Cavoli: NATO Increased Ready Troops By 700 Percent

The NATO flag flies aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in support of Neptune Strike 2022 on Jan. 29, 2022. US Navy Photo

NATO’s new force model has already given its top commander a 700 percent increase in fully ready troops, Army Gen. Christopher Cavoli said this week on the first day of the alliance conference in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The command is now “force sourcing line units” to NATO’s three regional defense areas – the Arctic and North Atlantic; southern...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/13/nato-increases-troops-by-700-percent

COLUMN | Venezuela’s tanker woes, the Gabonese registry’s quality problems and Belarus’ bad debt [Offshore Accounts]

Sometimes you wonder whether a country that has hit rock-bottom can fall any further. In the case of Venezuela, it seems there is always worse to come. The death of the i ..

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Reinsurers Removed Russia And Ukraine From Policies

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  • Reinsurers insure insurers and Jan. 1 is the most important date in the calendar for policy renewals.
  • Some insurers have already backed away from providing cover in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus due to risk of sanctions or of steep losses.
  • But the Jan. 1 renewal date is the first opportunity for many reinsurers to adjust 12-month policies in light of the war, which started last February.

A recent news article published in the Nasdaq website states that Reinsurers...

https://mfame.guru/reinsurers-removed-russia-and-ukraine-from-policies/

U.K. Diplomat: Sanctions on Russia Can Be Increased If Necessary

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The harsh sanctions already imposed on Russian businesses, financial institutions and individuals following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine are “a rolling program” that can be ratcheted up as events unfold, a senior United Kingdom diplomat said Tuesday.

Speaking at an online Wilson Center forum, Michael Tatham, the U.K.’s deputy ambassador to the U.S., said Washington, London, the European Union and Pacific partners leveling sanctions was “coordinated, synchronized and broadly...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/01/u-k-diplomat-sanctions-on-russia-can-be-increased-if-necessary

World Sailing statement concerning the situation in Ukraine

World Sailing statement concerning the situation in Ukraine

World Sailing is very concerned about the situation in Ukraine and we are troubled about the safety of our friends in the Ukrainian sailing community.

Sport can be a force for good, bringing competitors from around the world together, united by the values of equality, inclusion, respect and fairness.

World Sailing joins many international sports organisations calling for an immediate end to all hostilities and a resumption of dialogue for...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/02/28/world-sailing-statement-concerning-the-situation-in-ukraine/

NATO Command of USS Harry S. Truman Sends Signal to Russia, Says Secretary General Stoltenberg

Sailors heave a phone-and-distance line on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) during a replenishment-at-sea on Oct. 22, 2021. US Navy Photo

Putting an American aircraft carrier strike group under alliance control should be a “clear message to Russia” that its 30 members are unwavering in their commitment to come to each other’s defense if attacked, NATO’s secretary general said Friday.

Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general since 2014, – when the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/28/nato-command-of-uss-harry-s-truman-sends-signal-to-russia-says-secretary-general-stoltenberg

MC tightens rules; Coronavirus figures get no better…

MC tightens rules; Coronavirus figures get no better...

Monaco

Good Morning Monaco – Saturday, November 27, 2021

Monaco tightens pandemic rules again, masks are back
The Government has announced a tightening of coronavirus regulations, starting from Saturday, November 27.

Monaco coronavirus figures get no better
Monaco recorded 36 new coronavirus cases on Friday, November 26, taking the total of new cases over the last four days to 138.

Italian entrepreneurs mark rebirth of activities
Giovanni Paolo...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/27/mc-tightens-rules-coronavirus-figures-get-no-better/

Coronavirus infection rate almost doubles…

Coronavirus infection rate almost doubles…

Monaco; the marina and at the centre the Yacht Club de Monaco

Good Morning Monaco – Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Coronavirus infection rate almost doubles

Eight Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, November 15. Seven were declared fully-recovered.

Orange alert downgraded to yellow

Meteo France issued an orange alert for the Alpes-Maritimes and four other Departments at lunchtime on Monday, with high winds and gusts of up to 100 kmh…

Asian...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/16/coronavirus-infection-rate-almost-doubles/

Only good news on coronavirus on Sunday…

Only good news on coronavirus on Sunday… 

Good Morning Monaco – Monday, November 15, 2021

Monaco signs tax treaty with UAE

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, on Saturday toured Monaco’s pavilion at Expo 2020 with HSH Prince Albert II…

Only good coronavirus news on Sunday

There was only good news on coronavirus cases in Monaco on Sunday, as no new cases were reported and 12 residents were declared fully-recovered.

Janowski life sentence confirmed

Wojciech...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/15/only-good-news-on-coronavirus-on-sunday/

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