Publisher: Private Titles Office

From Baird Maritime:

During the past thirty years abalone fishing has become one of the most lucrative sectors of the overall Australian fishing industry. It has been conducted by diving in the temperate waters of the southern part of the Australian continent.

Most of the abalone product is exported and most of that is to Asia. Australia produces about 50 per cent of the world’s wild caught abalone.

As Asian incomes have increased, so has the abalone industry flourished. The Australian industry has become increasingly tightly regulated and values of abalone licences and catch quotas have soared.

Accordingly, a need has arisen to fund the purchase of licences and quota for newcomers to the industry both as participants (divers) and investors. While not without risk, returns on investment in the industry have been substantial.

The publisher of this excellent overview of the industry the Private Title Office Pty Ltd, has devised a practical annd workable scheme by which newcomers to the industry can practically invest in it. Their approval provides a means for investors to participate in what was once a very attractive but almost entirely closed shop.

Both an enticing guide to a most interesting investment and a very useful overview of the abalone fishing industry in Australia.

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Private Titles Office
Melbourne, Australia
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Author: Steven Jones
Publisher: Nautical Institute

From Baird Maritime:

In these times of heightened security awareness inspired by America’s paranoid response to terrorism, it is easy to forget that there are other reasons for shipowners and crews to be security conscious.

The author of this very well balanced analysis of security problems and their solutions, for example, has had the unpleasant personal experience of being attacked by pirates. There is obviously nothing like such an experience to heighten one’s awareness of ship security.

His subsequent professional experience as a fraud investigator and security specialist has certainly refined his knowledge of the subject. This wide ranging book reflects and, usefully, reproduces that knowledge in a very easily read and digested form.

Another excellent and timely publication from the prolific and very sound Nautical Institute.

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Nautical Institute
London, UK
Web: www.nautinst.org

Edited by Prof. D. Rhidian Thomas
Publisher: Informa Law

From Baird Maritime:

Another dreary law book, you might imagine. However, as is so often the case, maritime law text books tend to be both fascinating and useful. This can be so for both sea lawyers and just interested mariners.

This fine publication is no exception to this reviewer’s general rule. Because of the obvious and numerous risks that are associated with maritime activity, marine insurance is a vital component of maritime merchant adventures.

Featuring contributions from nine of London’s and, indeed, the world’s, leading experts on the subject, this book provides a very comprehensive coverage of a complex subject.

A vital component of the library of any serious maritime enterprise.

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Informa Law
London, UK
Web: www.informa.com

Author: Gunnar Åstrom, Adrian Daniels and Kjeld Aabo
Publisher: Alfa Laval

From Baird Maritime:
A joint venture by Alfa Laval, BP Marine and MAN B&W Diesel, this booklet brings together three of the best known names in the marine propulsion industry.

It provides a brief but thorough and very useful overview of catalytic fines and their effects on marine diesel engines, marine residual fuel oils and fuel cleaning on board.

A complex subject, it has been handled both clearly and concisely in this very useful booklet. It basically describes the principles and practices of centrifugal separation of residual fuel oils.

A most impressive collaborative effort.

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Alfa Laval
Monza, Italy
Web: www.alfalaval.com