International: Law Office: Taxable event and place of supply — Under various supply-based VAT and GST regimes worldwide, all goods … Tangible goods are currently taxed based on the physical movement of … International Law Office: Constitution and scheme of GST
Continue ReadingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PRINT EDITION INSIDE PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE LNG Marine Fuel in the Pacific Northwest: Addressing Challenges, Developing Solutions By LTJG Jessica Ward and Mr. John Dwyer Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is attracting much interest as it gains momentum as a viable marine fuel source. In the Pacific Northwest this development has been […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board. Attached here is a revised agenda for the March 3-4, 2015 Board Meeting. – Item 6 was pulled. – Item 10 was removed.
Continue ReadingWells Fargo Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary – February 27, 2015 The Hill Is Alive with the Sound of Yellen Yellen’s testimony to Congress this week did not change our outlook for a rate hike in June, as the Fed sees recent weakness in inflation as transitory. Consumer prices fell again in January, though much […]
Continue ReadingUS Outlook Report: Keeping the Faith on the U.S. Economy The U.S. economy continues to perform in-line with our forecasts. U.S. real GDP growth cooled slightly to 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter, but appears to be growing at around a 2.4 percent annualized pace in the first quarter. However, worse-than-normal seasonal weather in much […]
Continue ReadingHuffington Post: Alarming Consequences Of The California Drought You May Not Have Expected Daily Democrat: California has entered fourth year of drought, water experts say GOOD Magazine: How Much Water Could California Save? Associated Press: Central California farmers anticipate no federal water Los Angeles Times: Hundreds of illicit oil wastewater pits found in Kern County San Francisco Chronicle: Storm heading into […]
Continue ReadingFeinstein, Boxer float bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay By Debra Kahn, E&E reporter Published: Friday, February 27, 2015 California’s senators yesterday introduced a bill to fund restoration of San Francisco Bay activities. The “San Francisco Bay Restoration Act” would amend the Clean Water Act to require an annual list of restoration priorities […]
Continue ReadingNational Water Resources Association February 26, 2015 MEMO To: NWRA Federal Affairs Committee From: Ian Lyle, NWRA Director of Federal Affairs RE: Forest Service Ground Water Proposal Federal Affairs Committee Members,At a Senate Energy Committee hearing earlier today Forest Service Chief Tidwell indicated that the Forest Service would be putting […]
Continue ReadingThe Pacific Current February 26, 2015 Our 2015 Winter Conference was a success! An all star cast of speakers headlined APP’s well attended Winter Conference in January. Photos and PowerPoint presentations are linked below! Check out news about what’s happening at individual Pacific ports, new APP Associate Members, our upcoming 102nd Annual Conference in Taiwan in August, and much […]
Continue ReadingBloomberg: Official: Alberta looks to win Keystone XL approval through climate policies Reuters: U.S. LNG exporters shift focus to European market CNBC: Global oil glut leads to storage space shortage, observers say United Press International: EIA: U.S. crude output levels stabilized last week Reuters: U.S. oil production to slow in “middle of the year,” exec says Politico: TransCanada could use NAFTA […]
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