Bahrain maritime law review sought.Byline: Manama The board of the General Organisation of Sea Ports (GOP) has directed its management to seek the assistance of experts to further review and refine Bahrain maritime law maritime law, system of law concerning navigation and overseas commerce. Because ships sail from nation to nation over seas no nation owns, nations need to seek agreement over customs related to shipping. . The new law will cover issues connected with international maritime conventions and protocols and operation of port facilities, the board of directors were told at their 17th meeting. It will also define the role, responsibility and functions of the GOP and it will establish jurisdiction to the International Conventions which Bahrain is presently or will be in the future a signatory sig·na·to·ry adj. Bound by signed agreement: the signatory parties to a contract. n. pl. sig·na·to·ries One that has signed a treaty or other document. to. The meeting was chaired by Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa and various GOP activities and issues were discussed. The board reviewed the operational performance of Khalifa bin Salman Port (KBSP KBSP Kinzua Bridge State Park (Pennsylvania) ) in the second quarter of the year. The board said it was pleased with the results and the improvement in operations of the port and praised the berth and crane productivity figures which are so far delivering as promised. In addition, the board also reviewed the recent developments of the service area project to be constructed adjacent to the entrance of KBSP. The service area will consist of a multi-storey car park “Parking garage” redirects here. For the Seinfeld episode, see The Parking Garage. A multi-storey car park or a parking garage is a building (or part thereof) which is designed specifically to be for automobile parking and where there are a number of , warehouse facility, offices and a bank and ATM facilities. It will also contain a fuel station, a restaurant and a convenient store. 'Despite the recent shifting of operations to KBSP, which usually involves various technical and functioning challenges, the performance results are very encouraging and constantly improving,' said Shaikh Daij. 'The GOP will continue monitoring KBSP's performance closely to ensure that it is being operated to the highest standards possible to ensure the satisfaction of the port users' The board also discussed the dredging dredging, process of excavating materials underwater. It is used to deepen waterways, harbors, and docks and for mining alluvial mineral deposits, including tin, gold, and diamonds. of the Bahrain Approach Channel project. This project involves dredging the main navigational channel and the installation of buoys along the channel according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. international standard. It will allow big mother ships to call on Bahrain ports, which comes in line with the projected plan of transforming the kingdom into a transhipment TRANSHIPMENT, mar. law. The act of taking the cargo out of one ship and loading it in another. 2. When this is done from necessity, it does not affect the liability of an insurer on the goods. 1 Marsh. Ins. 166; Abbott on Ship. 240. hub of the northern Gulf area. The board instructed the management to continue co-ordinating with the Ministry of Works The Ministry of Works was a department of the UK Government formed in 1943, during World War II, to organise the requisitioning of property for wartime use. After the war, the Ministry retained responsibility for Government building projects. and the consultant regarding the development of this project.- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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