The Agreement on cooperation in the field of maritime transport in the Arab Mashreq was submitted for adoption at the session.

We have recently amended our Merchants' Shipping Act, with a view to reducing marine pollution from marine transport activities and dumping.

Water transportation also improved.

Analysis of the entire maritime transport chain (international commercial shipping as well as port facilities).

(f) In the area of transport, the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978 (Hamburg Rules), and the United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade and

The following actions on the part of the Ministry of Transport (Maritime Transport Sector General Authority for Land Border crossing Points) and the Ministry of Aviation (Airport Authority)

Encouraged by the relative ease with which goods can be transported by sea and its cost effectiveness, sea transport has become the choice for the continued violations of the arms embargo.

The use of these clauses is a widespread practice in some sectors of maritime carriage.

These factors can each influence the safety of marine transit.

1. Subject to Articles 3 (1), this Instrument applies to contracts of carriage in which the place of receipt and the place of delivery are in different States, and the port of loading of a sea carriage and the port of discharge of the same sea carriage are in different States, if

As to the question whether the words intended carriage cover all parts of the carriage and not only the sea carriage, a majority of the delegations have felt that the text is clear and that there is no need to clarify that the goods must be packed and stowed in order to withstand the sea carriage as well as the ancillary land carriages.

This undertaking must provide for carriage by sea and may provide for carriage by other modes of transport prior to or after the sea carriage.

The Somali coastline is the longest in Africa and is littered with small ports and berthing places with virtually no control, and with complete disregard for international maritime regulations.

The project was completed in early 2004 and provided an analysis of the current international regulations on the security of maritime transport, and their effectiveness in preventing maritime terrorism. The results of this research project were published in May 2004.

Careful consideration must be given to the options set forth therein, including the establishment of a revolving fund to enable African States to obtain strategic sea and airlift capabilities.

The contract must provide for carriage by sea and may provide for carriage by other modes of transport prior to or after the sea carriage.

Peru is particularly concerned by the issue of the maritime transportation of radioactive materials.

Collection and analysis of relevant national and international regulations on maritime transport security

Particular attention is given to developments in Latin American trade and maritime transport in the 2005 edition of the Review of Maritime Transport.

Unfortunately, however, maritime security is a serious concern for many seafaring States.

Multilateral maritime and air transport agreements, as well as communications conventions, were partially inoperative but received partial application.

Access to the island is by water only there is no airstrip on Pantar.

A question was raised as to whether draft article 89(a) would introduce exemption of liability in the non maritime legs of the carriage in case of multimodal transport.

Instead, ocean transport of clandestine arms shipments, in conjunction with road transport, has been the predominant means by which arms are delivered to purchasers in Somalia.

Several Parties identified certain trends in the transport sector including the increase in road transport at the expense of both commuter and freight railway use and maritime transport.

For a thousand years, states have regulated maritime transportation for the purpose of promoting safety at sea.

Since the 16th century, shipping, fishing, agriculture, trade, and banking have been leading sectors of the Dutch economy.

The past year also saw a number of activities in the development and implementation of measures to strengthen maritime transport safety and security.

(f) Multilateral maritime and air transport agreements were rendered essentially inoperative but remained legally in force

Capacity Building for the Development of Fisheries Sector in Bangladesh.

Employment is primarily in government and industries such as natural resource extraction, shipping, and transportation.

In all, some 17 services sectors and subsectors are affected by discussions relating to classification, including energy, computer related, environmental, legal, transport (maritime and air transport), education and distribution services.

The analysis showed that a majority of countries are better connected in 2005 than in 2004, although large differences continue to persist it also reconfirms a trend towards consolidation in the container shipping business.

Information was disseminated to member countries through recurrent publications such as the annual Review of Maritime Transport and the quarterly Transport Newsletter, as well as through non recurrent publications.

Finally, France wishes to recall its readiness to engage in a technical dialogue with the States concerned on the question of the safety of the maritime transport of radioactive materials.

The draft instrument on the carriage of goods wholly or partly by sea ought to cover a broad spectrum of questions and regulate relations in the sphere of marine transport in as much detail as possible.

The Executive Agency Maritime Administration has designated liaison officers and has notified the shipping companies and IMO accordingly.

(a) the Organization had and could play a role in the protection of shipping lanes of strategic importance and significance

The second document provides a brief review of recent maritime security initiatives and discusses security risk assessment and management frameworks methods and applications relevant to maritime transport.

A number of international and regional conventions are in force to govern liability arising from transportation by sea, air and land.

Moreover, on 27 February 2005, Algeria organized in collaboration with its American partner Northeast Maritime Institute (NMI) a maritime and port safety drill involving 11 commercial ports and 17 ships of the maritime oil transportation company.

Another view was expressed that, in light of the adoption of a maritime plus approach in the draft instrument, the inclusion of such a phrase would be superfluous.

The pollution of the marine environment through our land based activities such as the dumping of waste, as well as unregulated shipping activities, has become a concern for all.

Particular attention was also paid to the IMO commercial shipping standards, the European Union security standards, the United States rules on maritime security as well as other relevant national and international provisions

The States parties encourage the adoption of appropriate measures to regulate international maritime transportation of radioactive waste and spent fuel to the highest standards in international security and support current efforts within IAEA to adopt and improve international regulations in that regard.