Where has the US Commercial Shipping Industry disappeared The US Navy and US Maritime Administration will have to justify why it is so prolific in spending on naval ships rather then building US merchant navy fleet. What is really being protected by the US Navy needs an in depth study. Is the US Navy protecting
UNCLOS and Rights of Coastal States The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) grants special rights to the coastal states with regards to exploration and use of marine resources including energy production ,in the area in its jurisdiction at times termed as exclusive economic zone (EEZ) . Economic Control of Waters
Women and IMO Support Credit UN News Maritime and shipping has historically been a male dominated industry . The International Maritime Organization (IMO) discovered that women represent only 1-2 % of the world’s 1.25 million seafarers and they mostly work in cruise ships. The mission of a merchant ship is to carry cargo from one
Remotely patrolling the Persian Gulf The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries namely Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman are creating and expanding a joint or multinational fleet of unmanned surface vessels (USV’s). The Persian Gulf through which the world’s major oil routes pass is 35 to 200 miles wide at
KSA to localise Defense Manufacturing by 50 % The Saudi Vision 2030 is primarily concerned with diversifying the oil and gas exploration ,refining and petrochemical economy and acquiring self sufficiency in the defense and security fields to reduce external reliance, provide business and vending opportunities for Saudi businesses , generate employment for its citizens to
US & EU Sanctions Panama Canal is a marvel of maritime architecture and facilitates global ocean borne trade. The progressive development did not take place overnight though . Panama was targeted as a facilitator in illicit trade of petroleum and crude of Iran and after the conflict in Ukraine a fresh salvo has been fired
