Water, water everywhere – but Maritime Labour Convention means onboard ship it must be safe enough to drink

WSS Portable Water Kit Water, water everywhere – but Maritime Labour Convention means onboard ship it must be safe enough to drink The entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) in August 2013 will for the first time set out regulations specifying the need to maintain high quality...

April 10th, 2013 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Food and Drink, Health and Safety, HR, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Regulatory | Read More

Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance verifies South Asia’s first certified emission reductions under the United Nation’s PoA framework

Stoves ‘Improved Cooking Stoves in Bangladesh’ provides 57,000 energy-efficient stoves to Bangladeshi families” Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) has verified South Asia’s first certified emissions reductions (CERs) under the UN’s Programme of Activities (PoA) framework. The...

April 2nd, 2013 | Classification Societies, Food and Drink, Regulatory | Read More

Brazilian rural producers launch a campaign to encourage the participation of private capital in modernising Brazil’s ports

Senator Katia Adreu during a presentation at CNA HQ’s The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) believes that, unless new legislation proposed by the government is approved, the country will run the risk of a decreased ability to compete in food exports. Brazil’s rural...

March 21st, 2013 | Consumers Market, Food and Drink, Logistics, News, Ports & Terminals, Safety and Security, Trade and Commerce | Read More

Partnering to tackle hunger

March 2013 – Agricultural risk transfer solutions, with increasing levels of government support, are one answer to the problem of global hunger. Foods prices have become extremely volatile and are up by almost 75% since 2005,” says Li Xing, one of the co-authors of a Swiss Re Sigma report titled...

March 13th, 2013 | Food and Drink, Safety and Security | Read More

Wine-rich Moldova toasts new era for trade and tourism, as EBRD backs river port upgrade

River Dniester Wine-rich Moldova toasts new era for trade and tourism, as EBRD backs river port upgrade By James Brewer New developments in transport and tourism look set to bear fruit for the small east European nation of Moldova, whose geographical shape on the map has happily – for a land proud...

January 15th, 2013 | Finance, Food and Drink, Holidays, Tourism | Read More

Barfoots of Botley Tastes the Benefit of Outsourced EDI with Wesupply

COVENTRY, 27 November 2012: Barfoots of Botley, Europe’s largest processor and packer of fresh sweetcorn products, has switched to OneTime™, Wesupply’s fully managed Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) service, to improve the speed, ease and cost effectiveness of trading electronically with its major...

November 27th, 2012 | Food and Drink | Read More

Fathoming phrase and fable: a new edition of Brewer’s historic dictionary celebrates language and legend -

Fathoming phrase and fable: a new edition of Brewer’s historic dictionary celebrates language and legend By James Brewer - A ready definition for a serving marine is a ‘sea soldier,’ and these days the profession is generally revered for its members’ daring and devotion to duty. It was not ever...

September 29th, 2012 | Books, Events, Food and Drink | Read More

Riga feasts on growing sea trade, tall ship excitement, and foodie fun -

Chef Raimonds Zommers of the Riga restaurant Kaļķu Vārti prepares special dish from Latvian milk products - Riga feasts on growing sea trade, tall ship excitement, and foodie fun By James Brewer - Nautical and gastronomic treats are being promised by the Baltic Sea port of Riga for visitors during...

March 11th, 2012 | Food and Drink, Tourism, Yachting | Read More

U-Freight drinks to growth of wine logistics in China

U-Freight’s Bowin Lee The U-Freight Group – (www.ufreight.com) – the Hong Kong-headquartered international freight services and logistics group, believes that China’s growing thirst for French wine will be a major boost for the company’s specialist wine logistics services. The...

December 12th, 2011 | Exhibitions, Food and Drink, Logistics | Read More