Maritime Law The value of many shipments depends upon fluctuations in the currency rates‚ freight‚ handling charges‚ and other expenses. By means of insurance protection will be provided to goods from any uncontrollable variables. A contract of Marine Insurance is defined by section 7 of the Marine Insurance Act of 1909 as: "A contract whereby the insurer undertakes to indemnify the assured‚ in manner and to the extent thereby agreed‚ against marine losses‚ that is to say‚ the losses incident to
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value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time.” GDP‚ which measures the total income of a nation. GDP is the most closely watched economic statistic because it is thought to be the best single measure of a society’s economic well-being. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all officially recognized final goods and services produced within a country in a given period of time. GDP per capita is often considered
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America is constantly failing when it comes to education. Compared to other countries‚ our math skills‚ science skills‚ and language skills are all severely lower. China has more honor students in their schooling system than the United States has of just regular students. Other countries view us as being lazy and unintelligent‚ which is not entirely untrue. The grammar skills of students in the United States have decreased over the years. This is because the curriculum in the schooling systems
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firms and in their future profitability although it is hard to address empirically because of difficulties in obtaining data about IT investment that can be linked to firm performance (Anderson‚ 2006). After globalization‚ the world became a small country so the IT applications became mandatory to any industry for online communication as anyone nowadays can search for whatever‚ whenever and wherever he is through online internet connection. The aim of this research is to address the effect of investment
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NURNBERG AUGSBURG MASCHINENWERKE Course: Bachelor of Business (Maritime and Logistics Management) Abstract The following article follows the case of a German company‚ Nurnberg Augsburg Maschinenwerke and an order‚ of buses‚ from a group of Brazilian authorities dealing with the improvement of the local public transportation. The best and most viable routes are to be decided upon for the delivery of these buses to Santos. A condition was given for 25 buses to be
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* Flat tax in other countries In a distinct development‚ former communist counties are leading a global tax reform revolution. For instance‚ Estonia was the first country which adopts a flat tax. The tax rate was a 26 percent in 1994‚ started after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Latvia and Lithuania followed shortly after Estonia using flat tax system in the mid-1990s. Latvia picked a 25 percent rate and Lithuania chose a 33 percent rate. Russia’s government discovered the benefit about the flax
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Job Analysis and Various Terms Job Analysis is a systematic exploration‚ study and recording the responsibilities‚ duties‚ skills‚ accountabilities‚ work environment and ability requirements of a specific job. It also involves determining the relative importance of the duties‚ responsibilities and physical and emotional skills for a given job. All these factors identify what a job demands and what an employee must possess to perform a job productively. What Does Job Analysis Involve ? The
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factors specific to maritime transportation. This investigation includes a comparative analysis between maritime‚ land and air transport. Lastly‚ the growing demand in marine transportation and the multitude reasons that make shipping one of the most globalized industries in terms of freight transportation is examined. After careful weighing of all the diverse factors‚ one can conclude that maritime transportation still retains its competitive edge over other modes of transport
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Shift of US Maritime Priorities from Atlantic to Asia Pacific Region Implication for Pakistan INTRODUCTION It is important to note at the outset of this brief presentation on the key security challenges facing the United States in Asia‚ the implications of these challenges for the defense sector‚ and the prospects for regional cooperation‚ that President Obama’s remarkable November 2011 visit across the region should not obscure how much the United States continues to be also engaged elsewhere
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scrolls all over Buddhist temples. There are only a couple original examples of this wheel that are still in existence today many were destroyed in a Moslem invasion. Several theories exsist as to why this was created and its exact meaning remains a mystery. To the Divine Buddha and his disciples the painting was told to be the gateway to Veluvana Vihara. Buddha had directed Maudgalyana to take his teachings and create this painting. Buddha wanted him to paint the picture showing all these realms so they
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