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Keep toxic waste away
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/08/2024
» Thailand just won a small battle against illegal toxic waste smuggling. Finally, two cargo vessels loaded with toxic waste were forced to return to their original destinations -- suspected to be Albania and another country in Europe -- after local officials blocked the ships from docking.
Two toxic waste ships banned from Thailand
Published on 14/08/2024
» Two Maersk ships reportedly carrying hazardous furnace waste from Albania to Thailand have been banned from Thai ports and will be sent back to Europe.
Malaysia tracking oil tanker after fire
Published on 20/07/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian coast guard said on Saturday that one of the two large oil tankers involved in a collision that led to fires on both had left the location of the accident and was believed to have turned off its tracking system.
Marine police probed over oil ships
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/06/2024
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) are investigating nine marine police in Chon Buri who might be involved in the disappearance of the three smuggling oil ships in Sattahip district this month, said deputy commissioner Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew.
‘Joe Pattani’ wanted in oil-smuggling case
Published on 21/06/2024
» Police plan to seek arrest warrants next week for two people suspected of being responsible for oil-smuggling vessels that disappeared this month from a police pier in Chon Buri, a source said on Friday.
11 crew surrender in oil-smuggling case
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/06/2024
» Eleven crew members who were missing from oil-smuggling boats that had been seized by the authorities surrendered to police on Monday.
China raises stakes in disputed waters
Published on 15/06/2024
» A new regulation allowing China’s coast guard to detain for up to 60 days any foreigners suspected of “trespassing” in waters it claims took effect on Saturday, raising concerns in countries such as the Philippines that have sovereignty disputes with it.
Police hunt missing oil-smuggling boats
Published on 14/06/2024
» Police will seek arrest warrants for 16 crew members believed to be on board three seized oil-smuggling boats that disappeared from a marine police pier in Sattahip on Tuesday night.
Iran seizes Israeli-linked cargo ship
Published on 13/04/2024
» Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said it could close the crucial shipping route and warned it would retaliate for a recent Israeli strike on its consulate in Syria.
Red Sea crisis presents US, allies with tough choices
News, Peter Apps, Published on 25/12/2023
» As the Pentagon asked allies to provide warships for an international task force to protect Red Sea commercial shipping from mounting drone attacks from Yemen last week, one of the United States' closest partners appeared to be holding back.