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No alternative to risky oil tanker salvage in Yemen, UN says

The New Arab 03 Jun 2023
The 47-year-old ship is carrying four times as much oil as that which spilled in the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster off Alaska, one of the world's worst ecological catastrophes ... Now, marine salvage experts from @beleefboskalis have boarded the ship & testing and inspections continue to assess the vessel's state.
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Carnival embarking drug dogs to stop onboard weed use

Sun Sentinel 03 Jun 2023
toward decriminalizing the drug or making it legal for medical and/or recreational use, Carnival has recently taken a sharp turn in the opposite direction by deploying drug detection dogs to deter passengers from bringing weed aboard its “fun ships.” ... The ships “are large enough for this not (to) be a concern.”.
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UN Weekly Roundup: May 27-June 2, 2023

Beijing News 03 Jun 2023
Editor's note. Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. Sudan violence continues ... Latest in Ukraine ... Russia has also slowed the registration and inspection of cargo ships. A U.N. spokesman said Friday, that no ships were inspected on Thursday or Friday this week ... The U.N.
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Russia-Ukraine war – live: Putin’s forces tried to blow up my men, claims Wagner mercenary boss

Yahoo Daily News 03 Jun 2023
He said Russia informed the center in Istanbul coordinating the arrivals, departures and inspections of ships involved in the Black Sea Grain Initiative “of its decision to limit registrations in the port of Yuzhny as long as ammonia is not exported, and currently it’s not.” ... The agreement envisages sweeping on-site inspections to verify compliance.
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EU Seeks to Expand Ship Inspections for Safety and Pollution

The Maritime Executive 02 Jun 2023
... safety and prevent water pollution from ships ... The proposal also updates the way ships are targeted for inspection, to reflect new requirements and will attach more importance to the environmental-related performance and deficiencies of ships, in determining their risk profile.
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UN warns of new threat to global food security after Russia limits Ukraine grain shipments

The Associated Press 02 Jun 2023
He said Russia informed the center in Istanbul coordinating the arrivals, departures and inspections of ships involved in the Black Sea Grain Initiative “of its decision to limit registrations in the port of Yuzhny as long as ammonia is not exported, and currently it’s not.”.
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EU proposes new safety and pollution targets for shipping

Splash24/7 02 Jun 2023
... and prevent water pollution caused by ships ... The proposal also updates the way ships are targeted for inspection, to reflect new requirements and will attach more importance to the environmental related performance and deficiencies of ships in determining their risk profile.
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EU proposes new measures for safe and green shipping

SAFETY4SEA 02 Jun 2023
The proposals will equip the EU with new tools to support clean and modern shipping ... The proposal also updates the way ships are targeted for inspection, to reflect new requirements and will attach more importance to the environmental related performance and deficiencies of ships, in determining their risk profile ... Tackling ship-source pollution.
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Gupta seeks extension to challenge freezing order in Trafigura case

Reuters 02 Jun 2023
In court papers submitted previously, the Geneva-based trader had said it began to suspect in October last year that around 25,000 tonnes of metal sold by Gupta's firms may not be high-grade nickel, and began inspecting more than 1,000 shipping containers.
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Amazon finds something else AI can do better than humans: Spotting damaged goods

The Register 02 Jun 2023
Any chance of an ML model to identify labor law violations? Union busting? No? What a surprise Amazon is reportedly deploying artificial intelligence to inspect goods and look for signs of damage before they are packed and shipped to people ... .
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The Black Sea grain deal has worked in the interests of the rich, not the ...

Russia Today 02 Jun 2023
In the final days of May, a scandal broke out around several cargo ships that were blocked in the Black Sea. Six Turkish bulk carriers were unable to leave Ukraine, and even more ships were halted at the entrance to the Bosphorus Strait ... The JCC had to ensure compliance with the agreement and inspect cargo ships as they entered and left the ports.
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Parties of Grain Deal Continue Discussing Resumption of Ship Inspections - UN Coordinator

Urdu Point 01 Jun 2023
Inspections of vessels within the framework of the Black Sea grain initiative were not carried out on ... "No inspections were conducted today by the JCC (Joint Coordination Center).
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Report: Singapore Sees Dramatic Jump in Detentions Due to Shadow Fleet

The Maritime Executive 01 Jun 2023
... detained nine vessels, “the most for any month since at least 2010.” Further, they calculate that Singapore only detained 28 vessels in all of 2022 and before the pandemic interrupted ship inspection the MPA’s peak was just seven detentions in one year.

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