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
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
Global Naval Maritime Exhibition Abu Dhabi NAVDEX 2023 is the region’s leading naval defence and maritime security exhibition scheduled to take place in February 2023 at Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE. Such conferences , exhibitions and events can be categorised as segments of the
Sanctions & Disruption of Energy Supply Chain Courtesy The Japan Times After the conflict in Ukraine erupted Russian supply of oil and piped gas to the European Union got severely disrupted. The US and EU imposed sanctions as well as a price cap on Russian crude. The ostensible purpose seems to be to curb Russia's
OFAC has now published its formal guidance on the price cap sanctions for Russian oil entering into force on December 5, 2022. The price cap policy is intended to maintain a reliable supply of oil to the global markets while reducing the revenues the Russian Federation earns from its oil after the conflict in Ukraine inflated
