20th December 2013
LLOYD’S LIST GOES ALL-DIGITAL
TODAY Lloyd’s List becomes a totally digital service. This morning’s special commemorative edition will be the final print edition of Lloyd’s List. Editor, Richard Meade, marks the history, speculates on the future and, most important, explains what is possible using Lloyd’s List in digital format. Edward Lloyd would have approved.
TWO hundred and seventy nine years is a blink of an eye in shipping.
Wishing you and your loved ones a Safe and Happy Holiday Season!
From: Ivan, Maria, Carlos “El Loco”, John and Fabian
Once more we are at the point where Winter and Religious Celebrations take place
The FIRE Project Team wishes all of our readers a happy and fullfilling celebration and offer our Best Wishes to you for 2014, may it be a year of joy and advantage for you
* Call centre menu expert, Nigel Clarke, has compiled a list of key codes for popular retailers and service providers this Xmas
* Companies have been ranked as ‘turkeys’ or ‘crackers’, dependant on their number of phone menu options and the service they provide
Following a report by EngineeringUK revealing a shortfall of young people undertaking engineering training, Birmingham City University is to host a motorsport masterclass next month with some of the world’s leading professionals from the motorsports industry highlighting career options in high performance automotive engineering.
Former BP engineer found guilty of destroying evidence
December 19, 2013—Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc, has been convicted of intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal criminal authorities investigating the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon disaster. Mix was convicted by a federal jury in the Eastern District of Louisiana of one count of obstruction of justice and was acquitted on a second count of obstruction of justice. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
G4S plc, the global integrated security company, notes the announcements and statements made today by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Cabinet Office.
Dan Wagner, CEO of Powa Technologies says, “ Economic conditions on the high street are tough even at this busy time of year when retailers try to recoup up to 80% of their yearly revenues. The fragile economy has meant that consumers are much more selective about where they spend their money and retailers have been forced to embark on aggressive discounting far earlier to entice shoppers through the door.
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