As of Wednesday, four companies have confirmed with the U.S government that they plan on taking advantage of the Jones Act blanket waiver issued by the Department of Homeland Security about one week ago. Jones Act Waived to Support Region’s Recovery From Superstorm The rare waiver is allowing foreign-flagged ships to take oil products
Read moreSouth Korea officials informed that Somali pirates finally have freed 4 sailors from South Korea after 19 months of captivity. This was possible after the pirates received the money they wanted. A palm oil tanker with 25 sailors was attacked off the coast of Kenya in April last year. Later, Somali pirates released the
Read moreFour South Korean sailors have been held hostage for 500 days with negotiations between a Singaporean shipping company and Somali pirates to release them showing no signs of reaching an agreement, a Seoul official said Monday. The pirates have been requesting an unreasonably large ransom, the official said. The hostages are said to be
Read moreJAKARTA (Agencies) – At least four people have died after a boat carrying Australia-bound asylum-seekers sank, amid ongoing debate over the new policy, officials said on Wednesday. The boat sank off the Indonesian island of Java, the transit point for people-smugglers. At least 157 people have been rescued. It is not clear how many
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