Finally, following years of negotiations, the Labour administration announced on Oct. 3 that — after more than half a century — it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, albeit with carve-outs to protect the U.K./U.S. airbase on Diego Garcia. Looking back, Sands sees Britain’s EU departure as a major contributor. “Brexit … Read more
A top Iranian military commander has said his country had, some time ago, hit 12 Israeli vessels north of the Indian Ocean and elsewhere in response to Israel’s attacks on 14 Iranian ships, according to state media. Hossein Salami, chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), made the remarks on Saturday during a … Read more
This article is part of the Brussels Survival Guide. There’s plenty to pay attention to in the new cohort entering the European Parliament — including, of course, the people. See below our guide on key figures across the policy palette. Céline Imart AGRICULTURAL DISRUPTOR European People’s Party, France A cereal farmer from Occitania in France, she … Read more
Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, the author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. An ever-growing headache, Russia’s shadow fleet, which operates outside the official maritime sector and features obscure ownership as well as virtually non-existent insurance, is now menacing Gotland — and thus Sweden. Because … Read more
“I grew up in a very chaotic family,” said Sampriti Bhattacharyya, the leader of maritime tech company Navier. “I did not grow up close to my parents, so I became very introverted in many ways.” Growing up in Kolkata, India, at just 12 years old, Bhattacharyya became fascinated by space.“Watching the Apollo Mission to the … Read more
“We expect such a proud and successful democracy to abide by international humanitarian law, even when challenged in this way,” Cameron said. The article was published on the six-month anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by the Hamas militant group on Israel, in which around 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 taken hostage. … Read more
The container ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse, was previously involved in a collision at a Belgian port in 2016. According to European maritime data service Equasis and other media reports, the Dali struck a stone quay at Antwerp’s port as it was unmooring and leaving for the … Read more
The U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to “stop the boats” from crossing the Channel and said he would pay millions of pounds to France for surveillance and border controls to stop people from traveling. French authorities have previously said they won’t intercept migrant boats going to the U.K. — despite requests from the … Read more
“But the confined space on the ship requires only manual (labour). There’s no space for such automation, and requires manual welding and manual work,” he explained. LACK OF LOCAL TALENT It is also difficult to rely more on Singaporean talent when there is not a large pool in the first place, said Mr Tan. “In … Read more
The drop off marks an initial success for the new maritime corridor, which the WCK and Spanish NGO Open Arms opened this week with the support of various EU and Arab governments. “This was a test,” wrote WCK founder José Andrés on X. “[W]e could bring thousands of tons a week.” “We want to increase … Read more
