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New container barge terminal opens in Cavite, Philippines
UAE-based port operator DP World and Philippine counterpart Asian Terminals (ATI) have opened a new barge terminal in the municipality of Tanza in the Philippines’ Cavite province. DP World said the new terminal will facilitate smoother and faster transport for goods and raw materials to and from...
Japan, Australia Drill Together in South China Sea for Trident Exercise
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Anzac (FFH150) and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer JS Izumo sail together in the South China Sea as part of the Trident 23 exercise. JMSDF Photo
Australian and Japanese forces conducted exercise Trident 2023 over the weekend in the South China Sea.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force participated in the exercise as part of its Indo-Pacific Deployment 2023. The exercise followed a port visit in Vietnam.
JMSDF helicopter destroyer...
WMU: Transport 2040 Impacto de la tecnología en los marineros – El futuro del trabajo
La Universidad Marítima Mundial (WMU, por sus siglas en inglés) durante la Cumbre Marítima en Manila, discute y presenta el informe completo “Transporte 2040 – Impacto de la tecnología en los marineros” sobre la escasez de personal en el sector naviero, mientras se revela el plan de desarrollo...
ICTSI reportó un aumento de ingresos del 20% con un rendimiento de 12,2 Mteu
ICTSI con sede en Manila, reportó aumento in ingresos brutos del 20% comparado al 2021, razón del crecimiento del volumen, precios altos, contratos con líneas y a servicios auxiliares.
Esta entrada ICTSI reportó un aumento de ingresos del 20% con un rendimiento de 12,2 Mteu Aparece primero en FullAva...
Former 7th Fleet Logistics Chief Sentenced to 30-Months in ‘Fat Leonard’ Bribery Case
Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse in San Diego, Calif.
Six years after pleading guilty and admitting he took “lavish” bribes from a foreign defense contractor, a retired Navy captain was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in federal prison, U.S. prosecutors in San Diego, Calif., announced this week.
Capt. Jesus Vasquez Cantu, 64, is the latest former U.S. 7th Fleet official to be sentenced for conspiracy to commit bribery as part of the long-running corruption and bribery investigation...
Former Navy Captain Sentenced to 30-Months Following Guilty Plea in ‘Fat Leonard’ Case
Then Cmdr. David Haas. US Navy Photo
A former U.S. 7th Fleet operations officer was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in federal prison – two years after pleading guilty – for taking bribes in exchange for steering lucrative contracts to a foreign defense contractor.
Retired Navy Capt. David W. Haas, 54, of Kailua, Hawaii, originally faced a longer prison time if convicted of eight counts in an August 2018 federal indictment into the wide corruption and bribery scandal surrounding Leonard Glenn...
Eight rescued following tug sinking off Occidental Mindoro, Philippines
The Philippine Coast Guard has confirmed the successful rescue of all eight crewmembers of a tug that sank off Occidental Mindoro province on Saturday, October 8. The tug ..
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INTERPOL: Fat Leonard Arrested in Venezuela Trying to Flee to Russia
Interpol Venezuela Image
After two weeks on the run, authorities in Venezuela arrested former defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis as he attempted to board a plane to Russia, officials said late Wednesday.
Francis was detained by Venezuelan authorities at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetía on Tuesday morning, Interpol Venezuela Director General Carlos Garate Rondon said in a post on Instagram.
Francis “had entered the country from Mexico with a stopover in Cuba to...
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New Details Revealed in ‘Fat Leonard’ Escape, Detention as Manhunt Continues
U.S. Marshals wanted poster for Leonard Francis
An international manhunt continued Tuesday for Leonard Glenn Francis, a former defense contractor and convicted mastermind of a multimillion-dollar U.S. Navy corruption case who fled custody from home detention Sunday morning, just weeks before he was to be sentenced to federal prison.
Francis, a Malaysian national and the former president of Singapore-based Glenn Defense Marine Asia, was convicted in 2015 after taking a plea deal in exchange for...