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Is Marine Insurance the Stranglehold on Iran?

Marine insurance, or lack of it, may yet turn out to be the most effective sanction used by Western nations in 17 years of tightening the screws on Iran’s nuclear program. A European Union oil embargo on Iran, set to …

Tropical Cyclone Lua Hits Northwest Coast of Australia as Cat 4 Storm

Following earlier predictions, tropical cyclone Lua came ashore on Australia’s northwest coast, the “Pilbara” coast, as a strong category 4 storm; i.e. wind speeds from 130 to 156 mph – 209 to 251 km/h. It subsequently weakened as it moved …

Cyclone Heidi Shuts Australian Iron Ore Ports, Oil Fields

A tropical cyclone bearing down on Western Australia forced the closure of some of the world’s largest iron ore ports and several offshore oil fields on Wednesday, the first major series of shutdowns in what is forecast to be a …

So. Korea Shipping Firm Re-routes Container Ships due to Egypt Unrest

South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping was re-routing some of its container vessels due to the unrest in Egypt that has disrupted dry-dock operations at several ports, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Seaborne traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal continued to run …