Guadalquivir.- Oposición al dragado del río.
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- Published on Thursday, 12 February 2015 00:15
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Regantes, pescadores y acuicultores del Guadalquivir siguen en su lucha contra el dragado del río
mis peces
Sevilla 10/02/2015 – Las organizaciones regantes UPA, Areda y la Asociación de la Pesca y Acuicultura del Bajo Guadalquivir (Pebagua) se han reunido con el director del Espacio Natural de Doñana Juan Carlos Castellano, con el que han coincidido en la postura de rechazo al dragado, atendiendo al informe negativo de la Comisión Científica.
Por su parte, otro colectivo afectado, Feragua, se han reunido con el secretario de Estado de Medio Ambiente, de quien han recibido como contestación que no aprobará ninguna medida que implique incrementar la salinidad de las aguas.
Las organizaciones han vuelto a plantear
La Operación Atalanta continuará dos años más
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 February 2015 05:35
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Defensa
10/02/2015
Informe de la Armada: la piratería en Somalia está erradicada
En 2014 no se ha registrado ningún secuestro. Los piratas “están dejando el negocio”
La piratería y los asaltos a buques en Somalia han quedado reducidos a contados episodios esporádicos. En 2014 no se registró ni un solo secuestro, frente a la treintena de incidentes de 2011. Para la Armada española, la misión se da por cumplida aunque el operativo seguirá en activo hasta diciembre de 2016.
Bigger Container Ships Pose Bigger Risks
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- Published on Monday, 09 February 2015 14:48
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Insurers, Others Worry About the Potential for Catastrophic Accidents
Gregory J. Millman
The Wall Street Journal
Feb. 8, 2015 7:50 p.m. ET
The big container ships that ply the world’s trade routes are growing ever larger, holding down the cost of ocean shipping, but also raising concerns among vessel operators, insurers and regulators about the potential for catastrophic accidents.
The ships, designed to carry freight stowed in large metal containers, transport much of the world’s seaborne cargo, including manufactured goods and, increasingly, farm products. Their increasing size already is straining the unloading resources at some port facilities and—along with labor troubles—has contributed to major traffic snarls at the nation’s West Coast ports.
Since the economic downturn, shipping lines have sought to stay competitive by
ICS publishes new chemical tanker safety guide
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- Published on Sunday, 18 January 2015 04:28
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ICS Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe The ICS has published a new edition of ICS Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals)
A fully updated edition of the definitive industry guidance on the safe operation of chemical tankers has just been published by the shipping industry’s global trade association, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).The new edition of the ICS Tanker Safety Guide (Chemicals) replaces the previous edition issued in 2002.
ICS recommends that a copy is carried on board every tanker engaged in the carriage of chemical cargoes, and that copies are also held within shipping company technical departments.Since its first publication over 40 years ago, the ICS Guide has become the standard reference