Shipping Trade and Transport News 17th Sep 2015
Shipping
M.V. Barzan
Boxship delayed by fire
UASC has confirmed delays to cargo shipments aboard the "UASC
Barzan" of up to two weeks after a fire broke out aboard the line’s
flagship shortly before it was due to dock at Felixstowe. The ship was
60 nautical miles off Cape Finisterre, at the north-western tip of Spain
when crew discovered a fire in the number two hold
Company News
Diana Containerships has new RBS loan for up to $148million
DP World stops US Acquisitions
DUBAI-based operator DP World says that it is no longer pursuing acquisitions in the US market
Transport News
Just six months after increased HGV speed limits came into force throughout England and Wales, road haulage contractors in the south are reaping the financial benefitsReefer News
A major UK manufacturer of refrigerated road transport equipment will unveil a ground breaking lifting deck urban semi-trailer at the Temperature Controlled Storage Distribution show on the 16th and 17th September show this year.
EU Trade News
Brussels, 16 September 2015
The European Commission has approved its proposal
for a new and transparent system for resolving disputes between
investors and states – the Investment Court System.
Full details of this is available to Felixstowe Trade and Enterprise Education Committee through their campus login.
The focal sectors are:
a) Sustainable energy - support to the energy sector will focus on power generation, access to energy for urban and rural households, energy efficiency and the reduction of diesel and biomass dependency;
b) Sustainable agriculture and food security, with a specific emphasis on improving food and nutrition security among rural households;
c) Accountable governance, in which the focus will be on strengthening public accountability, democratic governance, and ensuring the efficient, effective and accountable use of public resources.
Overall, support to the focal sectors is underpinned by support to civil society, strengthening of public institutions, as well as their capacity-building.
Project Example
The EU is funding the Community-Assisted Access to Sustainable Energy (CASE) project with €750,000. This aims to produce energy-saving cooking stoves and to provide a way of generating income for the poor. The impact has been significant, with 2,200 stoves built and 60,000 people trained on the efficient use of biomass and environmental protection.
The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project aims to provide reliable, low cost wind power to the Kenyan national grid and will benefit from €25 million funded by the EU–Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund. The total project costs €620 million, of which the European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €200 million.
EU security sector cooperation in Kenya and the Horn of Africa
Following the terrorist attack on the Westgate shopping mall in September 2013, a €19 million support package in the area of counter-terrorism, under the Instrument contributing to Security and Peace (IcSP), was adopted and is currently being implemented in Kenya and the Horn of Africa. The package consists of three components:
Project example
The Karamoja Livelihoods Programme (KALIP), for which the EU is providing €15 million between 2009-2015, helps to promote peace by supporting livelihoods, including agro-pastoral production and alternative income generation opportunities for the people of Karamoja in North East Uganda. The focus of KALIP is placed on improving livestock health, on improving crop production to address immediate food security and basic incomes, and on enhancing general peace and security in areas that are being resettled and re-establish their production capacity.
The US navy has been experimenting with a laser to take out drones and damage enemy ships. The UK, hoping to build on the American experience, is looking to build something less cumbersome, more efficient, requiring less manpower and much more destructive.
Full details of this is available to Felixstowe Trade and Enterprise Education Committee through their campus login.
New Potential Opportunities
The EU's work in Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda
Rwanda is a small, landlocked country with an increasing demographic
growth. Its economic performance over the last decade has been a success
story. Whereas in 2000 70% of the population lived below the poverty
line, nowadays this figure has been reduced to 45%.
a) Sustainable energy - support to the energy sector will focus on power generation, access to energy for urban and rural households, energy efficiency and the reduction of diesel and biomass dependency;
b) Sustainable agriculture and food security, with a specific emphasis on improving food and nutrition security among rural households;
c) Accountable governance, in which the focus will be on strengthening public accountability, democratic governance, and ensuring the efficient, effective and accountable use of public resources.
Overall, support to the focal sectors is underpinned by support to civil society, strengthening of public institutions, as well as their capacity-building.
Project Example
The EU is funding the Community-Assisted Access to Sustainable Energy (CASE) project with €750,000. This aims to produce energy-saving cooking stoves and to provide a way of generating income for the poor. The impact has been significant, with 2,200 stoves built and 60,000 people trained on the efficient use of biomass and environmental protection.
Kenya
Project examplesThe Lake Turkana Wind Power Project aims to provide reliable, low cost wind power to the Kenyan national grid and will benefit from €25 million funded by the EU–Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund. The total project costs €620 million, of which the European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide €200 million.
EU security sector cooperation in Kenya and the Horn of Africa
Following the terrorist attack on the Westgate shopping mall in September 2013, a €19 million support package in the area of counter-terrorism, under the Instrument contributing to Security and Peace (IcSP), was adopted and is currently being implemented in Kenya and the Horn of Africa. The package consists of three components:
- €2 million for STRIVE ("strengthening resilience to violent extremism"), a project on combating violent extremism;
- €6 million for a project on countering the financing of terrorism / anti-money laundering;
- €11 million for a project on strengthening regional counter-terrorism law enforcement
Project example
The Karamoja Livelihoods Programme (KALIP), for which the EU is providing €15 million between 2009-2015, helps to promote peace by supporting livelihoods, including agro-pastoral production and alternative income generation opportunities for the people of Karamoja in North East Uganda. The focus of KALIP is placed on improving livestock health, on improving crop production to address immediate food security and basic incomes, and on enhancing general peace and security in areas that are being resettled and re-establish their production capacity.
For full details of this contact us.
Other related news
Royal Navy aims to put laser 'death ray' on ships by 2020
The Royal Navy hopes to develop a ship-mounted “death ray” laser cannon by 2020, the first sea lord, Admiral Sir George Zambellas, has announced at one of the world’s biggest arms fairs.The US navy has been experimenting with a laser to take out drones and damage enemy ships. The UK, hoping to build on the American experience, is looking to build something less cumbersome, more efficient, requiring less manpower and much more destructive.
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