Steven Davis of the University of California, Irvine, and Robert Socolow of Princeton (best known for his work dividing the climate challenge into carbon “wedges”) have written “Commitment accounting of CO2 emissions,”a valuable new
Article | August 29, 2014 - 9:16am
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has come under heavy criticism by operators over illegal import of adulterated petroleum products by importers at the popular Ibafon petroleum jetty in Lagos.
This allegation was leveled by operators, even as they further accused the agency's officials at the jetty of sabotaging the essence of their establishment.
The operators who pleaded anonymity revealed that the practice is common at the Ibafon jetty, but added that the Ijora jetties are not left out.
Sources revealed to Shipping Position Daily, yesterday, that officials from the DPR found joy in dealing with importers that bring in such sub standard products over those that import high quality products.
Today Ports of Stockholm provides bunkering (refuelling) for Viking Grace, the new Viking Line passenger ferry. Viking Grace is unique as she is the first large passenger ferry in the world to be powered by LNG, and this is why LNG bunkering at Ports of Stockholm is also the first of its kind.
LNG bunkering of a full-size passenger ferry has never been done before. For this reason, logistics and safety procedures have been developed in close collaborations between AGA, the supplier of the gas, Viking Line, who invested in the new vessel, Ports of Stockholm and the relevant government agencies.
In addition to having been involved in the preparative work, Ports of Stockholm functions as the contact point for all who are
Uruguay extenderá su plataforma continental de 200 millas marinas hasta 350 millas, según aprobó la subcomisión de Límites de la Plataforma Continental de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU).
En una conferencia de prensa efectuada ayer en el Ministerio de Defensa, el canciller Luis Almagro dijo que, gracias al acuerdo firmado con la subcomisión de Naciones Unidas, Uruguay incrementó su territorio subactuático en 80.500 kilómetros cuadrados más.
Almagro señaló que el acuerdo con la subcomisión de Límites será ratificado por la Comisión de Límites de la Plataforma Continental de las Naciones Unidas en el mes de febrero del próximo año.
Las negociaciones con la subcomisión de Límites, que se arrastran desde hace tres años, fueron llevadas a cabo por un