By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council has banned four ships from ports globally for carrying coal from North Korea, including one vessel that also had ammunition, but the United States postponed a bid to blacklist four others pending further investigation. The vessels are the first to be designated under stepped-up … [Read more...]
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 war-torn Middle Eastern country, the TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin as saying on Tuesday. The report did not specify what a direct shipping line would entail, but any increase in agricultural … [Read more...]
Many Feared Dead After Tunisian Migrant Boat Collides with Navy Vessel
TUNIS/ROME, Oct 9 (Reuters) - At least eight people drowned on Monday when a boat carrying dozens of mostly Tunisian migrants collided with a navy vessel off the country's southeast coast, its defence ministry said. According to testimony from survivors, there were between 70 and 80 people on board, International Organization for Migration (IOM) spokesman Flavio Di Giacomo … [Read more...]
U.S. Gulf Refiners, Ports Assess Impacts from Nate
By Marianna Parraga and Rod Nickel HOUSTON/MOBILE, Ala., Oct 8 (Reuters) - Some oil ports, producers and refiners in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama that shut facilities ahead of Hurricane Nate were planning reopenings as the storm moved inland on Sunday, away from most energy infrastructure on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The storm, which weakened to a tropical depression … [Read more...]
Tropical Storm Nate’s Winds Rapidly Weaken Over Alabama
By Rod Nickel (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Nate rapidly weakened as it moved over Alabama on Sunday, although the fast-moving former hurricane rattled the doors of Biloxi’s casinos and left gambling floors and highways in the region flooded after making its landfall in Mississippi. Its maximum sustained winds dropped to 45 miles per hour (70 km per hour) as it moved northeast … [Read more...]
Navy Pre-Positioning Ships, Coast Guard Closes Ports Ahead of Nate
The Navy has ordered the USS Iwo Jima and USS New York to get underway from their homeport in Mayport Oct. 7 to be in position to support the gulf coast region if needed in the aftermath of the hurricane. An update from the Navy however said that the departure of USS Iwo Jima from Naval Station Mayport is delayed due to a mechanical issue with the ship's propulsion … [Read more...]
Insurers Tighten Net on Illegal Fishing
By Alister Doyle OSLO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A coalition of insurance firms agreed on Friday to crack down on pirate fishing by banning coverage for trawlers whose illegal catches are worth at least $10 billion a year. Firms would deny insurance for vessels on a European Union blacklist of ships involved in illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing around the world. … [Read more...]