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Australian law firms merge

AUSTRALIAN law firms Ebsworth & Ebsworth and Home Wilkinson Lowry are to merge. The two practices have now completed the due diligence process and say that they have strong complementary areas of expertise with few overlaps.

Hot potato Radioactive risks to be reviewed

What's the fuss? NATURALLY occurring radioactive materials (NORM) continue to present challenges for the oil and gas, transport and recycling industries.

Space industry unsure of EUâ€™s expertise

UK SATELLITE industry executives doubt the European Commission has the expertise to run the Galileo satellite navigation project and would rather a new concessionaire was found to bring the project back on track

IBIA Announces Success at IMO

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) reported a number of significant, positive developments for the bunker industry nofollowing the meeting in London last week of the IMO Bulk Liquids & Gases (BLG) subcommittee.

Greek owners urged to fly the flag

Greek-registered fleet is expanding too slowly. GREEK shipowners' leader NicosEfthymiou has called on his compatriots to register vessels under the Greek flag in greater numbers this year.