http://www.ukmpa.org/rss/ Latest News RSS feed http://ec.europa.eu/transport/maritime/e-maritime_en.htm ... 17th July 2010 http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/the_human_element_a_guide_to_human_behaviour_in_the_shipping_industry ... 18th June 2010 http://www.impahq.org/downloads/congress_invitation.pdf ... 16th June 2010 news-article.php?rd=44 Peel Ports, buccaneering owner of Clydeport, the port authority whose conduct in Loch Striven has earned it widespread opprobrium, has been chasing acquisition of Scotland's other major port authority, Forth Ports, for some considerable time. Peel is a shareholder in Forth Ports, as are its... 04th May 2010 news-article.php?rd=43 Navigation andamp; bridge: How to solve human error It's often cited as the leading cause of accidents, but can human error ever be eradicated? Christopher Browne spoke to the experts about the factors behind human error and some novel solutions to a... 08th April 2010 http://www.dunoon-observer.com/index.php/news/1-news/116-calls-for-scottish-government-to-take-action ... 29th March 2010 news-article.php?rd=41 IMO Meeting on Emissions Is Stirring Thoughts of Failure Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 The "Carbon Warsandrdquo; is in play as the IMO's Marine Environmental Committee (MEPC)... 25th March 2010 news-article.php?rd=40 anddiams;anddiams; Go to Pension/PNPF for daily transcriptsandnbsp;anddiams;anddiams;... 21st January 2010 news-article.php?rd=39 San Francisco COTP issues letter on fuel switching leading to propulsion losses and fuel-related equipment failures. Since the implementation of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations, which require ocean-going vessels to switch to low-sulphur marine distillate fuels when calling at California's ports, the... 21st November 2009 news-article.php?rd=38 UK ports policy draft published THE UK government has published its long awaited draft National Policy Statement for ports in England and Wales, which now goes out to public consultation. The Secretary of State for Transport, Andrew Adonis, said: "This National... 11th November 2009 news-article.php?rd=33 Workers at Barclays are to be balloted for strike action over the closure of its final-salary pension scheme to existing members, the Unite union said. The ballot will be held in August, with potential industrial action taking place across the bank in September. ... 20th July 2009 news-article.php?rd=32 Credit rating agencies have been accused of causing major losses The biggest US public pension fund, Calpers, has sued the three largest credit rating agencies for not highlighting risks in its investments. It has... 16th July 2009 news-article.php?rd=31 (07-13) 17:00 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The pilot of the container ship that struck the Bay Bridge in November 2007 ignored basic safety precautions, lied to licensing authorities about his prescription drug use and should be sentenced to 10 months in prison, the maximum recommended... 15th July 2009 news-article.php?rd=30 Britain's port operators expressed outrage after the Government used a 17th Century parliamentary procedure to attempt to stifle opposition to its plans to backdate business rates. Lord Bates, a shadow local government minister, was due to table an amendment in the House... 13th July 2009 http://www.ukmpa.org/news-article.php?news=28 BG Freight slams UK light dues tariff increase SHORTSEA operator BG Freight Line has warned that the UK's revised light dues charges will leave the country "totally at the mercy of its proactive, forward-thinking, progressive European partnersandrdquo;. The UK representative of Rotterdambased BG... 05th July 2009