MARITIME CHRONICLES
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PORT STATE CONTROL IN HONDURAS
The accession of the Maritime Authority of Honduras to the Latin American Agreement of Viña del Mar is the milestone that marks the beginning of the history of the figure of Port State in the country. This responsibility is related to the emerging scheme of global maritime governance that the Maritime Authorities are leading worldwide, as they also perform the functions inherent to the flag State and coastal State, enshrined in the UNCLOS and the International Maritime Conventions.
WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, A KEY ELEMENT IN MARITIME COMMERCE
While history has shown us that maritime transport has traditionally been a male-dominated sector, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized body of the United Nations, has made a concerted effort to advance in this industry and help women to achieve a representation in line with the expectations of the twenty-first century.
MLC 2006, FOURTH PILLAR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME INDUSTRY
Between September 13 and 24, 2004, in Geneva, Switzerland, as a Senior Officer of the Chilean Navy, fulfilling DIRECTEMAR functions, I had the honor of being part of the Chilean Delegation, which participated in the Maritime Preparatory Conference for the Consolidated Maritime Labor Convention.
Some 500 delegates, representatives of seafarers, governments and shipowners from 88 countries participated in this Conference, organized as follows:
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.