Port State Control is a waste of a State’s Resources- Discuss for or against Port State Control (PSC) as defined by wikipedia.com is the inspection of foreign ships in other national ports by PSC officers (inspectors) for the purpose of verifying that the competency of the master and officers onboard‚ the condition of a ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international conventions (e.g. SOLAS‚ MARPOL‚ STCW‚ etc.) and that the vessel is manned and operated in compliance with
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A South African Investment American oil companies Texaco and SoCal (Caltex) were refining oil in South Africa. They planned to expand their refining capacity. However there was numerous discrimination issues pertaining to the status and treatment of the black citizens. At the time‚ the South African government maintained an apartheid system of governing their nation. Caltex was under scrutiny by American political parties and its stockholders for the way African workers were treated. Whites
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very tough petroleum market‚ thus becoming a very competitive corporate global company (Company History‚ 2013). In 2011‚ Valero expanded into Western Europe’s market by purchasing four major pipelines and 11 fuel terminals‚ and a network of 1000 Texaco wholesale sites. Valero Energy became the largest branded network dealer in the United Kingdom‚ and the second largest in Ireland. This move into Western Europe raised the company’s retail and branded wholesale sites to 6800‚ operating under the brand
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ECONOMIC VALUE Hong Kong prides itself as an open and international city with a level playing field for all. If we really want to be a world class city like New York‚ London or Toronto‚ we would need to demonstrate our tolerance and be receptive of people coming from diverse backgrounds. Literally we need to put our money where our mouth is‚ not just pay lip service to it but guarantee it by law. Hong Kong is a very multiracial society. We have many kinds of Chinese alone: Hong Kong Chinese‚ Mainland
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QUESTIONS FROM INSTRUCTOR:. Many historians cite the 1920s as the decade in which America entered the "modern era." Given the myriad labels attached to this decade‚ this essay focuses on the broader context of all those movements under the umbrella term "modernism." First‚ what is modernism and why did it apply to the 1920s (as opposed to earlier decades)? What ideologies or beliefs had changed by the 1920s that qualified this decade as "modern" for America? Second‚ to expand on those changes‚
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Name: N. Ricketts Topic: Newer Industries Caribbean economies from their earliest periods of colonization were essentially agrarian based (during slavery). Economical activities included livestock farming and small farming done by the peasants. There were also trading and commerce which included the establishment of shops‚ inns and taverns. Large plantations were worked by a mass of slaves with the premier crop being Sugar Cane. When the colonizers first came to the West Indies they mainly grew
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Blacks Treated as Lower Class Citizens The black community in the United States of America has always been the target of prejudice from the whites. The Constitution of America states all men should have equal rights‚ but instead of following the constitution whites have treated the blacks as lower- class citizen. An example that the black community has been treated as a lower class citizen they were being persecuted for trying to get an education. The next example that the black community
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Antitrust and Labor issues in sports addresses how labor issues have affected sports and how courts have treated the application of antitrust rules to the sports industry‚ particularly to the situation involving a professional sports union that negotiates with owners of a league. While the concepts of antitrust and labor law are often considered distinct subjects on their own‚ in the sports industry‚ these areas of the law are quite often interrelated. Ross‚ S. (2003). Antitrust‚ professional sports
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Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian American Oil Co) Eman Yanes‚ Student ID: H00028866 Final Project Int. Business Emerging Markets Liverpool University May‚ 2013 1 Abstract: “Saudi Aramco-Saudi Arabian American Oil Co” was an American global Energy company that entered the Saudi market in 1933 then became 100% Saudi company in 1988‚ to end up in 2012 as the biggest company in the world. This dramatic shift had historical and political circumstances with changed economic conditions. The
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Diversity Diversity in the Workplace Western International University MGT 352 Political‚ Legal & Ethical Issues in Business 1 Diversity 2 Introduction Workplace diversity has taken on a new face. Today‚ workplace diversity is no longer just about anti-discrimination compliance. Diversity in the workplace is not buzzwords for affirmative action or equal employment opportunity. Diversity represents a company ’s fundamental attitude that it not only respects and values the
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