Today, Paris MoU is recognized for having the highest applicable standards for inspecting ships arriving for operation in ports and areas of jurisdiction of the signatory states. The manner of performing Port State Control (PSC) is regulated by the provisions of the regional Memorandum of...

As a member of the International Maritime Organization, requirements which should be fulfilled by Romania are differentiated on three main directions which are in the same time characteristics of a maritime state: costal state, flag state and port state. Those tree characteristics impose...

The establishment of the European Communities in the ’80s was one of the first steps in the process of developing the European Union as we know it today. Creation of the European Union marked the beginning of a new phase in European countries that have made efforts to understand the need for...

Transport sector is essential for every country and its society. It connects good and services to markets, it gives access to jobs, education, healthcare; it is the key of economic growth, contributing to the prosperity of a nation. The present article stresses the importance of indicators in...

From the perspective of recipients, the presence of emerging donors in the aid landscape represents an opportunity to attract additional resources to finance development. This paper investigates how low income countries deal with this complex and changing aid landscape and explore how this...