Substantive Issue Ocean Carriers is a shipping company evaluating a proposed lease of a ship for a three-year period to a customer‚ beginning in 2003. The proposed leasing contract offers very attractive terms‚ but no ship in Ocean Carrier’s current fleet meets the customer’s requirements. The firm must decide if future expected cash flows warrant the considerable investment in a new ship. Objective of Case Assignment To provide your team an opportunity to make a capital budgeting decision
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4. Trade in the Mediterranean Sea Lanes was much different from trade in the Indian Ocean Sea Lanes. Unlike the Indian Ocean‚ the Mediterranean Sea normally had very calm waters. Trade boats had large‚ flat sails to pick up wind‚ and were larger to house the numerous oarsmen. They also had rowers and stayed close to the shore. The
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Ocean and marine dumping Again‚ think of the rubbish we all make each day. Paper waste‚ food waste‚ plastic‚ rubber‚ metallic and aluminum waste. In some countries‚ there are deposited into the sea. All these waste types take time to decompose. Example‚ it is know that paper takes about 6 weeks‚ aluminum takes about 200 years and glass takes even more. When these end up in the sea‚ they harm sea animals and cause a lot of deaths Oil Pollution Routine shipping‚ run-offs and dumping of oils on
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EXECUTIVE BRIEFING Energy sector is one of the most important sectors for the current economy. Nowadays‚ the access to energy is a key point for the development and welfare of a country. With that purpose‚ all the countries try to push forward their energy sectors‚ aiming to have enough resources to sustain their growing perspectives. Within the energy sectors‚ the electricity sector is considered a strategic one‚ considering the increase of electricity demand occurred during the last 15 years
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embark on sensitive segments of the fuel cycle. Approaches to help allay such concerns include international fuel supply mechanisms and the possibility of a co-operative approach to nuclear power development within ASEAN. Southeast Asia’s nuclear energy aspirations connect with Australia’s role as a major world uranium supplier. Australia will also want to ensure that nuclear power in the region develops safely and in a context of international co-operation. This could involve using existing frameworks
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as commercial entrepots‚ a void fell over trade in the Indian Ocean that would persist until 750 AD‚ which signaled the beginning of Muslim dominance in the area. Initially confined to the Persian Gulf‚ Muslims began to expand their circle of influence to the eastern coast of Africa. Like Meroe and Aksum‚ the eastern coast of Africa provided a pipeline to the interior luxuries of the continent‚ as well as to those of the Indian Ocean. However‚ unlike Meroe and Aksum‚ the sheer length of the coast
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ENERGY CRISIS IN PAKISTAN By Awaam ENERGY CRISIS IN PAKISTAN By Awaam After thoroughly suffering from the electricity shortage and being humiliated completely‚ reacting in a typical Pakistani way that is to analyse only after a crisis has set in rather than before‚ we decided to look into this matter at depth. To our utter surprise we found that while there were many articles passionately discussing various political issues around this matter‚ there was hardly any objective analysis in
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Question 1 - What is the focus and what are the strategies being employed in the organisation’s marketing program? 1.1 Introduction – Ocean Park’s mission and core values Ocean Park (“OP”) is the first theme park in Hong Kong and opened in 1977. It is a non-profit making organisation that aims to provide visitors a unique guest experience combining three elements of entertainment‚ education and conservation. With its long history and distinctive image‚ it has always been regarded as Hong Kong people’s
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Conversion Experience My conversion experience was not a big event‚ it happened over a series of events. It started by me just want to go to church. This may have not been a big event to most people but to me it was what I need to grow. I remember going to church with my family and not being their mentally. My mind would be on playing or just goofing off. So back then‚ going to church didn’t mean anything to me. When I made up my mind that I want to go church on my own will. I think it was a step
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Definition of Wind Energy “Wind Energy - Energy received from the movement of the wind across the earth. This energy is a result of the heating of our oceans‚ earth‚ and atmosphere by the sun. Turbines convert the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical or electrical energy that can be used for power.” The German physicist Albert Betz calculated in 1919 the possible maximum amount of energy that can be extracted out of wind energy. He came to the result of 59.3% that can be extracted and named this
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