MARITIME CHRONICLES
EL SALVADOR BETS ON LNG-BASED POWER GENERATION
During the recent history of El Salvador, as part of the strategies for National Development, the authorities have focused on making important efforts over strategic megaprojects, with significant impacts to the national economy, being one of them the generation of energy based on liquefied gas (LNG). In this article, the reader will find an outline of what LNG power generation means, as well as some of the implications for national development.
IALA DELEGATION TO SUPPORT PREPARATION FOR IMO 2022 AUDIT IN EL SALVADOR
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) audits its member countries every year to verify compliance with international maritime regulations. These audits are carried out at the request of the States (voluntarily) or due to events of great repercussions.
AGREEMENT OF CUBA TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON HARMFUL ANTI-FOULING SYSTEMS ON SHIPS (AFS CONVENTION-2001)
The International Maritime Organization, through the Marine Environment Protection Committee, considered the harmful effects of antifouling systems for the first time in 1988, and from then on measures were taken to counteract the possible adverse effects of the use of tributyltin compounds in antifouling paints.
WHEN "EL MORRO" WAS MADE OF WOOD
Any Cuban, particularly those living in the capital, when referring to something very old usually says: "that's from when El Morro was made of wood". Well, dear reader, contrary to other sayings, whoever says so is absolutely right, because as far back as April 15, 1553, the Havana City Council, faced with the growing threat of corsairs and pirates, placed lookouts on the prominent rock that dominates the entrance to the bay's channel.