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Marine industry the importance of trusting the professionals

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In the last five years, the number of websites and people dedicated to DIY (do it yourself) activities has experimented an unprecedented growth. One of the consequences of internet democratization has been, in fact, the improved accessibility to a large number of people to all types of information, also very specific one that often requires a high level of technical knowledge to be fully understood.

In particular, websites offering instructions on DIY light carpentry have become more frequent, but also websites on how to create furniture for the house and garden, and even boats of relatively large dimensions have made their appearance.

This tendency has lots of people worried, specially the authorities and professionals of the marine industry, concerned by the number of boats under no regulation and unregistered that can be seen in Italian lakes and rivers.

Designers and naval engineers do in fact lots of planning and evaluating before even starting to think of a boats design. After a previous feasibility study, there is the difficult job of defining the geometrical parameters required to obtain not only the stability of the shape and of the boats barycentre position but also to acquire the turnbuckles, insulators, chains, hoists and other stainless marine accessories that will give the embarkation strength and lightness.

One of the greater risks of people deciding to assemble a boat of medium or large dimensions themselves by getting the resources, pieces and materials from different providers, is that of creating incompatibilities between the elements as a consequence of their limited knowledge and their short experience in the industry. An example of this problem is the purchase of safety protective steel safety items and electric enclosures and cabinets. In the marine industry, professionals take as given that a good electric cabinet ought to have an hydraulic magnetic switch or circuit breaker and that it should be kept in order and with cable-free access in case some fast intervention were to be required , especially in adverse weather conditions. An individual whose only competence is that of uniting the parts of the boat without a project specifics definition and without an inventory based on deep knowledge of the particularities of the marine industry, may choose materials and applications not suited for this kind of transport.

Professionals that will be able to help in building your boat are identified by the Italian legislation under the 275th article of the Regulation for the execution of the Code of Navigation based on de Ministerial decree of the merchant marine and in agreement with the Ministry of transport. Such individuals can sign boat construction projects since they have acquired an accreditation by public exams.

Remember that in order to conform to current regulation, a person signing the project and taking responsibility for the quality and safety of the boat is strictly necessary.

The advice is therefore that of seeking a design study and/or boatyard to get information on the services they are able to offer in terms of boat design consulting and also in terms of the infrastructures and skilled man-power they can provide in order to build a safe boat in which you will be able to enjoy your rides.

Automobile Industry In India

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Car-ownership is a symbol of economic progress and is very high on a consumers wish list of products. The face of the Indian automobile market has changed tremendously since the turn of the millennium and will change even further since Nano. Indian automobile industry has metamorphosed into a great industry since the first car ran on the streets of Bombay in 1898. Today, automobile sector in India is one of the key sectors of the economy in terms of the employment. Directly and indirectly it employs more than 10 million people and if we add the number of people employed in the auto-component and auto ancillary industry then the number goes even higher.

The automobile industry lists heavy vehicles like the trucks, buses, tempos, tractors, private or commercial passenger cars and two-wheelers. The automobile sector in India underwent a metamorphosis as a result of the liberalization policies by the government since 1991 which included relaxation of the foreign exchange and equity regulations, reduction of tariffs on imports, and refining the banking policies. After the automobile industry opened to direct investment from foreign countries in 1996, global automobile industry majors moved in. Automobile industry in India also received a boost from stringent government auto emission regulations over the past few years. This ensured that vehicles produced in India conformed to the standards of the developed world.

Indian automobile industry has also become an out sourcing hub for automobile companies worldwide, as indicated by the zooming automobile exports from the country. Today, GM, Ford, Hyundai, Honda, Mitsubishi and Toyota have set up their manufacturing units in India. Due to rapid economic growth and higher disposable income it is believed that the success story of the Indian automobile industry is just beginning. Factors influencing the growth of the auto industry include sales incentives, introduction of new models as well as variants and easy availability of low cost finance with comfortable repayment options continued to increase demand and sales of automobiles.

The major characteristics of Indian automobile sector are:

Indian automobile is the second largest two-wheeler market in the world
Indian automobile fourth is the largest commercial vehicle market in the world
Indian automobile is the 11th largest passenger car market in the world
The Indian automobile will be the world’s third largest automobile market by 2030

Trend of Growth of the automobile industry in India:

Growth of exports of 32.8 % in commercial vehicles as against passenger cars
Output of commercial vehicles has grown 2.8 times compared to the 2.2 times increase in passenger cars
Two-wheeler output continues to dominate the figures of the sector
In 2003-04, for every passenger car turned out, there were 7 two-wheelers produced
In the two wheeler segment, there is a greater preference for motorcycles followed by scooters
Mopeds have registered low or negative growth
Export growth rates have been high both for motorcycles and scooters

The Philippines Practice a Garlic Industry Recovery Plan

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Alkala, the agriculture minister of The Philippines, said recently that the government would pay special attention to the garlic recovery industry next year and was planning to expand the garlic planting areas in the Mindanao Island and the Mindoro Island. Besides, the government would fund 2.5 million peso on agriculture and fishery industry, which would boost the garlic’s production in Ilocos Norte. The data from Agricultural Statistics Service show that the garlic production in Philippine in 2011 decreased by 5.23%, amount to 9060 tons.

Some detailed information of chinese garlic is available at the website http://www.hcgarlic.com/

Translation Services for the Oil and Gas Industry

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The oil and gas industry operates on a worldwide scale and connects some of the worlds largest countries. As the oil and gas industry evolves we have seen a resurgence in new exploration activity ranging from Greenland, Suriname, Brazil, Venezuela, Angola to name but a few.

This growth has in turn brought a significant demand for oil industry-specific translations in a variety of languages which can cause difficulties for those parties involved.

Selecting an accurate translation expert is critical to companies serving the energy sector, but oil and gas translation is one of the most difficult types of technical translation.

Key points to look out for when seeking a translation company for oil and gas translation services

A translation company with a proven track record working for oil and gas companies and having experience in the major exploration projects worldwide.

The company shall be able to provide evidence of expertise in the field, such as customer references and projects implemented.

A translation company with an experienced pool of technical translators, who also have certain economic and legal knowledge.

When translating documents for the oil and gas industry it is essential that only the most experienced technical translators are used.

Translators need to have knowledge on the basic processes in the oil and gas industry such as: mining of gas and oil fields, exploration, drilling, building of pipelines and booster stations, gas processing, oil refining, gas and oil recovery, flow metering, transportation and storage, description of the oil and gas equipment, retail marketing and etc.

Performing oil and gas translations, translators deal with documents such as: operation and maintenance manuals, equipment manuals, drilling expedition reports, performance data of installations, environmental impact assessments, social impact assessments, technical proposals, technical specifications, tender documents, insurance policies, international standards, weight measures and etc.
All those types of documents contain specific and complex technical and financial terminology, along with symbols and abbreviations, which are not standard.

Translators working with legal documents for oil and gas operations must have a general understanding of the rules and laws which govern oil and gas leases, royalties, land ownership and contracts and legal agreements for drilling and pipeline installation and usage,.

Translating terminology and jargon used in the oil and gas industry presents many unique challenges.

For a successful translation, extensive knowledge in technical oil and gas terminology is required, along with certain economic and foreign oil legislation knowledge.

The languages requested most often by the oil and gas industry are Arabic, Russian, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch, meaning a translation company must have specialist translators in all these languages and many more.

Specific issues arise for professionals in the Russian language, who have the added responsibility of ensuring that their work, not only reflects the most commonly accepted terminology for this field, but also adheres to the codes and standards of the Russian Federation.

A translation company that uses up-to-date glossaries of technical terms, petroleum industry dictionaries, international petroleum terminological standards and terminological databases.
Accuracy is vital to good technical translations and a good glossary of terminology is the key to accurate translations.

Registered in the global network of First Point and Achilles oil & gas supplier databases in various countries and regions around the world.
– FPAL – UK & Netherlands
– JQS – Norway & Denmark
– RPP – Venezuela
– SICLAR – Argentina
FPAL works to identify, qualify, evaluate and monitor suppliers on behalf of its members.

A translation company that is able to work to tight deadlines for tenders and provide accurate and precise translations even under strict deadline delivery terms.
Tenders have bid deadlines and in a multimillion pound industry, there is no allowance for poor or late translations.

A translation company shall have a Quality Assurance Department that can tailor a workflow procedure for you so that no matter what language combination or deadline it will not seriously affect the quality of the translation that you receive. An experienced project manager will oversee every aspect of your oil and gas translation project to ensure all of your requirements are met and any unforeseen changes or amendments can be implemented smoothly without causing disruptions to the overall result.

Private Security Industry In United States

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The Private Security Industry is one of the fastest growing Industry in U.S., public panic over crime after September 11 incident and rise of several criminals and militants groups in all over the world helped this industry in booming more in less time period. Currently Private Security Industry is spending more money and recruiting more security guards than public police forces around the country.

According to the estimates and financial studies, total expense on private security was around $52 billion, compared to $30 billion expense on public police forces in the year 1990. There were more than 10,000 private security companies engaged in Private Security Services, and they employed around 1.5 million guards, which is nearly three times of 554,000 state and local police officers. This industry which collects billions as profits is growing rapidly. There was an estimation that the number of private security guards providing their services will reach to 2 million by the year 2000.

Private Security guards employed by Private Security Agencies can be seen everywhere, patrolling shopping malls, workplaces, apartment buildings and neighborhoods. The rapid growth of massive private shopping malls, and steady shrinkage of public shopping streets along with the change in shopping trends of people are also a helping factor in booming and flourishing these private security agencies. Even Government is taking services of Private Security Agencies to ensure security on highly congested public places such as New York City’s Grand Central Station. Many municipalities are planning to cut their operating costs further by hiring private security people to work with ambulance services, parking enforcement, as well as to watch over crime scenes and transport prisoners.

Urbanization, modernization and capitalization in United States also encourages the need of solid security Systems. Government policing system was not enough to serve this huge demand of security staff and armed personnel’s, so that led to more and more increase in number of security guards recruitment and helped Security Agencies in earning more revenues. The case was not only applicable to large government installations or private organization and places of social gatherings. The security agencies used to get several requests and queries regarding protection of private property and persons. Several wealthy people started taking services of private security agencies and guards employed by them in security of their permanent properties, as well as for protection of their own life.

In brief, it was beginning of another era in history of Homeland Security in United States. The trend of having private security guards is becoming more and more popular, which will ensure better employment services and earning opportunities for Army veterans, providing a chance to earn them for their own bread and butter.