Stressing Multidimensional Approach to “Global Concern” Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson to the Security Council debate on maritime piracy as a threat to international peace and security, in New York today, 19 November: I welcome this opportunity to brief the Security Council on piracy and armed
Read moreSenior officials from ASEAN member countries were preparing the documents needed for the 21st ASEAN Summit and all related summits in the Cambodian capital on Friday with the South China Sea and connectivity topping the list. “Currently, we are in the housekeeping stages of preparing all documents needed for the summits, as well as
Read moreNavigator Shipping Consultants LTD. organised with remarkable success the 11th Annual Maritime Conference “NAVIGATOR 2012” which was held on Wednesday, 7th November 2012 at the Athenaeum InterContinental Hotel, Athens. NAVIGATOR Maritime Conference is the first Conference under private initiative in Greece held with great success since 2001. The Conference attracts more than 500 prominent
Read moreThis week, the ships of NATO’s counter piracy task force have been busy visiting local and regional mariners. Using their rigid hull inflatable boats, boarding teams from HNLMS Rotterdam, HDMS Iver Huitfeldt and USS Halyburton liaised with the dhows and skiffs to exchange information. Naval patrols, armed security guards and best management practices on
Read moreThe strong winds of Hurricane Sandy uncovered the remains of a 90-year old ship that was buried under sand outside of Long Island, N.Y. The ship’s identity has not yet been confirmed, but the remains are where the Bessie White ran aground, according to a public affairs specialist at Fire Island National Seashore. Some
Read moreJAKARTA (Indonesia Today) – PT Pertamina Trans Kontinental (PTK), shipping unit of PT Pertamina, has sealed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tong Yeong Tug Co Ltd on Donggi-Senoro LNG Terminal Project. The MoU, signed on Monday (Nove 5), was signed by PTK and Tong Yeong’s President Directors, Ahmad Bambang and Jang Seokhyo. PTK, however,
Read moreIn the early hours of Monday morning, a wooden cargo ship sank off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following a massive explosion. Nearby fishermen stated that they heard a giant explosion, and saw the vessel in flames shortly afterwards. Other witnesses reported that the sunken ship’s crew was rescued by another vessel; their whereabouts
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