Israel launched an attack on Iran on Friday, sparking concerns about the conflict escalating further across the seas of the Middle East. Iranian state media reported that air defence batteries had been activated against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) after reports of explosions near a major...
https://splash247.com/shipping-on-alert-as-israel-retaliates-against-iran/
One does not wish to provoke any sort of angry response from readers, but is it not time that the definition of piracy was updated? It was not that long ago that such was a crime punishable by ferocious penalties, even under quite liberal regimes, which were repealed only after somebody pointed out...
Shipping has to contend with new danger zones following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend and the hijacking of the 15,000 teu MSC Aries. United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged warring parties to “step back from the brink” yesterday in what Ian Bremmer, a well-known political...
https://splash247.com/shipping-braces-for-israels-response-to-iranian-attacks/
Iranian forces seized a containership operated by Switzerland-based MSC in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, April 13. The Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries was some 80 kilometres off the coast of the UAE when it was boarded by Iranian heliborne troops, who subsequently ordered the crew to bring the...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized a containership belonging to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime and operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday that the Israeli-linked Portuguese-flagged...
https://splash247.com/iran-seizes-zodiac-and-msc-linked-containership/
Las consecuencias de la extensión del conflicto en Medio Oriente se dejarán notar en los niveles de exportación e importación. En Perú, el sector agroexportador tiene un emergente lazo comercial con Israel.
https://logistica360.pe/impacto-de-la-crisis-en-medio-oriente-sobre-las-exportaciones-peruanas/
The US Army is usually perceived as being an exclusively land-based force. Few realise that the service incorporates a 135-vessel-strong maritime contingent under the auspices of the US Army Transportation Command. This fleet features a very wide range of vessels, including landing craft, support ships, maintenance vessels, and small raiding craft. It supports amphibious warfare […]
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The Yemeni Houthi rebels’ continued attacks on shipping in the Red Sea serve as a reminder that global supply chains remain highly vulnerable to disruption. Moreover, it highlights how food insecurity can simultaneously be an effect and cause of conflict. To address this, the international...
Discussions regarding an offer made by British energy supermajor BP and UAE’s ADNOC to buy a 50% stake in Israel-based gas producer NewMed Energy were suspended due to the escalating Israel-Palestine conflict. Since the conflict began shipping has been affected by attacks from Houthi rebels on...
https://splash247.com/adnoc-bp-pause-2bn-newmed-acquisition-talks-due-to-palestine-conflict/
The Irish government is coming under pressure to rein in livestock exports, while in Cape Town one livestock carrier has kicked up a huge stink. Ethical Farming Ireland has written to the Irish agriculture minister Charlie McConalogue demanding changes to the way animals are exported by sea...
https://splash247.com/irish-government-comes-under-pressure-over-livestock-shipments/