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Athens Convention relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea (PAL) [PDF]

The Convention was adopted at a Conference, convened in Athens in 1974 and was designed to consolidate and harmonize two earlier Brussels conventions dealing with passengers and luggage and adopted in 1961 and 1967 respectively.
International Maritime Organization, (IMO)
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A novel approach for in situ benthic habitat characterization

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Habitat heterogeneity is a key driver of temporal and spatial variability of subtidal marine benthic biodiversity. However, this makes it a challenging environment in which to measure and quantify the factors driving biodiversity in a consistent manner.
Ryan J. W. Mathews, David K. A. Barnes, Simon A. Morley, Gareth Flint, Lloyd S. Peck   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maritime transport and regional climate change impacts in large EU islands and archipelagos. [PDF]

EuroMediterr J Environ Integr, 2023
Zittis G, Ahrens B, Obermann-Hellhund A, Giannakis E, Risto D, Agulles Gamez M, Jorda G, Quesada Peña M, Lora Rodríguez V, Guersi Sauret JL, Lionello P, Briche E, Collignan J, Grätz M, Arikas D, Stylianou C, Neophytou H, Serghides D.   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Surprise Marketing

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surprise marketing, characterized by unexpected tactics such as blind boxes and spontaneous discounts, captivates consumers by sparking curiosity and participation. Despite increasing industry use, scholarly research remains fragmented and limited.
Xin‐Jean Lim, Weng Marc Lim, Park Thaichon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic capabilities of maritime infrastructure: conceptual design of merchant vessels with usability in crisis. [PDF]

J Mar Sci Technol, 2023
Hirayama S, Ichinose Y, Wanaka S, Moser B, Hiekata K.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Leveraging Public Transit for Robotic Deliveries: A Column Generation Approach

Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are small, electric, wheeled vehicles that operate at pedestrian speeds. In the last‐mile delivery service considered in this study, a fleet of AMRs is deployed across multiple recharging depots within a service area, from which they depart to perform point‐to‐point deliveries. We consider an operational setting
Yishay Shapira, Mor Kaspi
wiley   +1 more source

How Limited is Maritime Carriers’ Liability for Death of and Personal Injury to Passengers under Croatian Law

, 2021
Contracts of carriage of passengers by sea are frequently concluded and performed in Croatia, due to its long coastline and numerous islands. They relate both to the transport of residents and tourists along the coast and to and from the islands, as well
Tuhtan Grgić, Iva
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Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

Oikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts, Ronaldo Sousa, Phillip J. Haubrock   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Applying a specific contractual structure in favor of a third party to a passenger carriage contract

, 2019
El artículo analiza la posibilidad de conformar un contrato de transporte de pasajeros de acuerdo con el modelo de contrato a favor de un tercero. En caso de que las organizaciones celebren contratos para el transporte de grupos organizados de pasajeros,
Fedotova, Diana Sergeevna
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The magnitude and economic replacement value of wild meat obtained from ‘recreational’ big game hunting in the United States

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Meat production has notable benefits for food security, nutrition and various production economies, but has elicited substantial negative environmental impacts. Recreational hunting provides an alternative to agricultural meat production for over 24 million hunters worldwide.
Shane P. Mahoney, Richard D. Honor
wiley   +1 more source