South Korea collaborates withVietnam in Shipbuilding Sector The HD Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding (HVS) was established in the year 1996 as a joint venture between Hyundai Mipo Shipbuilding and Vietnam National Shipping Corporation and is acknowledged as the first successful project of overseas expansion of the Korean shipbuilding industry. Initially it came into being as a
Green Shipping Fuels Myths The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker fleet inclusive of floating storage units crossed the figure of 772 this year. Although LNG carriers have been capable of utilising boil-of-gas as a fuel for steam turbines for over fifty years it was not till the year 2000 that a non-LNG carrier vessel
China Leads in Renewables China has emerged as the leader in the development of renewable energy and by the year 2017, China’s wind and solar power capacity reached 168 GW and 130GW respectively, generating 5.3 percent of China’s electricity supply. Correspondingly in photovoltaic (PV) technology the price of PV modules decreased from about 30 Yuan
Turkiye Cancels Construction Deal It seems that as a reaction to Turkey’s unflinching support to Pakistan on the Kashmir issue India canceled a contract with a Turkish firm involved in a ship-building project in India .This cancellation took place while India was hosting the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff at a fighter
Hydrography & Monaco The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an intergovernmental organisation established in 1921 to promote cooperation among maritime nations in the field of hydrography and nautical charting. The IHO's main objective is to ensure that all the world's navigable waters are surveyed and charted to modern standards . The IHO is responsible for
Random Musings on Economy Part - I Curse of Banking Spread In the year 2008 the banking spread or rate difference between what banks pay as interests to depositors and what they charge on loans to business was 7.05 % which was the highest in the world . The banking spread in the US at
UAE no longer attractive Investment Hub for " Hot money " Financial Action Task Force (FATF) , a Paris-based global watchdog , has categorised UAE on the FATF 'gray list' endangering its position as a regional financial centre . Now transactions and commercial trade in the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates are strictly
UAE no longer attractive Investment Hub for " Hot money " Financial Action Task Force (FATF) , a Paris-based global watchdog , has categorised UAE on the FATF 'gray list' endangering its position as a regional financial centre . Now transactions and commercial trade in the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates will be
Significance of Undersea Optic Cables As low bandwidth and high latency of satellite data service was insufficient to cater to global telecommunication streams a phenomenal growth took place in digital global infrastructure comprising an intercontinental network of 400 undersea fiber-optic cable communications network which daily transmits approximately $ 10 trillion worth of financial transactions data
Food Security and Corporate Farming in Gulf Countries The concept of corporate farming revolves around fostering of efficiency as compared to traditional peasant farming prevalent in many third world countries .The corporate approach to farming encourages , institutionalises and induces private sector investment in agriculture with resultantly higher output, income and even exports after reasonable
