Mediterranean Sea

Foggo: U.S., NATO Naval Forces Pushing Back Against Russian Harassment

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71), right, approaches the Lewis and Clark-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) for a replenishment-at-sea in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 6, 2018. Ross, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its seventh patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests Europe and Africa. US Navy photo.

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https://news.usni.org/2018/10/09/foggo-us-nato-naval-forces-pushing-back-russian-anti-access-behaviors

How climate change can affect Europe

The impact of climate change is already impacting the ecosystems, economic sectors and people’s health and well-being in Europe. In order to present how climate change can affect Europe, the European Parliament created an infographic depicting the impacts of climate change in each region of the continent.

According to the infographic all regions are affected, but not in the same way. The effects have been mostly negative, such as in the Mediterranean where more heat extremes and less rain are...

https://safety4sea.com/how-climate-change-can-affect-europe/

THE Alliance and Ocean Alliance combine Mediterranean-US east coast service

Two major alliances on the container shipping sector announced a strategic cooperation with combination of operations in Mediterranean-US East Coast service, to deliver a more efficient and comprehensive service quality.

Namely, THE Alliance, comprising the recently formed Japanese venture Ocean Network Express (ONE), German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd, and Chinese Yang Ming, will cooperate with members of The Ocean Alliance, China Cosco Shipping, French giant CMA CGM, and Chinese OOCL, to...

https://safety4sea.com/the-alliance-and-ocean-alliance-combine-mediterranean-us-east-coast-service/

France, Portugal, Spain, Germany to receive Aquarius vessel migrants

France, Portugal, Spain and Germany agreed to take in migrants from the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius sailing off the coast of Malta, France said, after Italy refused to let the vessel dock.

Portugal will take 10 of the 58 migrants on board as part of a response of solidarity to the flow of migrants seeking to reach Europe across the Mediterranean.

According to Malta, a patrol boat will transfer the migrants in international waters and then to the island, from where they will be sent to the...

https://safety4sea.com/france-portugal-spain-germany-to-receive-aquarius-vessel-migrants/

Panama unflags last migrant rescue ship in central Mediterranean

The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of the search and rescue ship ‘Aquarius 2’, the one remaining charity rescue vessel still operating in the central Mediterranean Sea. This means that there will be no charity rescue ships off the Libyan coast in the near future, unless the vessel can find a new flag to sail under.

The vessel is currently underway with 58 survivors onboard, but the decision by the Panama Authority (PMA) means that once the ship comes into port it will be...

https://safety4sea.com/panama-unflags-last-migrant-rescue-ship-in-central-mediterranean/

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