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• Northrop Grumman Participates in Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference in Australia January 27, 2012
  Northrop Grumman Corporation is participating in the Pacific 2012 International Maritime Conference in Sydney, Australia, where it will highlight its maritime security capabilities and programmes, including marine navigation and ship control technology, and unmanned aircraft systems for maritime and coastal surveillance. The Pacific 2012 show is the commerci […]
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• UK Chamber of Shipping Refutes Conclusion on EU ETS Findings with Respect to Shipping January 27, 2012
  The UK Chamber of Shipping welcomes the discussion on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) but strongly refutes its findings with respect to shipping. The section of the Committee’s report on shipping concludes that calls by the industry for an international cap-and-trade scheme for shipping are a delaying tactic and that shipping should be included […]
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• Russia: Sovcomflot Extends Use of Electronic Navigational Charts on its Ships January 27, 2012
  Sovcomflot is extending the use of electronic navigational charts on its ships. The transition process is being supported by use of the electronic international database provided as part of the Transas Admiralty Data Service (TADS), offered by the Transas company. SCF originally started using electronic charts on its vessels in early 2000. At that time […]
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• India: Customs Detains Diving Support Vessel SEAMEC II January 27, 2012
  Seamec Ltd has informed BSE that the SEAMEC II vessel was detained by the Customs for non production of the copy of the original Bill of Entry purported to have filed by the seller of the vessel, an Indian Corporate Entity, at the time of import in the year of 1988. The Company had filed […]
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• Eco Friendly Tugs Steer Maritime Green Concept January 27, 2012
  Marine vessels are deemed to be the most considerable source of air pollution. Operating within a prosperous, powerful and complex international industry, they are still not affected by emission control regulations. Ports, as the main point of entry for vessels, have been perceived as areas where an extremely high level of pollutants is regularly being […]
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