Ballast - (a) the material (usually water in ballast tanks) used to stabilise a vessel when partially loaded or empty‚ (b) In Ballast - term to describe vessel sailing empty to next loading port. BENDS - Abbreviation for ’both ends’. Used when any loading and discharging term for a vessel is the same for both loading and discharging operations. BFI - Baltic Freight Index - an index reflecting a composite number of routes‚ issued on a daily basis. BIFFEX - Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange
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for Hong Kong to remain successful by staying at the top globally in its economic freedom? Introduction Hong Kong has ranked as the world’s freest economy in The Wall Street Journal and Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom for 17 consecutive years‚ since the inception of the index in 1995.1Being economic free helps the successful of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is the richest region in the world. However‚ In World Competitiveness Yearbook 2013 published by IMD‚ the ranking of Hong Kong competitiveness
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discuss the stakeholder’s concerns relative to the significance of perceived performance criteria and the related performance outcomes in a construction sector environment located in Hong Kong. The key participants to this study consisted of clients‚ designers‚ consultants and contractors. Using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)‚ the research established nine performance criteria namely profitability‚ care for environmental protection‚ timeliness of project delivery‚ quality of life‚ safety
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Introduction Hong Kong is famous for the hotel industry‚ and many people want to work in this industry. However‚ what really attract them to work for the hotel? Previous study shows that for the Asian countries such as Hong Kong‚ Japan the money is their primary goals for working. (Lam 2001 p.157). In different culture‚ they have different goal they are aim. As the Asian have a higher expect for the money as their concern‚ it is normal‚ because in Asia‚ their income and their expense are never get
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW The Indian Industry as a whole has given away a growth which is of positive but comparatively less than the previous year. For instance the Industry registered a growth of 7% in the month of April 2008 as compared to 11% growth registered in the same month of the previous year. In March 2008 industrial growth which was recorded was 3.9% the lowest in past 6 years. The growth slipped due to the sharp downfall in the manufacturing and specifically electrical sector to 7.5% and
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John Woo: from Hong Kong to Hollywood‚ The Killer and Face/Off John Woo and his "heroic bloodshed" have revolutionized and rejuvenated the action genre‚ combining melodrama with action to create the male melodrama‚ in which he explores the codes of masculinity while redefining them. Robert Hanke says that "explosive pyrotechnics seem to be privileged over plot‚ narrative or character" (Hanke 41) and yet notes that Jillian Sandell maintains the opinion that Woo does not "celebrate this violence
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The different Labour law requirements between Mainland and Hong Kong The Labour Law of China is the law formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of laborers‚ readjust labor relationship‚ establish and safeguard a labor system suited to the socialist market economy‚ and promote economic development and social progress. This Law applies to all enterprises and individual economic organizations (hereinafter referred to as employing units)
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An investigation of Occupational accidents at Vinci Park Services Hong Kong Limited BY Lam Wing Shan Kennis 02006251 Human Resources Management Option An Honours Degree Project Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfilment of the Graduation Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong April 2005 i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost‚ I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor
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3 Shipping Market Cycles The four most expensive words in the English language are‚ ‘This time it’s different’. (Sir John Templeton‚ quoted in Devil Take the Hindmost‚ Chancellor 1999‚ p. 191) 3.1 INTRODUCING THE SHIPPING CYCLE Market cycles pervade the shipping industry. As one shipowner put it: ‘When I wake up in the morning and freight rates are high I feel good. When they are low I feel bad’.1 Just as the weather dominates the lives of seafarers‚ so the waves of shipping cycles
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How Freight Shipping Services reduce major moving and transport complications Companies having common cargo loads may experience the requirement for faster consignment delivery. Many services have been designed for meeting the emergency shipments requirements as time plays a crucial role for moving and transport services. The clients and facilities may require shipping with extreme care and speed to continue with operations and meet end customer demands. As any company expands operations to
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