A special high-level segment of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), convened by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to discuss policy matters related to arms on board ships in the piracy high risk area, has requested a working group of the MSC to develop interim guidance for private maritime security companies (PMSCs).
G4S plc announces today its intention to appoint John Connolly to its board as an independent non-executive director and chairman
The commitment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia through boosting capacity building in the region has been underlined with the signing of five strategic partnerships with a number of UN agencies and the EU, following a Conference on Capacity Building to Counter Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, held at IMO Headquarters in London on 15 May 2012.
G4S, the international security solutions group, will be updating analysts and investors today on trading for the year to date, including an overview of financial performance to 31 March 2012
After the fatal accident on May 9 of the SJS 100, is the Russian programme threatened? Everything depends in fact on the causes of the crash, at present unknown. If due to a technical problem, the regional jet will find it difficult to break into Western markets as Sukhoi wanted. If for human error reasons, the jet will be subject to probable delays in orders. Some explanations…
The combination of a specialist maritime publisher and an experienced ice captain should be expected to produce a very readable and informative review of polar navigation and the reader will not be disappointed. Although the target audience may be professional seamen, the subject of ice navigation and climate change will appeal to a much wider readership, particularly as the author has made a good job of describing the topics in language that is widely understandable outside the prime target audience.
Having read the manual, the typical householder has sufficient knowledge to make a plumbing system safe in the event of a burst or other leak, and to engage a professional without being vulnerable to a plumber who might try to get agreement on unnecessary work. There is also adequate information to enable a much more ambitious approach and to undertake a large plumbing project in the home to replace existing pipes and fit new appliances and equipment. All that the novice DIY plumber requires is attention to detail and a little practice to gain confidence before starting into the job. This really is a very good manual and many readers will wonder why they ever regarded plumbing as a craft skill to be avoided.
Greek Elections: nothing matters much and very little matters at all* by John Faraclas
The European Union and the world at large are faced with oxymoron dilemmas following the French election, and the inconclusive Greek one on the course and state of events in Greece, affecting them too to a large extend! Meantime the local elections in UK produced another headache for the coalition, Putin was sworn in and the US election is not too far away… Many more elections are due to come which might create a stalemate, the world stage is very crowdy, the problems – due to political and unethical stubbornness almost unsolvable and wonder where is Deus ex machina** to give an end to our troubles as they are not far away, to paraphrase the Beatles classic hit “Yesterday”!
This is our latest on Politics and Governent and read, study same carefully: http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2012/05/07/greek-elections/
Piracy and armed robbery against ships off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean will be high on the agenda when IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 90th session from 16 to 25 May 2012.
When the Danube River Basin flooded in July 2010, the GMES emergency management service, SAFER, immediately provided flood extent maps based on satellite data to civil protection authorities. In this image created using data from the US Landsat-7 and Canadian Radarsat-2 missions, the dark blue represents the water extent on 5 June 2000, while the lighter blue shows water extent on 3 July 2010 in Romania’s Galati/Braila region.
Credits: SAFER/DLR
9 May 2012
As Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme nears its full operational phase, its benefits and economic potential for Eastern Europe came into focus last week at a conference in Bucharest, Romania.
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