LNG CARRIERS History The first LNG carrier Methane Pioneer (dwt 5034 tons) left the Calcasieu River on the Louisiana Gulf coast on 25 January 1959. Carrying the world’s first ocean cargo of LNG‚ it sailed to the UK where the cargo was delivered. Subsequent expansion of that trade has brought on a large expansion of the fleet to today where giant LNG ships carrying up to 266‚000 m3 are sailing worldwide. At the end of 2005‚ a total of 203 vessels have been built‚ of which 193 are still in service
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"To make money is our only objective” Advertisers always find some ways to control the market. Producers try not making art films instead of commercial films because "To make money is our only objective.” Michael Eisner‚ Disney CEO 1984-2005 . Though advertisements could be deceiving and ineffective in modern movies‚ sometimes they enhance and add to what is to be delivered. It is very easy to think of an example of movies that put in sponsors’ products excessively. They do that to develop a
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5. Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats STRENGTHS • Consumers across the UK now rely heavily on having a form of mobile communication at their disposal. The market is fast becoming an essential for the population and the chances of it changing are extremely low. • The UK industry is one that sees the most innovative and technologically advanced phones worldwide. • Compared with other nations‚ the UK has a relatively high adoption level for technology. Many consumers are quick
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Can money buy you happiness? Money would probably be on the top of everyone’s list of things they desire‚ along with other things that only money could buy‚ but does that mean that money will make you happy? Happiness cannot be found in inanimate objects such as a new car or a huge house if you have no one to share it with. Money can lead to lots of lovely things and great opportunities but it can induce greed in a person‚ it’s like most things if you have too much of it all you want is more. It
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efficiency of how they utilize both their aircraft and employees. The selected reports make reference to the low-cost airlines or LCC. The first relates to the success of this model in long-range routes (more than 800 km) also called ’ Long Haul ’ (Morrell‚ 2009)‚ and the second aims to determine the limits to the growth of this companies (Wit‚ 2012). What measure of central tendency did the authors report? What are the potential issues with each measure of central tendency? Do you agree with
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Money Doesn’t Make People Happy Tim Harford “The hippies‚" claimed economist Andrew Oswald recently‚ "are having their quiet revenge." Oswald‚ a professor at Warwick University in England‚ is one of a growing number of economists fascinated by the question of what makes us happy. In a recent public lecture he announced‚ "Once a country has filled its larders‚ there is no point in that nation becoming richer." That‚ at least‚ should bring a smile to a few faces. Economists have suddenly realized
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Virgin Atlantic Environment Policy A message from Virgin Atlantic’s CEO‚ Steve Ridgway: Virgin Atlantic is embedding sustainability at the core of our business. We recognise the growing impact air travel has on the environment‚ and are seeking to address this as best as we can. There are many projects in place across the business to make this a reality‚ both in the air and on the ground. Our recent commitment to invest up to $8bn in the most efficient aircraft available for our routes‚ is a
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September 2013 Most startups that raise money do it more than once. A typical trajectory might be (1) to get started with a few tens of thousands from something like Y Combinator or individual angels‚ then (2) raise a few hundred thousand to a few million to build the company‚ and then (3) once the company is clearly succeeding‚ raise one or more later rounds to accelerate growth. Reality can be messier. Some companies raise money twice in phase 2. Others skip phase 1 and go straight to phase
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The money is not the most important thing in life‚ but sometimes is really necessary‚ how to spend it sometimes could be a difficult work‚ some people are great spenders‚ others spend the money carefully‚ but in life‚ we always have the necessity to spend it‚ in a lot of difference ways‚ in my case‚ i am not a big spender‚ I am a thrifty person‚ i take a lot of care in how I spend my money‚ because in fact‚ i do not work yet‚ it is my parents money so i have to think a lot of how i use it. I always
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transactional‚ it seems that the existence of this position to help others to achieve results‚ while their own does not create value.Mineral impact crusher Only a small part of the foreign brand agent‚ properly understood‚ this understanding is vividly described as "a business support business support positions‚ a value equal to half of the Business Minister. The general agent business support including sales support‚ service support‚ parts support‚Mobile crushers and letter-trial support. The name
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