Pacific Islands

US Air Force suspends SpaceX project on Pacific atoll report says

According to an article published this week by Stars and Stripes (an independent publication of the U.S. Military), the U.S. Air Force suspended plans to test hypersonic cargo deliveries using a remote Pacific island. The suspension was a result of reports that biologists and other experts claimed that the project could harm seabirds nesting at the Johnston Atoll Wildlife Refuge, an unincorporated U.S. Territory located nearly 1,300 km southwest of Hawaii. Air Force said that it would conduct an environmental assessment on the project. However, publication of a draft report was delayed due to opposition from environmental groups. SpaceX and

Europe

China shows Pacific nations its coast guard capabilities, and moves towards patrolling the high seas

Panama removes more than 650 vessels from its registry amid sanctions and stricter rules

Panama's Maritime Authority said that it has removed more than 650 ships from its registry since 2019, as part of a campaign to comply with U.S. sanction and enforce stricter regulations for the vessels it flags. The authority said that since last year, 214 ships have been removed from Panama's register, which is among the largest in the world with over 8,500 vessels. Once removed from the registry, ships cannot sail under Panamanian flag. Panama has responded to criticism from non-governmental group United Against Nuclear Iran. UANI, which said last week that Panama had taken insufficient action against sanction violations

East Asia

Chinese workers in BYD Brazil factory signed contracts with violent clauses, private investigators say

ADNOC's logistics equip transfers tankers to Navig8, will cut some personnel after takeover

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's logistics arm has actually transferred its tankers to Navig8 after it purchased 80% of the company for more than $1 billion and will cut part of its labor force, the state oil giant said in a. statement. ADNOC Logistics & & Services, which raised nearly. $ 770 million in an initial public offering in 2023, stated in June. it was purchasing Singapore-headquartered Navig8 as part of its. growth method. ADNOC has actually noted numerous of its systems over the last few years and. pursued a string of offers to broaden in nearly every part of

Transportation

Finnish custom-mades will not pursue criminal examination of Eagle S crew

Finland's customizeds workplace stated on Thursday it had no grounds to pursue a criminal examination versus the team of the Eagle S oil tanker over the ship's Russian fuel cargo. Finnish cops last month took the tanker and stated they suspected the vessel had actually harmed a. Finnish-Estonian power line and four telecoms cable televisions by dragging its anchor throughout the seabed. The customs workplace has separately seized the freight of. unleaded gas and diesel, and repeated on Thursday that. these are classified as items subject to sanctions against. Russia. However as the ship went into Finnish territorial waters at.

Baltic Sea countries look for to restrict further occurrences after cable breaches