Maersk: Ship Recycling Policy Not Changed with Alang Move
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Danish shipping giant Maersk Group has not lowered its standard or changed its responsible ship recycling policy after the engagement in Alang, India, the company said responding to reports that beaching is “undermining its credibility as a responsible ship operator.”
“The development in recent years in Alang have seen a number of certified yards capable of recycling to our standards. In our view, it is essential to support this development – and we do that most effectively by bringing our ships to be recycled responsibly in Alang,” Maersk Group, Head of Group Sustainability Annette Stube, told World Maritime News.
She added that the company considers the engagement in Alang as “an opportunity to change the industry for the better.”
Namely, Maersk earlier announced its plans to create more responsible recycling options in Alang.
Naviera del Odiel operrá un ferry en el Caribe.
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17.mar.2016
Naviera del Odiel ha inaugurado un nuevo servicio de ferry entre Costa Rica y El Salvador.
El servicio está previsto que arranque el próximo mes de julio.
Su base en Cota Rica será Puerto Caldera, y en El Salvador, Puerto La Unión.
Se espera que este nuevo servicio represente una gran ventaja para las comunicaciones en aquella zona.
El barco previsto tiene una capacidad de carga de 100n furgones y la duración del trayecto será de unas 16 horas.
Why Greece's ships could sink its tax plan
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Tuesday, 7 Jul 2015 | 7:39 AM ETCNBC.com
Is the Greek shipping industry evading tax? Tony Foster, CEO of Marine Capital, says the country's shipping industry is one of the worst offenders of tax evasion. </p>
Greece shouldn't look to its shipping industry to help raise the tax revenues it desperately needs to secure a bailout deal, an industry expert has warned.
Tony Foster, chief executive of Marine Capital, a fund management firm that oversees investments in the global shipping business, told CNBC that the chances of the Greek government getting more tax revenues out of the shipping industry were "absolutely nil."
After a Greek referendum on Sunday in which the majority of Greeks voted against more austerity measures,
Baleària podrá operar entre EEUU y Cuba pero todavía no tiene permiso para transportar turistas
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VALENCIAPLAZA.COM. 29/06/2015
La naviera valenciana asegura que espera conseguir en las próximas semanas la licencia que regula el transporte de pasajeros, para el que prepara dos líneas que conecten ambos países
VALENCIA (EFE/VP). Baleària obtiene la primera licencia necesaria para operar entre Estados Unidos y Cuba, licencia que otorga el 'Bureau of Industry and Security' y que permite la entrada y salida de barcos hacia y desde Cuba, aunque no el transporte de pasajeros con fines turísticos. Sin embargo, la naviera española espera que en las próximas semanas el Gobierno de Estados Unidos le otorgue también la licencia OFAC, que sí regula el transporte de pasajeros, informó la naviera.
Con estas dos licencias, Baleària dispondrá de todos los permisos necesarios por parte de las autoridades