UN Refugee Agency informs Refugees missing in the Mediterranean As informed by the UN Refugee Agency more than 3200 refugees died or went missing in the Mediterranean Sea in the year 2022 inclusive of children accompanied by mothers. Some refugees are Syrians coming from Lebanon or Turkey and attempting to cross over to Europe across
Part II UNCLOS and Economic Rights 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. Economic Control of Waters
Russian Crude at Discount With the increase in ocean borne trade and vessels the incidents of blasts and spills have correspondingly increased at ports and coasts. Although the maritime sector is relatively regulated rising costs of insurance of ships lets inspections and survey of ships worthiness slip in some jurisdictions. The shipping sector has witnessed
Term Blue Economy The term “blue economy” entered common parlance after the United Nations (UN) Conference on Sustainable Development held in the year 2012 to promote marine ecosystem integrated management .Yet the ensuing concluding remarks did not allude to the word blue. The emphasis during the UN conference was about building adequate capacity for
