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Italy declares state of emergency on ship wreck

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:56:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] ship[2]; Italy[1]; aground[1];

Other categories: Political Unrest; Manmade Disasters; Maritime Safety;

The Italian government on Friday declared a state of emergency on the disastrous wreck of cruise liner Costa Concordia....

Italy cruise wreck search suspended

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:56:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] accident[2]; capsized[1]; ship[9]; Italy[2];

Entities: Luca Cari[1]; Francesco Schettino[1];

Other categories: Maritime Safety; Manmade Disasters;

The vast wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia shifted on the undersea ledge supporting it on Friday....

Articles published more than 40 minutes ago

Deadly cold front continues as dam bursts in Bulgaria

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] France[1]; ferry[1]; Russia[1]; fire[1]; Italy[2];

Entities: Corrado Passera[1];

Other categories: Manmade Disasters;

The toll from Europe's killer cold snap hit at least 360 on Monday with nine new victims found in Poland....

Articles published more than 1 hour ago

Lawyer: cruise ship survivors to push for change

Source country AP Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:56:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] accident[1]; capsized[1]; ship[6]; Russia[1]; Germany[1]; Italy[3];

Entities: Francesco Schettino[1];

Other categories: Maritime Safety;

ROME (AP) — A U.S. lawyer for compensation-seeking survivors of the Costa Concordia capsizing said Wednesday he will push for changes in maritime laws and technology to make the cruise ship industry safer. John Arthur Eaves Jr. said that in about two weeks he will file lawsuits against Miami-based Carnival Corp....

US, Spain discuss radiation cleanup

Source country taipeitimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:30:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Mediterranean[1]; accident[1]; tanker[1]; Spain[4]; Germany[1];

Entities: Hillary Rodham Clinton[3]; José Manuel García-Margallo[1];

Other categories: Alternative Energy;

The US is offering technical assistance to Spain to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on the area in 1966, the US Department of State announced on Saturday. The Spanish and US governments have not yet reached an agreement on the cleanup....

Trafigura in South Sudan oil row

Source country guardian Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:25:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Egypt[1]; tanker[3]; ship[2]; Libya[1]; cargo[1]; incident[2];

Entities: Saddam Hussein[1]; Claude Dauphin[1]; Omar el-Bashir[2]; Salva Kiir[2];

Other categories: Maritime Safety;

The controversial oil trader confirms that a tanker it bought is the subject of a growing diplomatic incident Trafigura has been accused of buying oil "looted" from South Sudan by neighbouring Sudan with which it has signed a peace treaty following decades of civil war that claimed more than 1.5m lives....

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

Shipbuilders all at sea

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 7:13:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] ship[3]; Denmark[1]; Norway[1]; Netherlands[1]; North Sea[1]; adrift[1];

Other categories: European Enterprise News; EU-USA;

Surging demand for offshore engineering vessels keeps shipyards afloat as traditional orders decline....

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

Austrian seeks to break highest free fall skydive record

Source country taipeitimes Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:59:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Atlantic[1]; sunk[1]; ship[1];

Entities: Cristina Fernández[1]; Prince William[2];

Other categories: Maritime Safety; UN Bodies; Security Council;

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Cristina Fernández told: “We will present a complaint to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, as this militarization poses a grave danger to international security,”

Cristina Fernández said: “is once again in the process of militarizing the south Atlantic,”

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner on Tuesday slammed Britain for its “militarization” of their conflict over the Falklands, saying she would lodge a formal complaint with the UN. “We will present a complaint to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly, as this militarization.......

Egypt football violence leaves dozens dead

Source country mg Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:58:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Egypt[1]; ferry[1]; fire[1];

Other categories:

Riots after a football match in Egypt's Port Said have left at least 73 people dead and hundreds injured....

Ships involved in gun and drug trafficking: report

Source country mg Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:58:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Greece[1]; pollution[1]; Germany[1]; cargo[1];

Entities: Hugh Griffiths[1]; Richard Norton-Taylor[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Drugs;

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Hugh Griffiths said: “Shipowners and even customs officers often just have to take it on trust that what is inside the container is what it says on the cargo documents,”

Most ships involved in reported cases of sanctions-busting or illicit transfers of arms are owned by companies based in the world’s richest countries....

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

Costa Concordia: stricken cruise ship has shifted 24 inches

Source country telegraph Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:09:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] sinking[1]; Mediterranean[1]; ship[2];

Other categories: Maritime Safety;

The Costa Concordia has shifted 24 inches (60 cms) since it ran aground three weeks ago, edging closer towards a rocky shelf which could send it plunging down into the sea....

Survivors seek VC for captain and all who sailed

Source country smh Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:03:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] sunk[1]; Mediterranean[1]; ship[6];

Other categories: Security; Maritime Safety;

''IT WAS more or less a forgotten episode,'' said Frank McGovern, who as a 22-year-old World War II Navy able seaman saw the deadly Sunda Strait action from the upper deck of HMAS Perth, which eventually killed his captain....

Major shipping companies inadvertently aid smugglers

Source country homelandsecuritynewswire Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:34:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Ship[1]; Greece[2]; ship[3]; pollution[1]; Germany[2]; cargo[2];

Entities: Hugh Griffiths[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Maritime Safety;

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Hugh Griffiths said: “This doesn’t mean the ship owners, or even the captains, know what they are carrying. But it is relatively easy for traffickers to hide arms and drugs in among legitimate cargoes,”

Shipping security A new study on sea trafficking reveals that the large majority of ships involved in the illegal transfer of weapons, drugs, and banned missile or WMD equipment are owned by major shipping companies in the United States, Germany, and Greece A new study on sea trafficking reveals.......

6/9/2011,TAV Airports puts the New Skopje Airport into service Following a construction to double its capacity, TAV Airports opens Skopje Alexander th

Source country tavhavalimanlari-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 11:37:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Fire[1]; Turkey[1]; Tunisia[1]; cargo[2]; Cargo[1]; fire[1];

Entities: Adnan Menderes[1]; Mile Janakievski[1]; Nikola Gruevski[4]; Hamdi Akın[1];

Other categories:

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Nikola Gruevski stated: “Today we are bearing witness to an historical event in Macedonia. By taking a significant step in becoming one of the major flight hubs throughout Eastern Europe and the Balkans, we are bringing the new Terminal Building of Skopje Alexander the Great Airport into service. I take pride in inaugurating the airport on the 20th Anniversary of Declaration of Independence of Macedonia, which had been constructed by TAV Airports. I would like to congratulate all those who contributed in achieving such an airport that is worthy of its name and befitting our capital city. The accomplishments of TAV in Macedonia have set a good model for many other Turkish investors”

TAV Airports puts the New Skopje Airport into service Following a construction to double its capacity, TAV Airports opens Skopje Alexander the Great Airport into service, with the participation of Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. The capacity of Skopje Alexander the Great Airport which has.......

Shipping noise causes major 'stress' in whales

Source country telegraph Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:50:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Atlantic[2]; ship[4]; pollution[1]; cargo[1];

Other categories: Protected species; Terrorist Attack; Environment;

"To our knowledge, there were no other factors affecting the population that could explain this difference besides the decrease in ship traffic," said Dr Rosalind Rolland, who led the study. "We showed whales occupying oceans with high levels of ship noise have a chronic stress response....

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Costa Concordia captain 'dined on crab and oysters' with dancer

Source country montrealgazette Wednesday, February 8, 2012 10:05:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] France[1]; sinking[1]; ship[1];

Entities: Dominica Cemortan[1]; Francesco Schettino[1];

Other categories:

The captain of the Costa Concordia shared oysters and crab with a Moldovan dancer in a restaurant in the south of France a month before the cruise ship rammed into rocks off the Italian coast....

Official: U.S. drone kills 8 in Pakistan

Source country CBSnews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:18:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Russia[1]; cargo[1]; incident[1];

Entities: Hina Rabbani Khar[1]; Gul Bahadur[1]; Hafiz Gul Bahadur[1]; Ahmed Mukhtar[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; Conflict;

The closing of a U.S. drone base in Pakistan has slowed the pace of drone use there, but not by a lot...

The trials of Domnica

Source country smh Wednesday, February 8, 2012 6:15:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] France[1]; sinking[1]; ship[1];

Entities: Dominica Cemortan[1]; Francesco Schettino[1];

Other categories:

Pictures emerge of the Costa Concordia captain sharing oysters and crab meal with young dancer....

Disney earnings beat despite shaky economy

Source country ibtimes-au Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:43:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] capsized[1]; ship[2]; Italy[1];

Entities: David Westin[1]; Christiane Amanpour[1]; Jay Rasulo[1]; Stephen McPherson[1];

Other categories: Maritime Safety;

Walt Disney Co's <DIS.N> quarterly revenue fell short of Wall Street's expectations after the movie studio put in a poor showing, but profit grew at a faster-than-expected 12 percent clip as media networks and theme parks held strong in an uncertain economy....

Detention of Francesco Schettino, Italian Captain, Affirmed

Source country IHT Wednesday, February 8, 2012 4:19:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] France[1]; sinking[1]; accident[3]; ship[4]; Italy[5]; aground[1];

Entities: Hans Reinhardt[1]; Bruno Leporatti[1]; Francesco Schettino[2];

Other categories: Security;

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Bruno Leporatti said: “Naturally, the climate in Italy and abroad has an influence over the judges,”

A Florence appeals court rejected both the prosecutors’ request to imprison the Francesco Schettino, who is under house arrest, and the request of his lawyer to have him released....

Ship noise boosts stress in whales, 9/11 reveals: study

Source country france24-en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:16:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Atlantic[2]; Ship[1]; ship[2]; pollution[3]; cargo[1];

Other categories: Protected species; Maritime Safety;

The steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour but can affect the giant sea mammals physically by causing chronic stress, a study published Wednesday has reported for the first time. The findings were made possible, researchers said, by an event that.......

Ship noise stresses whales: study

Source country news_com_au Wednesday, February 8, 2012 2:01:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Atlantic[2]; Ship[1]; ship[2]; pollution[3]; cargo[1];

Other categories: Protected species; Maritime Safety;

THE steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour, but can cause chronic stress, a study has reported....

Argentina to protest 'militarization' of South Atlantic at UN

Source country msnbc Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:58:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Atlantic[2]; sunk[1]; ship[1];

Entities: Cristina Fernández[2]; Prince William[4];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Maritime Safety;

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Cristina Fernández said: "Malvinas is no longer an Argentine cause, it's now a Latin American cause, a global cause,"

Argentina’s government plans to lodge a complaint with the United Nations over “militarization” of the South Atlantic, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says....

Janice Voss, veteran of 5 space shuttle flights, dies at 55

Source country msnbc Wednesday, February 8, 2012 1:28:00 AM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Mediterranean[1]; ship[4]; aground[1];

Other categories: Maritime Safety;

Astronaut Janice Voss, a veteran of five spaceflights and a former science director for a NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 55....

GREECE: Greek leaders suspend crisis talks on EU/IMF bailout yet again

Source country france24-en Tuesday, February 7, 2012 11:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Greece[9]; ferry[1]; GREECE[1]; incident[1];

Entities: Amadeu Altafaj Tardio[2]; Amadeu Altafaj[1]; Angela Merkel[1]; Neelie Kroes[1]; Evangelos Venizelos[1]; Lucas Papademos[2];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Market; EC News; Neelie Kroes; Financial Crisis; Competition; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

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Evangelos Venizelos said: “To save Greece ... will involve a huge social cost and sacrifices,” “On the other hand, if the negotiations fail, bankruptcy will lead to even greater sacrifices”

Greek party leaders have once again suspended crisis talks on tough reforms required before lenders release €130 billion in new rescue funds. Without the new bailout, Greece would default on its debt in March. Talks are set to resume Wednesday....

Greek austerity proposal near?

Source country CBSnews Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:29:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Greece[10]; ferry[1]; incident[1];

Entities: Josef Ackermann[1]; Charles Dallara[1]; Neelie Kroes[1]; Lucas Papademos[1]; Jean Lemierre[1]; Bernadette Segol[1]; José Manuel Durão Barroso[2];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Market; EC News; Neelie Kroes; Financial Crisis; José Manuel Barroso; Competition; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

Greek political leaders to meet Wednesday to discuss government spending cuts aimed at reducing the country's deficit...

Opinion: Ball is in Iran's court

Source country cnn Tuesday, February 7, 2012 10:18:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Mediterranean[1]; ship[1]; Syria[1]; Israel[11]; incident[1];

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Ruhollah Khomeini[1]; Leon Panetta[1]; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad[1];

Other categories: Banking - Financial Services; Conflict; Imports Exports; UN Bodies; World Economy; EU-Asia;

There is nothing new about the tension between the United States and Iran. Relations have swung from crisis to crisis ever since the fall of the Shah in 1979. But recently, this tension is turning into outright confrontation and the threat of war....

Articles published more than 1 day ago

Greeks to brief eurozone on tentative debt deal

Source country AP Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:51:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [MaritimeSafetyEurope] Greece[12]; ferry[1]; incident[1];

Entities: Josef Ackermann[1]; Charles Dallara[1]; Neelie Kroes[1]; Gabriele Steinhauser[1]; Costas Kantouris[1]; Lucas Papademos[2]; Jean Lemierre[1]; Bernadette Segol[1]; José Manuel Durão Barroso[2]; Frank Vogl[1]; Evangelos Venizelos[1]; Derek Gatopoulos[1];

Other categories: Monetary Issues EU; Market; EC News; Neelie Kroes; Financial Crisis; José Manuel Barroso; Competition; Economic and Monetary Affairs;

BRUSSELS (AP) — A spokesman for Greece's private creditors says Greek Premier Lucas Papademos will soon tell eurozone finance ministers the contents of a deal to reduce the country's massive debt. Frank Vogl said representatives of the Institute of International Finance, which has been leading the.......

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