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30 Nov 2023

Philippine President Skips COP28, Focuses on Seafarers

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (still from Facebook video message)

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has skipped COP28 in Dubai to personally address “important developments” in the hostage situation involving 17 Filipino seafarers.He is convening a meeting to facilitate the dispatch of a high-level delegation to Tehran, Iran, with the aim of providing necessary assistance to the seafarers.Marcos has assured the Filipino people that the government is doing all it can to ensure the safety of the 17 Filipino seafarers taken hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen.Yemeni rebels seized the cargo vessel Galaxy Leader and took hostage its 25 crewmembers…

26 Feb 2021

Vehicle Carrier Ship Hit by Explosion in Gulf of Oman

An Israeli-owned ship, the MV HELIOS RAY, was hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman overnight Thursday and a U.S. defense official said the blast left holes in both sides of the vessel's hull. The cause was not immediately clear.The vehicle-carrier ship is owned by a Tel-Aviv based company called Ray Shipping through a company registered in the Isle of Man, according to a U.N. shipping database."Investigations are ongoing. Vessel and crew are safe," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said in an advisory notice on Friday. It urged vessels in the area to exercise caution.The U.S. defense official told Reuters in Washington…

13 May 2008

Gdynia Shipyard May Go Bankrupt

Reports indicate that the economic situation of the Gdynia Shipyard on the has worsened recently. Trade unionists organized a rally in front of the prime minister's office in . If there's no financial support from the state budget, the shipyard may go bankrupt soon. Some contracts were signed several years ago according to unfavorable financial conditions. The shipyard had to pay extra charges in connection with the production of each vessel ordered by contractors. Economic losses amounted to an equivalent of some $25m in 2005 and they doubled a year later. The Gdynia Shipyard is obliged to build seven vessels in coming years for its most important Israeli client, Rami Ungar, And there`s no money on the shipyard`s bank account to perform the task.