South Korea declared yesterday that single-hulled tankers greater than 5,000 tons will be “barred from operating in territorial waters” as of 1 January 2011. At first glance, this requirement appears slightly more rigid than the United States’ 1990 Oil Pollution Act and MARPOL Amendment 13g allowing Category 2 or 3 single-hulled tankers that have passed a “Condition Assessment Scheme” to operate until 2015, or until their 25th year in service, whichever is earlier.
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From punishing Brazil to trying to curb imports of fentanyl, U.S. President Donald Trump has wielded the threat of tariffs as an all-purpose foreign policy weapon.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on India over its purchase of Russian energy, the White House said Wednesday hours after talks between the US and Russia over the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough.
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled 5.7 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) in fiscal year 2025, marking an 8.6 percent increase from the previous year. The performance represents the...
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