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Tanker Owner Owes $44.6 Million Over 2017 Fatal Collision With US Guided Missile Destroyer

Tanker collision

On Wednesday, a US judge said the owner of an oil tanker has to pay the US $44.6 million due to its role in a collision that took between the 39,000 metric ton tanker and a US Navy destroyer in 2017 in Southeast Asia. The accident had taken the lives of 10 sailors and reportedly injured dozens more.

Paul Crotty, the US District Judge, found Energetic Tank Inc responsible for 20% and the US responsible for almost 80% in the 2017 collision between the Alnic tanker and U.S.S. John S. McCain.

The...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/tanker-owner-owes-44-6-million-over-2017-fatal-collision-with-us-guided-missile-destroyer/

Turkey Pursuing Talks with Russia While Stalling Sweden, Finland NATO Application, Panel Says

Rota based Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) transits Bosphorus towards the Black Sea on June 26, 2021. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

Turkey has no problem holding back approval of Sweden’s and Finland’s applications to join NATO while pursuing its own talks with Russia on opening Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea to allow the shipment of grain overseas, a panel of security experts said Wednesday.

Speaking at an Atlantic Council event, Pavel Popescu,...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/09/turkey-pursuing-talks-with-russia-while-stalling-sweden-finland-nato-application-panel-says

5 ships subject to U.S. Treasury Russia sanctions

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC) has issued an extensive list of Russian entities and individuals subject to economic sanctions imposed in response to Russian actions in Ukraine.

Among them is Promsvyazbank Public Joint Stock Company (PSB) and 17 of its subsidiaries, including PSB Lizing (PSB Leasing).

OFAC also took action against five vessels that are owned by PSB Lizing. All five vessels were identified as blocked property in which PSB Lizing has an interest.

  • Baltic...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/5-ships-subject-to-u-s-treasury-russia-sanctions/

Philippines Reverses Course and Commits to U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin meets with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila, July 29, 2021. DoD Photo

MANILA – The Duterte administration has re-committed to the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) basing deal that would let U.S. forces operate from the Philippines after a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

The decision to take back its pending notice with the U.S. government scuttling the security agreement was announced by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana during a...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/30/philippines-reverses-course-and-commits-to-u-s-visiting-forces-agreement

Philippines Considering Addendum to U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement

USS Wasp (LHD-1) makes a port visit to Subic Bay, the Philippines in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019 on April 1, 2019. US Navy Photo

MANILA — The U.S. and the Philippines are set to reinforce a contentious agreement allowing U.S. troops to operate from the island nation as tensions with China remain high, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said during a pre-State of the Nation Address forum on Wednesday.

The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) will likely be a major topic of...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/21/philippines-considering-addendum-to-u-s-visiting-forces-agreement

U.S., Ukraine Begin Sea Breeze 2021 Exercise with 30 Other Countries

Rota-based Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) transits Bosphorus towards the Black Sea on June 26, 2021. Photo by Yörük Işık‏ used with permission

The Navy and international partners on Monday began the annual Sea Breeze exercise in the Black Sea.

The drills, led by the U.S. and Ukraine, will continue through July 10, according to a Navy news release.

“This year’s iteration has the largest number of participating nations in the exercise’s history with 32 countries from...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/28/u-s-ukraine-begin-sea-breeze-2021-exercise-with-30-other-countries

Philippines Again Pauses Withdrawal From Visiting U.S. Forces Agreement

An MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 flies over the landscape during exercise KAMANDAG 3 near Subic Bay, Philippines, Oct. 12, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo

For a second time, the Philippine government has paused plans to terminate part of its Mutual Defense Treaty with the U.S.

After meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s secretary of foreign affairs in a video posted to Twitter on Monday announced the government’s decision to halt plans to...

https://news.usni.org/2021/06/14/philippines-again-pauses-withdrawal-from-visiting-u-s-forces-agreement

Hike in Container Shipping Rates As Consumer Demand Increases

  • Container shipping rates are heading higher again, driven to new heights by unrelenting consumer demand and company restocking from Europe to the U.S.
  • After peaking in late 2020 and not budging much through the first quarter, the rate for a 40-foot container to Los Angeles from Shanghai hit $4,403 last week.
  • It is the highest in Drewry World Container Index data going back to 2011.
  • Cargo shippers on less-traveled transatlantic routes are feeling the sting, too: Rotterdam to New York surged to...

https://mfame.guru/hike-in-container-shipping-rates-as-consumer-demand-increases/

Latest Updates On Coronavirus Across The World

Updates on the surge of coronavirus across different countries of the world have been reported, says an article in Reuters.

Indian state prepares for lockdown

The new corona infection across India has reached its highest as crowds of pilgrims gathered for a religious festival despite oxygen shortages at some hospitals and strict curbs in other areas. 

India reported 184,372 cases in the last 24 hours, taking total infections to 13.9 million. Deaths rose by 1,027, for a toll of 172,085.

India’s...

https://mfame.guru/latest-updates-on-coronavirus-across-the-world/

Only Those Vaccinated To Resume Low Risk Travel: U.S. CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said fully vaccinated people can safely travel at low risk, says an article published in Reuters.

CDC’s new guidance

The CDC’s new guidance says fully vaccinated people do not need COVID-19 tests before international travel unless it is required by the international destination and vaccinated people returning from foreign travel do not need to self-quarantine after returning to the United States, unless required by state or local authorities.

This...

https://mfame.guru/only-those-vaccinated-to-resume-low-risk-travel-u-s-cdc/

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