Bits and Pieces

Posted April 9, 2012

Global Maritime Containerization Market to Reach 731 Million TEUs by 2017 ... PR Web (press release) GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Maritime Containerization market. Global market for Maritime Containerization is projected to reach 731 million TEUs by the year 2017. Growth will be primarily driven by increasing sea trade ...

The Arctic This Week - News for April 1 - April 7, 2012 The Arctic Institute By Tom Fries - News for April 1 -7, 2012 Whitney Lackenbauer writes, in this excellent article in iPolitics.ca, on the reasons to keep security issues out of the Arctic Council's mandate. It's both well-reasoned and well-written.

TRC Engages Ridge Global as Strategic Advisor SYS-CON Media (press release) Ridge Global is led by Tom Ridge, the first secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security and former governor of Pennsylvania, and offers international expertise in the areas of energy, security and infrastructure protection, risk and maritime ... See all stories on this topic »

UK cuts Antarctic research as more players compete for Arctic resources The Voice of Russia Expectations are high that the British PM will address the issues of environment protection, climate change and global warming, including those related to Arctic, in his key-note speech at Clean Energy Ministerial in London on April, 26.

On the road, for cause and effect Mid-Day Desai, barely aware of the waiter's restlessness to have him vacate the table, speaks softly about his mammoth 20000 km-long cycling trip across India and its connection with environmental issues. In December 2010, the computer engineer left his job to ...

Maritime insurer warns over sanctions against Iran Tehran Times The compensation system for victims of oil tanker pollution will be “completely undermined” when European Union sanctions bar insurers from honoring some Iran-related claims made under valid certificates, the most senior international maritime insurer ...

Submerged ship is threatened by rust, scavengers, tourists Vancouver Sun Maritime officials and experts have warned that the wreck is rusting away. The US Coast Guard recently wrote to the International Maritime Organization asking for a ban on ships dropping garbage or releasing sewage within 10 nautical miles of the site.

Asbestos Material Illegally Imported By Foreign Ships in Australia TopNews Arab Emirates The reports put forth by the institution shows that the International Maritime Organization has already addressed that amounts of asbestos has been found in the ship's fire blankets, wall and ceiling coverings, insulation materials and fuses.

Iran Navy head attends Indian Ocean naval symposium in South Africa Press TV “Regional Maritime Security Initiatives Aimed at Reducing Modern Maritime Security Threats” has been chosen as the motto of the Third Indian Ocean Naval Symposium. The four-day symposium will open at the Cape Town International Convention Center on ...