EC Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos weighs in on the smuggling of migrants in cargo ships:With regard to the recent events of the smuggling of migrants in the Ezadeen and Blue Sky M cargo ships to Italy, Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration…
Russia’s renewed focus on the commercial shipbuilding industry was set as a key aim by Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev in his recent discussions on the development of the sector through 2015. The 2015 impetus on competitive opportunity coincides…
Republicans take full control of the U.S. Congress this week with an agenda of trying to force approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline and push back on President Barack Obama's sweeping policy shifts on Cuba and immigration.After years of battles over the budget and other issues…
Pollution fines at Turkish ports and Straits have been increased with effect from January 2015.The Turkish authorities are very sensitive and aggressive on all issues concerning water pollution in the country's territorial waters.For this reason…
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark is scheduled to offload approximately 4,100 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of $3.7 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Wednesday.While on a routine patrol, a Joint…
Rosneft has entered into definitive documentation to acquire 49% stake in Petrocas Energy International Limited (“Petrocas”), creating the joint venture (“JV”) for its activities in the South Caucasus region.The deal represents an important…
The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Li Hui, Chinese Ambassador to Russia.The parties addressed the issues of further bilateral cooperation.…
The governors of New York and New Jersey vetoed sweeping legislation passed by lawmakers in both states intended to reform the embattled bi-state Port Authority, according to a joint statement released on Saturday. The legislative reforms…
Notice of proposed rulemaking by U.S. Coast Guard focuses on seafarers' access to maritime facilities On Monday, the U.S. Federal Register published a notice of proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to implement section 811 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (Pub…
Brushing aside calls for federal mediation in prolonged contact talks with employers at 29 U.S. West Coast ports, the union for 20,000 dockworkers urged shipping executives on management's board of directors to take a more active part in negotiations…
The International Monetary Fund will resume bailout talks with Greece once a new government is in place after next month's snap general election, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said in a statement on Monday, noting that Athens faces no immediate funding needs…
Two people drowned and four were missing at sea and feared dead after two merchant ships collided in rough seas off the Italian coast on Sunday, Italian officials said.A Turkish ship with 11 crew members sank after the collision with a vessel…
Libya has called on Italy to send firefighters to prevent a fire spreading out of control at Es Sider, the country's biggest oil port, officials said on Saturday.A rocket hit an oil storage tank last week at the port in the east of the…
The Coast Guard and American Red Cross placed nearly 300 Coast Guard recruits with several dozen South Jersey families for Christmas as part of Operation Fireside.Operation Fireside has placed recruits with South Jersey families during the holiday season since 1981…
USS Peleliu (LHA 5) returned to Naval Base San Diego Dec. 24 from a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific.Upon return, the ship will make preparations to decommission in March after 34 years of service, 17 deployments and more than a million miles transited…
