parliament regarding proposed legislation governing Ireland’s Marine Casualty Investigation Board.
December 2020 Ocean Focus – Ireland and the Arctic Council.
Winter 2020 Inshore Ireland, Pressure builds on Ireland to ratifyinternational fishing vessel safety
agreement
October 2019 Working as IMO Consultant at biggest Fishing Vessel Safety Conference in IMO History in Torremolinos Spain moderating the following panels:
October 2019 Participating in 8th Symposium of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic, Wilson Centre, Washington D.C, United States
Arctic Council’s Website ‘Arctic Shipping Best Practices Information Forum‘
January 2019 Keynote talk The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London on the Occasion of the Arctic Encounter London Gala Dinner at the invitation of the United States and United Kingdom
October 2018 Presentation, Vladivostok, Russia, as Special Advisor to Arctic Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group at Meeting of Arctic Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group at the Admiral Nevelskoy Maritime State University, 01-04 October 2018
September 2018 Organising Maine Trade Delegation to Ireland to sign Economic Partnership Agreement with Cork County Council– Inshore Ireland ‘Ireland’s Arctic momentum gathers pace’
July 2018 Participating in 8th Symposium of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic, Wilson Centre, Washington D.C, United States
Panel video ‘Infrastructure and Investment – Can the United States Facilitate an International Arctic Seaway?’
Tanker Shipping and Trade December 2017 ‘Rules are one thing: implementation another‘
November 2017 Talk Lloyd’s Agency
Southern Star June 2017 ‘Cork man to forefront of Polar Shipping laws‘
Video of Speech Arctic Council Summit Fairbanks Alaska May 2017 upon Declaration of Arctic Shipping Best Practices Declaration by Arctic States.
Lloyd’s of London 03 January 2017 ‘Polar Code sets new industry standards‘
Contributing as Expert to Lloyd’s 2017 Stochastic modelling of liability accumulation risk Report.
August 2016 Article in Frontier Energy ‘Learning Lessons from History‘
Southern Star 19 June 2016 ‘Goleen’s Kingston joins forces with Gareth Peirce on Brexit‘
Irish Times 20 June 2016 ‘The UK must stay in EU to protect rights‘
Irish World 14 June 2016 ‘Europe really does protect our fundamental rights‘
Tanker Shipping and Trade 18 May 2016 ‘Tanker owners: Time to back a humanitarian zone off North Africa‘
WMO ‘Better Arctic Observations Needed to Meet Climate Change Challenges, Opportunities‘
Lusitania talk Skibbereen, Co Cork July 2015 for Bantry General Hospital
British Delegation 01 November 2014 ‘UKTI Arctic Circle Conference Iceland’.
June Edition 2014 – Nautilous Telegraph Article by Michael Kingston Page 25 ‘Clear Thinking for Cold Climates‘
03 June 2014 Article in Post Magazine ‘Arctic: Coming in from the Cold‘
19 May 2014 Article in Insurance Day ‘Northern Exposure: Arctic Opportunities for Marine Underwriters‘
17 April 2014 Article in Lloyd’s List ‘Wreck removal may cost owners dear despite convention coming into force‘
11th March 2014 & 12th March 2014 ‘Sustainable Shipping Conference Report‘ on Swedish Polar Research Secretariat website and Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs website
15 March 2014 Lloyd’s of London Press Release (repeated in several papers worldwide) following Arctic Ice Conference on 12th March
21 January 2014 Post Magazine ‘Costa Concordia: Two years on‘
10 January 2014 Article in Lloyd’s ‘Cruise ship pairing not viable in Arctic waters‘
08 January 2014 Article from Lloyd’s List ‘Insurers forced to develop their own solutions for Arctic vessels‘
02 January 2014 Article from Lloyd’s List ‘Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention is one step away from ratification‘
28 December 2013 English Independent ‘Costa Concordia insurance bill to rise to 1.2 billion‘
(This article also appeared in a commemorative one-off book to mark the end of Lloyd’s List paper form after 279 years)
9 October 2013 Article Lloyd’s List ‘Where there is a Way but no Will‘
regarding the systems that could be put in place re alarms and the non-availability of salvage equipment.
26 September 2013 – All About Shipping – ‘Hot Topic – shipping sails into troubled waters‘
Report of Arctic Panel Discussion ‘UK TI Nordic Baltic Seminar Mansion House’ London.09.05.2013