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Italian presidency of the EU
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Πέμπτη, 31 Ιουλίου 2014 11:07
Italy took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Greece on July 1st. Under the theme, 'Europe – A Fresh Start', Italy outlined its priorities for the coming six months in a work programme which can be downloaded from the Presidency website.
ICS calls for for harmonised PSC with respect to SECAs
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Πέμπτη, 31 Ιουλίου 2014 11:04
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is encouraging the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control to ensure that a harmonised approach to PSC inspections has been developed in advance of the 1 January 2015 implementation deadline of the 0.1% Sulphur Emission Control Areas (ECAs), established in accordance with MARPOL Annex VI.
WISTA Hellas celebrates Posidonia 2014 with an enjoyable evening of Greek flavors and Wines
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Τετάρτη, 25 Ιουνίου 2014 10:39
The WISTA Hellas 2014 Posidonia reception was held on Tuesday, 3 June, at the Vive Mar Bar in Voula, where members and Wista visiting members from other countries gathered to enjoy a lovely evening of wine tasting and Greek flavors. WISTA Hellas sponsors, as well as Press representatives also joined the successful event which ended up hosting over 250 WISTA supporters in all!
The European Ports Policy
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Σάββατο, 21 Ιουνίου 2014 12:32
On 23rd May, 2013, the European Commission published the long-awaited Ports Package III. This followed two previous attempts by the Commission to liberalise port services that were both rejected by the European Parliament due to political pressure against the package, in particular by the trade unions and various European coastal regions.
Weekly Drycargo Shipping Technical Anaysis - Weekly Closing/Fixing (Thursday). 902
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Παρασκευή, 20 Ιουνίου 2014 16:26
Fortesque (FMG) Aussie the nr4 in the world iron ore producer, has signed a contract to construct four VLOC of 260,000 mts dwt each with Chinese shipyard, worth totally usd 275 million. Their total capacity represents 6 pct of miner's exports per annum. We are in position to know that also Rio Tinto and BHP also negod similar kind of newbuildings with Chinese shipyards, with equity participation of Chinese Govermental Financial Institutions.
European Co-Ordination of Member-States at IMO
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Παρασκευή, 20 Ιουνίου 2014 12:28
The European Commission and more recently the EU, have proposed in the past that they should become Members of the IMO. Faced by opposition from Member States and legal constraints to their accession, the issue has abated but not gone away.
Revision of The Schengen Visa Code
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- Δημοσιεύτηκε στις Πέμπτη, 19 Ιουνίου 2014 15:26
On 1st April, 2014, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a revision of the Schengen Visa Code. Some of the new measures the European Commission proposes will go a long way towards removing administrative burdens and facilitating the entry of seafarers into the Schengen area. This is certainly the case for the new provisions extending the validity period of multiple-entry visas, shortening the time period to process applications, and eliminating existing requirements to lodge them in person.
