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Green Seas: Can the geopolitical divide be overcome to bring a global carbon levy for shipping?

Tradewinds 31 May 2023
The International Maritime Organization’s headquarters are lit up in blue for World Maritime Day on 30 September 2021 ... The proposal builds on an International Maritime Sustainability Funding and Reward mechanism that the country proposed alongside Argentina, Brazil, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.
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New shipping service added to Kingdom’s Dammam port

Arab News 29 May 2023
The connection allows Dammam to enjoy weekly sailings to eight maritime destinations spanning the Arabian Gulf, South Asia, and Southern Africa ... in the UAE, Qasim in Pakistan, Mundra and Hazira in India, Port Louis in Mauritius, and Durban and Coega in South Africa.
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Crew Kidnapped from Eagle Bulk Vessel off West Africa Released

The Maritime Executive 22 May 2023
Three crewmembers kidnapped from a bulker off the coast of Gabon in West Africa have been released after approximately three weeks in captivity ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia said that the Maritime Transport Agency along with the Embassy of Georgia in South Africa had coordinated the attempts to free the crewmembers.
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How do you stop a pirate? Put more fish in the sea.

Business Insider 20 May 2023
Fishermen in east Africa and the South China Sea turn to piracy when the fish supply is low ... the eastern coast of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Malacca Strait in the South China Sea ... The increasing water temperatures have benefited fish in the South China Sea, increasing production, but harmed fish off the coast of Africa, decreasing it.
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US-South Africa ties explode on Russia arms claim

Asiatimes 17 May 2023
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put tremendous strain on the strategic partnership between South Africa and the United States ... To be fair, South Africa is not alone ... The Russian invasion of Ukraine has exposed the practical limits of the strategic partnership between South Africa and the United States.
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S Africa army chief visits Moscow in wake of US weapons claim

Al Jazeera 16 May 2023
The commander of South Africa’s ground forces has ... A general view of the Russian military frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov’ docked in the harbour of Cape Town, South Africa, on February 13, 2023, ahead of 10-day joint maritime drills being staged alongside South Africa and China [File.
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Which nations are siding with Putin? Graphic shows which countries backed Russia a year ago ...

The Daily Mail 08 May 2023
It showed that pockets of support for Russia were growing in the developing world, with countries such as South Africa, Uganda and Botswana now leaning towards Russia having been neutral just one year ago ... The 'multinational maritime exercise' was slammed by South Africa's leading Daily Maverick newspaper as 'immoral, stupid and impractical'.
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African leaders urged to upskill seafarers for green transition

SAFETY4SEA 05 May 2023
... to support high-quality, decent green maritime jobs of the future – including in Africa ... Africa is well positioned to be a green seafarer hub, explains South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) Occupational Health & Safety and Maritime Welfare Manager, Sibusiso Rantsoabe.
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John Stobart, celebrated maritime painter, dies at 93

The Spokesman-Review 01 May 2023
His father then sent him on an ocean liner to South Africa, where he grew fascinated with the minutiae of ships. Sensing a commercial opportunity in maritime art, he was soon making a living in England and Canada, painting by commission for shipping companies.
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Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Challenges and future prospects

Hindustan Times 29 Apr 2023
The Silk Road Economic Belt focuses on improving connectivity and cooperation between China and countries in Central Asia, Europe, and West Asia, while the 21st century Maritime Silk Road focuses on strengthening maritime cooperation between China and countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Africa.
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U.S. is about to blow up fake warship in South China Sea – but naval ...

Penn Live 22 Apr 2023
For example, China regularly challenges the maritime rights of Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia in the South China Sea and Japan in the East China Sea ... position on the South China Sea, rejecting China’s maritime claims and its “bullying” tactics as “unlawful.” His successor, Antony Blinken, in 2021 declared.
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The US is about to blow up a fake warship in the South China Sea ...

The Norman Transcript 21 Apr 2023
For example, China regularly challenges the maritime rights of Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia in the South China Sea and Japan in the East China Sea ... position on the South China Sea, rejecting China’s maritime claims and its “bullying” tactics as “unlawful.” His successor, Antony Blinken, in 2021 declared.
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China surveys Indian Ocean, expands its naval footprint

Hindustan Times 19 Apr 2023
Given that nations on Africa’s eastern seaboard—from South Africa to Djibouti—are under Chinese debt, the maritime security of the Indo-Pacific looks grim as even big nations like Indonesia apart from nations like Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos are under economic levers of Beijing.
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US-China naval rivalry goes far beyond war ‘games’

Asiatimes 19 Apr 2023
For example, China regularly challenges the maritime rights of Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia in the South China Sea and of Japan in the East China Sea ...Nowhere is the rules-based maritime order under greater threat than in the South China Sea.” ... East, Africa and Europe.
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China’s naval presence in Indian Ocean raises concerns for Indo-Pacific security

Live Mint 19 Apr 2023
... of maritime security is also noted. Nations on Africa’s eastern seaboard, including South Africa, Djibouti, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, are under the economic levers of Beijing, which adds to the concerns over maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.Also Read.

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