Marine insurers hold emergency meeting on Gulf security by Staff Writers London (AFP) May 16, 2019 Marine insurers in London are holding an extraordinary meeting of a security committee to discuss the situation in the Gulf following attacks on ships off the United Arab Emirates, a spokesman said on Thursday. The meeting is of the Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) Joint War Committee, which normally gathers on a quarterly basis to assess security risks to shipping around the world. The LMA represents all underwriting businesses on the centuries-old Lloyd's of London insurance market. It follows insurgent drone strikes on a key oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia and the mysterious sabotage of four ships, including two Saudi oil tankers, earlier this week. The attacks have escalated tensions between the US and Iran but industry analysts have questioned the exact circumstances of the ship attacks. Lloyd's List Intelligence, a business information service, earlier this week said there had been "scant information" about the incident from Saudi authorities. "Saudi reticence to report the incident accurately within their own media channels and the current failure to provide imagery evidence of the attack raises important questions as to the nature of the attack," maritime security company Dryad Global told clients in a note, Lloyd's List said.
Trump touts 'America First energy policy' at Louisiana natural gas facility Washington DC (UPI) May 15, 2019 President Donald Trump traveled to Louisiana on Tuesday to promote energy infrastructure and economic growth. Trump touted his "America First energy policy" including efforts to boost exports of liquefied natural gas exports, as he delivered a speech to workers at Cameron LNG facility in Cameron Parish. "Under my administration we have ended the war on American energy and ended the economic assault on our wonderful energy workers," Trump said. Trump toured the facility owned by California-b ... read more
|
|
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us. |