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		<title>Weekly Press Review</title>
		<link>http://maritimematters.net/2013/05/18/weekly-press-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 09:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nataliejanse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I am almost 100 percent sure that all of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries&#8217; problems have not been solved this week and the fishing rights allocation process has not reached a permanent and satisfying solution for all those involved, none of these topics made the press this week, making it a rather [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=481&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five things you can do to promote the maritime industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Jacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like lists. And I especially like lists that are quick and easy to accomplish. So here are five things that you, as a maritime professional, can quickly and easily do to promote awareness of our industry amongst the general population. Post a maritime-related photo or status update on your Facebook wall that would be [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=484&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Press Review &#8211; 10 May 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nataliejanse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big news of the week this week is the announcement by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) that Desmond Stevens will take over as acting head of the fisheries department after Greta Apelgren-Narkedien stepped down last month. The department is now in the process of appointing a permanent head of fisheries. We [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=478&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Press Review &#8211; 3 May 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 17:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nataliejanse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has made the headlines again this week regarding the country&#8217;s patrol and research vessels. Cape Town based company Nautic South Africa has won a six month contract with DAFF to run the fleet &#8211; a service that has seen its fair share of controversy over the last [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=476&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Press Review &#8211; 12 April 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nataliejanse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leader of the Green Party, Judith Sole, is back in the news this week with her third attempt to stop the fishing of West Coast rock lobster off the shores of the Western Cape with immediate effect. She has failed twice due to not properly following the letter of the law. According to Shaheen [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=467&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Press Review &#8211; 5 April 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nataliejanse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Africa&#8217;s patrol and research vessels are back in the news this week with the signing of a contract between the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and Damen Shipyards Cape Town for &#8220;emergency and urgent vessel repairs and maintenance.&#8221; When questioned about the condition of the vessels, Gary Atkins, service and repairs manager [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=454&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A naval affair!</title>
		<link>http://maritimematters.net/2013/04/02/a-naval-affair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Jacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not often, as an editor of a B2B magazine aimed at the maritime industry, that you receive a press release that really knocks you sideways. Let&#8217;s face it I am used to getting announcements relating to appointments, product launches, acquisitions and mergers, but today I literally did a double-take at a press release marketing [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=461&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2013 is Maritime Year: but shhh, its a secret!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colleen Jacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week at the Maritime Trade Forum ahead of the BRICS Summit in Durban, I learned that the Minister of Transport had declared 2013, Maritime Year in South Africa. Riad Khan of the Port Regulator stated this quite clearly while welcoming delegates to these maritime discussions and I silently chastised myself for not knowing such [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=457&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Press Review &#8211; 28 March 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nataliejanse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big maritime news of the week is the official launch of the Global Ocean Commission which held its inaugural meeting in Cape Town. The commission, which is co-chaired by Trevor Manuel, is made up of a group of independent leaders from various countries. Their aim is to come up with a blueprint to stop [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=450&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Press Review &#8211; 20 March 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nataliejanse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is in the news again this week with the appointment of Desmond Stevens as chief director of marine resource management. Although his appointment is only in an acting capacity, he is being described as poorly qualified for the position; with no tertiary degree and, more importantly, no [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=maritimematters.net&#038;blog=21041984&#038;post=438&#038;subd=maritimematters&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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