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).
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.
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/
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.
With Greece at risk of a military coupe, the EuroZone is in flames
Recent weeks have seen a series of very disturbing elections across Europe.
US President Obama fears a Cameron Hat Trick as the Poison Dwarf Sarkosi is booted out by French electors.
Quango grabs last stretch of water in the Broads Network that allowed speed trials as for this pilot boat built by a Broads boatyard
The Broads Authority and Great Yarmouth Port Company have reached agreement on the transfer of responsibility for navigation in Breydon Water and the Lower Bure.
The River Thames
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant
Sunday 3rd June 2012
The River Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant celebrates Her Majesty’s sixty years of service by bringing the Thames to life. In a unique once-in-a-lifetime experience, the river will be joyously full with boats, resounding with clanging bells, tooting horns and sounding whistles recalling both its royal heritage and its heyday as a working, bustling river.
Oh No Not Another Fine Mess!!!
“Call Me Dave” Cameron could be the big loser in the French Presidential elections.
Marine Le Pen made major gains
Marine Le Pen achieved major gains in the first round of the French Presidential election.