Sentences with phrase «maritime traditions»

Today, the state continues to have maritime traditions and is a hub for financial services.

Jewellers and souvenir shops are dotted around Altinkum, while fishing charter and tours offer a fantastic way to experience Turkey's maritime traditions.

Walk the grounds to learn about Bermuda's rich maritime traditions, including the fully restored Commissioner's House showcasing exhibits on the island's social and military history, plus a stunning mural depicting 400 years of life in Bermuda.

A gallery of pictures and information about military and space - related wristwatches / pocket watches Our maritime traditions Dating back as far as the Bible, marine pilotage is one of the world's oldest trades.

And, to be fair to Jim Prentice, there is a maritime tradition that the captain should go down with his sinking ship.

His publication is now 12 issues old, and it seems safe to report that defending an old maritime tradition has its rewards.

Viking Sky's float out began at approximately 10:30 local time, and in keeping with maritime tradition, a madrina — a special woman of honour — assisted with the ceremony, first welding coins under the ship mast.

They also make hand - carved wooden products that reflect their maritime tradition, things like dolphins, ships, and turtles.

Don't blame the scientists for this one (it's an old maritime tradition); our peculiarities can be found in the extensive glossary starting at page 301.

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Each day at 1 pm at Edinburgh's iconic Castle a large gun sounds in a tradition dating back to 1861 when it allowed ships nearby to set the maritime clocks they needed to navigate the world's oceans and deliver renowned Scottish products.

Growing up in the maritimes I was lucky enough to experience the annual tradition of hiking into the woods in late winter early spring for the sole purpose of eating maple sugar and pancakes.

Annapolis is the state's capital, and is renowned for its strong traditions of seafood and maritime.

Well it's not officially my birthday yet for another hour — unless you're in the Canadian Maritimes, in which case let the revelry begin — but I thought I'd go ahead and imagine spending it in a couple of places I'd rather be today, an annual tradition that I usually partake in given the fact -LSB-...]

Well it's not officially my birthday yet for another hour — unless you're in the Canadian Maritimes, in which case let the revelry begin — but I thought I'd go ahead and imagine spending it in a couple of places I'd rather be today, an annual tradition that I usually partake in given the fact that my birthday falls in the dead of winter and I've spent the majority of my life in some very un-tropical locations.

Mali Lošinj, a town with a long history of maritime and tourism tradition.

After years marooned in the artistic wilderness, Tacita Dean's maritime works are earning her great acclaim, discovers MOIRA JEFFREY Dundee is, of course, the City of Discovery, a port whose whaling tradition made it uniquely equipped to build Captain Scott's famous vessel for his Antarctic exploration.

As I said before I feel very privileged to be able to practise maritime litigation in a place like Gibraltar, which has such a rich tradition in this area, partly because of its geography, but also because of our practical and effective legal system which is based on the English legal system and which is so much more efficient than that of neighbouring countries.

There are two important reasons for which London is an international forum for dispute resolution: one, English law as the chosen law for international contracts, particularly in financial and maritime sectors; and two, a long tradition of legal practice with judges committed to promote London as a dispute resolution centre, as demonstrated by Mr Penadés in his article «Commercial Choice of Law in Context: Looking Beyond Rome».

In a maritime emergency where the ship must be abandoned, the rules of Naval and Maritime tradition are as follows: passengers first, then the crew, and then the captain.

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