15 NOV 2023 North America’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity is set to more than double by the end of 2027 with the addition of new LNG export terminals in Mexico and Canada, as well as the expansion of existing LNG capacity in the United States, the U.S. Energy …
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14 NOV 2023 On a cloudy morning this past April, more than eighty men and women, dressed in matching red windbreakers, stood in orderly lines in front of the train station in Kashgar, a city in Xinjiang, China. The people were Uyghurs, one of China’s largest ethnic minorities, and they …
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13 NOV 2023 As the curtains fall on Europort 2023, memories linger of an event that saw stakeholders from across the maritime world connect on the key themes of energy transition and digitalization, as well as the human capital and finance needed to support them. Europort has drawn to a …
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12 NOV 2023 The Philippines’ coast guard said on Saturday it would maintain its regular supply missions to troops stationed on a disputed atoll in the South China Sea even though it expects more Chinese vessels to be sent to the area. The Philippines regularly sends supplies to a handful of troops …
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10 NOV 2023 In the runup to Christmas 2022, shipowners received unwelcome but unsurprising news: they would face higher premiums the following year, owing to inflationary pressures driving up the cost of steel, spare parts and labor. The warning has since come to pass, with most P&I Clubs increasing their …
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09 NOV 2023 Ukrainian officials are reporting that an unidentified cargo ship arriving in Odesa was struck by a Russian missile in the latest round of attacks on the port complex and Ukraine’s grain infrastructure. Crewmembers from the vessel and a port worker were injured while the Ukrainian pilot was …
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08 NOV 2023 China’s military said on Monday that a Philippine military ship “illegally entered” waters near Scarborough Shoal without authorisation and it urged the Philippines to immediately stop its provocations. The statement marks a rare warning from the Chinese military towards the Philippines over its moves in disputed waters in the South China …
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07 NOV 2023 The United States and China held “candid” talks on maritime issues, including on the contested South China Sea, and the U.S. side underscored its concerns about “dangerous and unlawful” Chinese actions there, the U.S. State Department said on Friday. The talks took place in Beijing between the department’s …
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06 NOV 2023 On Monday US President Joe Biden released a wide ranging and ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) – catapulting the US to the front of conversations about regulating AI. In doing so, the US is leap frogging over other states in the race to rule over AI. Europe …
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05 NOV 2023 Customers in the United States need to be extra cautious about what eye drop products they choose to buy, as some options have the potential to cause dangerous infections. Millions of people in the US use eye drops every day, so the relative risk of infection remains …
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