Raising the Stakes in the Gulf’s Game of Reprisals
Smoke from the Abqaiq plant was visible from space on Saturday (NASA / Terra/MODIS) _x000D_ By The Lowy Interpreter 2019-09-17 20:24:54 _x000D_ _x000D_ [By Rodger Shanahan] _x000D_ _x000D_ Last weekend’s attack on the Saudi oil facility at Abqaiq is the most dramatic escalation of the Persian Gulf tensions since the US withdrawal from the Iran […]
ILO launches Global Media Competition on Labour Migration
The competition aims at encouraging quality reporting on labour migration to better protect migrant workers’ rights. _x000D_ GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching its fifth annual Global Media Competition to recognize exemplary media coverage of labour migration. This year’s themes are ‘fair recruitment’ and ‘the future of labour migration’. For […]
IEA Morocco and IEA co-host workshop on the future of clean cooking
Participants gathered in Rabat, Morocco for a two-day workshop on sustainable clean cooking (Photograph: AMEE) _x000D_ _x000D_ Experts and stakeholders from across Morocco and beyond gathered last week in Rabat for a workshop on “Sustainable Clean Cooking – The outlook for electric cooking in Morocco”. The event, which ran from 4-5 September, was co-hosted by […]
Report: Majors Continue to Invest in Climate-Threatening Projects
file photo _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-09-09 19:45:57 _x000D_ _x000D_ The not-for-profit think-tank Carbon Tracker has released a report analyzing the degree to which oil and gas companies are continuing to invest in climate-threatening projects. The report finds that $50 billion worth of approved projects in the last year are incompatible with global climate […]
Hurricane Relief Efforts Under Way in Bahamas
Dorian as seen from the International Space Station (NASA) _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-09-03 22:33:00 _x000D_ _x000D_ U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater has deployed four MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews to the Bahamas to support search and rescue operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian, and the unit has provided some of the first […]
Port of Rotterdam Boosts Offshore Wind Infrastructure
Credit: Port of Rotterdam Authority _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-09-01 21:16:24 _x000D_ _x000D_ The Port of Rotterdam Authority has reached an agreement with Sif Holding n.v. regarding the lease of a 20 hectares of port site and a 200-meter stretch of deep-sea quay at Maasvlakte. Sif’s new lot lies adjacent to its existing port […]
Report: U.S. Cyberattack Degraded Iran's Ability to Target Shipping
American cyber forces on station: Joint Forces Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force), 624th Operations Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (USAF file image) _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-08-28 21:01:05 _x000D_ _x000D_ Recent American cyberattacks on an Iranian intelligence group were successful in reducing Iran’s capability to attack merchant shipping, American officials told the New York Times in […]
Japan and U.S. Agree Trade Deal at G7
Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump at G7 _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-08-25 18:51:16 _x000D_ _x000D_ President Donald Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on the principles of a trade deal on Sunday at the G7 meeting in France. _x000D_ _x000D_ “We’ve been working on a deal with Japan for a long time,” […]
Sea Machines Demonstrates World's First Autonomous Oil Skimmer
Courtesy Sea Machines _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-08-21 21:59:27 _x000D_ _x000D_ Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics says that it has successfully demonstrated an autonomous system on board an MSRC-owned skimmer boat, making it the first autonomous vessel of its type in the world. _x000D_ _x000D_ The on-water demonstrations took place at a marina in Portland, […]
Report: Australia Ranks Third for Fossil Fuel Export
_x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-08-18 19:00:47 _x000D_ _x000D_ The climate impact of Australia’s fossil fuel (coal, oil, gas) exports ranks behind only Russia and Saudi Arabia exports in terms of global emissions, according to a report from the Australia Institute Climate & Energy Program. _x000D_ _x000D_ The research also finds that in absolute terms […]
