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...However, Michael Bodouroglou, chair of Athens-based Allseas Marine, said some companies seeking to charter his so called “dry bulk” ships had asked to take out of the contract a standard “wartime” clause...
...He gained attention a decade ago for saying, “I only have one wish — that one day I can cut off the dog head” of liberal Chinese people with western values, in a tweet to his personal Weibo account....
...But, she tells me, for western democracies effective power rests on the rule of law. “The US has only won one war since World War II and that was the liberation of Kuwait....
...In the end, western powers blinked first....
...Highland views and glamping style in Argyll The island: In this case an isle, Luing lies off the blustery blue Argyll coast in Scotland’s Western Highlands....
...Vedanta officials have visited a 160-hectare location in Pune, in the western state of Maharashtra, that is the leading candidate to host the hub, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter....
...Flexjet’s chief executive “pretty much spent the last nine months shopping for aircraft”, said the fractional ownership company’s European managing director Marine Eugene....
...American Airlines, Freeport-McMoRan, Philip Morris, and Dow Inc also report earnings....
...garments claiming to be “sustainable”, “eco-friendly” and “climate positive”, only a fraction, some 50 brands, have pledged to meet the science-based emissions reduction targets set within the UN fashion charter...
...Earnings Bumble Inc is expected to show a rise in fourth-quarter revenue, driven by strong growth in paying users for its dating apps....
...The answer, they say, is politics — in particular the campaigning under way between President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen ahead of elections next year....
...Now, I think Putin’s bet or is still his calculation, is that ultimately the economic turmoil would be such that the Marine Le Pens will triumph, that the economic turmoil will undermine the western unity...
...Once upon a time, western leaders used to be good at this....
...In the 18th century, it was the vignoble de la marine (the shipping vineyard), its white wines traded out of Sète by Dutch sea hauliers to northern Europe and the Baltic....
...He grew up in the Boston suburbs, joined Marine officer training, then dropped out, heading to Swaziland with the Peace Corps....
...I mean, from the customers you're talking to, are they concerned that China Inc, as it were, has cornered the market for battery materials?...
...While the targeted Cosco subsidiaries own about 21 VLCCs and 20 smaller tankers, many western companies are reluctant to charter any tanker owned by the parent company, whose fleet consists of about 150...
...TankerTrackers said data from the Marine Traffic website showed 47 active tankers owned by one of the subsidiaries, describing it as a “truly global” company....
...The more vessels moored there awaiting charters, noted Tim Huxley, chairman of Mandarin Shipping, the more sluggish the global economy....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on December 20 2019. @2019 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...1 — De Hoop, South Africa De Hoop Nature Reserve is a Western Cape gem: turquoise ocean, a lagoon thronging with waterfowl, white sand dunes and a floral cornucopia of rare, heather-like fynbos....
...The far-right Rassemblement National of Marine Le Pen, which is close behind LREM in the opinion polls, announced a 24-hour truce....
...The project’s goals are to increase the port’s container volume and enhance marine transportation in and around south Asia....
...the beaches of Western Australia....
...Other vessels of historical significance and royal provenance are also under its care, among them the former royal racing yacht, Bloodhound (itself available for charters in the Western Isles), two smaller...
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