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Saturday, October 22, 2022
Lebanon, Syria Discuss Sea Border After Beirut’s Israel Deal
Offshore

Lebanon, Syria Discuss Sea Border After Beirut’s Israel Deal

BEIRUT, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday discussed delineating their

October 22, 2022
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Sunday, September 19, 2021
Third Tanker Carrying Iranian Fuel Underway To Lebanon
Incidents

Third Tanker Carrying Iranian Fuel Underway To Lebanon

DUBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – A third tanker has sailed from Iran carrying Iranian fuel for distribution in Lebanon, TankerTrackers.com reported on Twitter

September 19, 2021
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Baniyas power plant oil spill syria
Oil Spill

Syrian Oil Spill From Baniyas Power Plant Spreads Into Mediterranean

(Reuters)–A massive fuel oil leak occurred last week from a power plant in Baniyas, located on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, according to naval tracking

September 1, 2021
Total Views: 1592

Friday, July 12, 2019
tanker
Maritime News

Panama to Pull More Flags from Vessels Violating Sanctions

By Marianna Parraga and Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, July 12 (Reuters) – Panama will withdraw its flag from more vessels that violate sanctions and

July 12, 2019
Total Views: 36

Saturday, July 6, 2019
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Incidents

Oil Tanker Seized In Gibraltar, What’s Next?

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) When British Royal Marines helped seize an oil tanker off the southern tip of Spain on Thursday, they opened up a legal wrangle

July 6, 2019
Total Views: 32

Friday, July 5, 2019
Iran Threatens British Shipping In Retaliation For Tanker Seizure
Incidents

Iran Threatens British Shipping In Retaliation For Tanker Seizure

Parisa Hafezi (Reuters) – An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened on Friday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture of an

July 5, 2019
Total Views: 20

Thursday, August 30, 2018
Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag
Defense

Russian Navy To Hold Drills Off Syria

by Tom Balmforth, Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – Russia will begin a major naval exercise in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense

August 30, 2018
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, October 10, 2017
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Maritime News

Russia Setting Up Direct Shipping Line to Syria – TASS

MOSCOW, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Russia is setting up a direct shipping line to Syria and wants its companies to help build an economic recovery in the

October 10, 2017
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Saturday, April 8, 2017
Tomahawk Cruise Missile Navy Ship Launch
Navy

U.S. Navy Practiced Missile Strike Before Trump Gave Go-Ahead

by Anthony Capaccio (Bloomberg) Sailing in the eastern Mediterranean, a pair of U.S. destroyers twice rehearsed firing a fusillade of million-dollar missiles

April 8, 2017
Total Views: 66

Thursday, April 6, 2017
u.s. strike on Syria
News

U.S. Navy Ships Launch Tomahawk Missiles Into Syria

The United States fired 59 Tomahawk missiles into Syria Thursday from two U.S. Navy ships in what President Trump says in direct retaliation for the Bashar

April 6, 2017
Total Views: 102

Monday, August 18, 2014
U.S. Ship Destroys Syrian Chemical Weapons
Maritime News

U.S. Ship Destroys Syrian Chemical Weapons

A specially equipped U.S. ship has finished neutralizing all 600 metric tons of the most dangerous of Syria's chemical weapons components surrendered to the

August 18, 2014
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Ships Begin Transferring Syrian Chemical Agents in Southern Italy
Maritime News

Ships Begin Transferring Syrian Chemical Agents in Southern Italy

A Danish ship carrying some of Syria's most dangerous chemical agents began transferring them on Wednesday onto an American cargo vessel equipped with special

July 2, 2014
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
A Look Inside the Ship and Systems Tasked with Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons – PHOTOS
Maritime News

A Look Inside the Ship and Systems Tasked with Destroying Syria’s Chemical Weapons – PHOTOS

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that the M/V Cape Ray (T-AKR 9679) was deployed from Portsmouth, Virginia on Monday for its mission to the

January 28, 2014
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Russian Navy Ready To Escort Syrian Chemical Weapons
Uncategorized

Russian Navy Ready To Escort Syrian Chemical Weapons

Russia said on Monday its navy was ready to escort ships removing Syria's deadly chemical stockpile, which is due to be destroyed at sea under an international

December 16, 2013
Total Views: 58

Thursday, December 5, 2013
U.S. Sees Neutralizing Syrian Chemicals at Sea Taking 90 Days
News

U.S. Sees Neutralizing Syrian Chemicals at Sea Taking 90 Days

The Pentagon is outfitting a Navy auxiliary ship with mobile units capable of neutralizing Syria’s poison gas and chemicals used to make nerve gas 45 to

December 5, 2013
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Chemical Experts Eye Port to Load Syria Toxins Onto U.S. Ship
News

Chemical Experts Eye Port to Load Syria Toxins Onto U.S. Ship

The United Nations and the global chemical weapons watchdog are awaiting approval from a country to use its port to load Syria's most deadly chemicals onto a

December 4, 2013
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Sunday, December 1, 2013
U.S. Ship MV Cape Ray Readied For Possible Syrian Chemical Weapons Destruction
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U.S. Ship MV Cape Ray Readied For Possible Syrian Chemical Weapons Destruction

The U.S. government has begun outfitting a ship in its ready reserve force with equipment to enable it to destroy some of Syria's chemical weapons at sea in

December 1, 2013
Total Views: 49

Wednesday, October 9, 2013
syria map
News

Syria’s Shipping Trade Struggles As War Risks Bite

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) – War and sanctions are taking an increasing toll on Syria’s vital sea-borne trade, with fewer vessels

October 9, 2013
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Port of Beirut Weathers Syrian War Next Door
News

Port of Beirut Weathers Syrian War Next Door

While Lebanon’s growth has suffered during the 2 1/2 year conflict next door in Syria, Port of Beirut traffic has risen as traders avoid risky overland

August 27, 2013
Total Views: 35
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