Tag: UN
UN Begins Removing Oil from Decaying Tanker
The UN has started removing oil from a decaying tanker, the FSO Safer, off the coast of Yemen today, after years of dispute between...
Russia Threatens Black Sea Grain Transport
Russia said, on Wednesday, the United Nations had three months to implement the terms of a memorandum that would facilitate Russian agricultural exports if...
Maritime Nations To Chart Course for Net Zero Emissions by 2050,...
The head of the United Nations called Monday for maritime nations to agree on a course for the shipping industry to reduce its climate-harming...
Dutch Salvage Team Set To Pump Oil Off Rusting Yemen Tanker
A Dutch salvage company has reached agreement with the United Nations to pump oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen...
UN: A Major Engine of the World Economy Last Year Is...
A UN body reported that although global trade surged to a record $32 trillion in 2022, the growth of the goods trade is forecast...
UN Buys VLCC To Avert Red Sea Pollution Disaster
Tanker company Euronav is working with the UN to bring an end to the eight-year saga of a potentially unsafe laden VLCC abandoned off...
UN Forges Historic Deal To Protect Marine Life
After years of debate and discussion, nations have agreed on a High Seas Treaty to protect marine biodiversity and ensure oversight of international waters....
The World Headed To A ‘Wider War’, Warns UN Chief
António Guterres, the leader of the UN, has issued a warning that a further escalation in the confrontation between Russia and Ukraine might mean...
Iran Can Power “Multiple” Atomic Weapons, Raising The Stakes
According to the senior nuclear official for the UN, Iran has enough highly enriched uranium to make "multiple" nuclear bombs if it so chooses....
Developing Regions for Container Shipping
The World Bank and the UN consider container ships to be an important development element since they connect consumers and manufacturers on various international...