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Straits Times
14-07-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
UN aviation and maritime agencies pledge to collaborate to boost safety, tackle challenges
(From right) International Maritime Organisation secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez and International Civil Aviation Organisation secretary-general Juan Carlos Salazar, with moderator Karamjit Kaur in a dialogue session on July 14. SINGAPORE – The United Nations' aviation and maritime agencies have pledged to collaborate with each other to tackle common challenges at a global conference held on July 14 in Singapore. At a dialogue session held at Global Aviation and Maritime Symposium, the leaders of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and International Maritime Organisation (IMO) had agreed to tap each other's expertise to enhance aviation and maritime safety. The session, which involved Mr Juan Carlos Salazar, the Secretary-General of ICAO, and his IMO counterpart Mr Arsenio Dominguez, touched on topics such as the impact of geopolitical tensions, dangers faced at sea and in the air, the role of multilateralism, and gaining consensus from member states. Mr Salazar said both sectors faced common challenges, including dealing with political instability in the world , security and safety of maritime and aviation transport systems, as well as dealing with the environmental impact caused by both sectors. Noting that the dialogue was a good opportunity to showcase the 'deep connections' between the maritime and aviation sectors, Mr Salazar said the cross-pollination of ideas and exchange of experiences – regarding what worked for one organisation – would be beneficial, given that they face common challenges. The dialogue was moderated by The Straits Times' associate editor Karamjit Kaur. It was the first public sharing session that featured the leaders of both organisations. On political instability, Mr Salazar said during a press conference with Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow on the same day that the rearrangement of transit through conflict zones and management of crises are potential areas for collaboration between ICAO and IMO. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore HSA intensifies crackdown on vapes; young suspected Kpod peddlers nabbed in Bishan, Yishun Singapore Man charged over distributing nearly 3 tonnes of vapes in one day in Bishan, Ubi Avenue 3 Singapore Singapore boosts support for Timor-Leste as it prepares to join Asean Singapore Singapore to train more aviation and maritime officials from around the world Business Singapore's economy sees surprise expansion in Q2 despite US tariff uncertainty: Advance estimate Singapore High Court dismisses appeal of drink driver who killed one after treating Tampines road like racetrack Singapore 18 years' jail for woman who hacked adoptive father to death after tussle over Sengkang flat Singapore Jail, caning for man who had 285 child porn videos, including those that show infants Mr Dominguez agreed , adding that some common challenges both organisations face are the rerouting of travel paths, and spiking or interference of safety equipment onboard vessels and aircraft. The dialogue session touched on topics such as the impact of geopolitical tensions, dangers faced at sea and in the air, the role of multilateralism, and gaining consensus from member states. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY During the dialogue, Mr Salazar and Mr Dominguez had acknowledged the impact of the tense geopolitical backdrop on both sectors. Adding that moments of crises typically encourages members of the international community to come together, Mr Salazar said he is optimistic about the work both ICAO and IMO are doing together. Citing the Red Sea attacks as one of the biggest challenges the maritime sector is facing now, Mr Dominguez said that the industry is resilient enough to find alternative routes in the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Learning from these situations has made IMO more active in multilateralism as countries will work together to address common concerns and put themselves forward to be part of the solution, he added. Mr Dominguez said: 'So even though the challenges are there, it reiterates the importance of multilateralism in the UN as a whole.' Noting that both sectors are working towards their target of net-zero emissions, Mr Salazar said ICAO has set out specific decarbonisation steps known as a basket of measures. He added that ICAO is also looking at IMO's strategy on greenhouse gases, which has set out a clear end date by which fossil fuels will stop being used. He called it a 'very innovative scheme' that ICAO hopes to learn more from. 'I believe there are many opportunities to continue to collaborate, and we look forward to continuing to enhance the dialogue. There is very good chemistry between the two organisations,' added Mr Salazar.
TimesLIVE
09-07-2025
- Politics
- TimesLIVE
Latest Red Sea attack on Greek ship kills four crew, wounds two
A drone and speedboat attack off Yemen killed four seafarers on a Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day, following months of calm. Traffic in the Red Sea, a key waterway for oil and commodities, has dropped since Yemen's Houthi militia aligned with Iran began targeting ships in 2023 in what it called solidarity with Palestinians under assault in Israel's war in Gaza. The deaths on the Eternity C, the first involving shipping in the Red Sea since June 2024, take to eight the total of seafarers killed in the Red Sea attacks. One more injured crew died on board after the attack, a source with knowledge of the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Houthis have not commented on the Eternity C, but hours earlier claimed responsibility for a strike on another Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas, off southwest Yemen on Sunday, saying the vessel sank. "After several months of calm, the resumption of deplorable attacks in the Red Sea constitutes a renewed violation of international law and freedom of navigation," IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Tuesday.
MTV Lebanon
09-07-2025
- Politics
- MTV Lebanon
Latest Red Sea Attack on Greek Ship Kills 4 Crew, Wounds 2
A drone and speedboat attack off Yemen killed four seafarers on a Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day, following months of calm. Traffic in the Red Sea, a key waterway for oil and commodities, has dropped since Yemen's Houthi militia aligned with Iran began targeting ships in 2023 in what it called solidarity with Palestinians under assault in Israel's war in Gaza. The deaths on the Eternity C, the first involving shipping in the Red Sea since June 2024, take to eight the total of seafarers killed in the Red Sea attacks. One more injured crew died on board after the attack, a source with knowledge of the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Houthis have not commented on the Eternity C, but hours earlier claimed responsibility for a strike on another Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas, off southwest Yemen on Sunday, saying the vessel sank. "After several months of calm, the resumption of deplorable attacks in the Red Sea constitutes a renewed violation of international law and freedom of navigation," IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Tuesday. The U.S. State Department condemned the "unprovoked Houthi terror attack on the civilian cargo vessels MV Magic Seas and MV Eternity C", as demonstrating the threats the Houthis posed to freedom of navigation and regional security. Washington "will continue to take necessary action to protect freedom of navigation and commercial shipping," it added in a statement. The Eternity C's operator, Cosmoship Management, was not immediately available to comment. Eternity C, with 21 Philippine nationals and a Russian making up a crew of 22, was adrift and listing after the attack with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from manned speed boats, maritime security sources told Reuters. Greece was in diplomatic talks with Saudi Arabia over the incident, sources said, as two maritime security firms, including Greece-based Diaplous, prepared to mount a rescue mission for the crew trapped on Eternity C. An official with Aspides, the European Union's mission assigned to help protect Red Sea shipping, also said at least two other crew were injured. Earlier, Liberia's shipping delegation told a U.N. meeting that two crew were killed. The Houthis released a video they said depicted their attack on the Magic Seas, including the Mayday call, explosions, and the vessel's ultimate submersion. Reuters could not independently verify the footage. The vessel's manager said the information about the sinking could not be verified. But Joshua Hutchinson, managing director of maritime security firm Ambrey, told Reuters it had a response vessel in the area and confirmed the Magic Seas had gone down. All crew on the Magic Seas were rescued by a passing merchant vessel and arrived safely in Djibouti on Monday, Djibouti authorities said. Since November 2023, the Houthis have disrupted commerce by launching hundreds of drones and missiles at vessels in the Red Sea, saying they were targeting ships linked to Israel. While the Houthis struck a ceasefire with Washington in May, the militia has vowed to keep attacking ships it says are connected with Israel. "Just as Liberia was processing the shock and grief of the attack against Magic Seas, we received a report that Eternity C again has been attacked ... causing the death of two seafarers," Liberia's delegation told a session of the International Maritime Organization.
The Advertiser
08-07-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Three dead, two wounded in latest Red Sea attack
Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides has said, the second incident in a day after months of calm. The Red Sea, which passes Yemen's coast, has long been a critical waterway for the world's oil and commodities but traffic has dropped since the Iran-aligned Houthi militia began targeting ships in November 2023 in what they said was solidarity with Palestinians against Israel in the Gaza war. The deaths on the Eternity C, the first involving shipping in the Red Sea since June 2024, bring the total number of seafarers killed in attacks on vessels plying the Red Sea to seven. The vessel's operator, Cosmoship Management, was not immediately available to comment on the reported fatalities. An official with Aspides, the European Union's mission assigned to help protect Red Sea shipping, also said that at least two other crew members were injured. Liberia's shipping delegation had told a United Nations meeting earlier that two crew members had been killed. Eternity C, with 22 crew members - 21 Filipinos and one Russian - on board, was attacked with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from manned speed boats, maritime security sources told Reuters. The ship was now adrift and listing, the sources said. Hours before the latest attack, the Houthis had claimed responsibility for a strike on another Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas, off southwest Yemen on Sunday, saying the vessel sank. The vessel's manager said the information about the sinking could not be verified. All crew on the Magic Seas were rescued by a passing merchant vessel and arrived safely in Djibouti on Monday, Djibouti authorities said on Tuesday. The Houthis have not commented on the Eternity C. "Just as Liberia was processing the shock and grief of the attack against Magic Seas, we received a report that Eternity C again has been attacked, attacked horribly and causing the death of two seafarers," Liberia's delegation told a session of the International Maritime Organization. Since November 2023, the Houthis have disrupted commerce by launching hundreds of drones and missiles at vessels in the Red Sea, saying they were targeting ships linked to Israel. While the Houthis reached a ceasefire with the United States in May, the militia has reiterated that they will keep attacking ships it says are connected with Israel. "After several months of calm, the resumption of deplorable attacks in the Red Sea constitutes a renewed violation of international law and freedom of navigation," IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Tuesday. "Innocent seafarers and local populations are the main victims of these attacks and the pollution they cause." Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides has said, the second incident in a day after months of calm. The Red Sea, which passes Yemen's coast, has long been a critical waterway for the world's oil and commodities but traffic has dropped since the Iran-aligned Houthi militia began targeting ships in November 2023 in what they said was solidarity with Palestinians against Israel in the Gaza war. The deaths on the Eternity C, the first involving shipping in the Red Sea since June 2024, bring the total number of seafarers killed in attacks on vessels plying the Red Sea to seven. The vessel's operator, Cosmoship Management, was not immediately available to comment on the reported fatalities. An official with Aspides, the European Union's mission assigned to help protect Red Sea shipping, also said that at least two other crew members were injured. Liberia's shipping delegation had told a United Nations meeting earlier that two crew members had been killed. Eternity C, with 22 crew members - 21 Filipinos and one Russian - on board, was attacked with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from manned speed boats, maritime security sources told Reuters. The ship was now adrift and listing, the sources said. Hours before the latest attack, the Houthis had claimed responsibility for a strike on another Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas, off southwest Yemen on Sunday, saying the vessel sank. The vessel's manager said the information about the sinking could not be verified. All crew on the Magic Seas were rescued by a passing merchant vessel and arrived safely in Djibouti on Monday, Djibouti authorities said on Tuesday. The Houthis have not commented on the Eternity C. "Just as Liberia was processing the shock and grief of the attack against Magic Seas, we received a report that Eternity C again has been attacked, attacked horribly and causing the death of two seafarers," Liberia's delegation told a session of the International Maritime Organization. Since November 2023, the Houthis have disrupted commerce by launching hundreds of drones and missiles at vessels in the Red Sea, saying they were targeting ships linked to Israel. While the Houthis reached a ceasefire with the United States in May, the militia has reiterated that they will keep attacking ships it says are connected with Israel. "After several months of calm, the resumption of deplorable attacks in the Red Sea constitutes a renewed violation of international law and freedom of navigation," IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Tuesday. "Innocent seafarers and local populations are the main victims of these attacks and the pollution they cause." Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides has said, the second incident in a day after months of calm. The Red Sea, which passes Yemen's coast, has long been a critical waterway for the world's oil and commodities but traffic has dropped since the Iran-aligned Houthi militia began targeting ships in November 2023 in what they said was solidarity with Palestinians against Israel in the Gaza war. The deaths on the Eternity C, the first involving shipping in the Red Sea since June 2024, bring the total number of seafarers killed in attacks on vessels plying the Red Sea to seven. The vessel's operator, Cosmoship Management, was not immediately available to comment on the reported fatalities. An official with Aspides, the European Union's mission assigned to help protect Red Sea shipping, also said that at least two other crew members were injured. Liberia's shipping delegation had told a United Nations meeting earlier that two crew members had been killed. Eternity C, with 22 crew members - 21 Filipinos and one Russian - on board, was attacked with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from manned speed boats, maritime security sources told Reuters. The ship was now adrift and listing, the sources said. Hours before the latest attack, the Houthis had claimed responsibility for a strike on another Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas, off southwest Yemen on Sunday, saying the vessel sank. The vessel's manager said the information about the sinking could not be verified. All crew on the Magic Seas were rescued by a passing merchant vessel and arrived safely in Djibouti on Monday, Djibouti authorities said on Tuesday. The Houthis have not commented on the Eternity C. "Just as Liberia was processing the shock and grief of the attack against Magic Seas, we received a report that Eternity C again has been attacked, attacked horribly and causing the death of two seafarers," Liberia's delegation told a session of the International Maritime Organization. Since November 2023, the Houthis have disrupted commerce by launching hundreds of drones and missiles at vessels in the Red Sea, saying they were targeting ships linked to Israel. While the Houthis reached a ceasefire with the United States in May, the militia has reiterated that they will keep attacking ships it says are connected with Israel. "After several months of calm, the resumption of deplorable attacks in the Red Sea constitutes a renewed violation of international law and freedom of navigation," IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Tuesday. "Innocent seafarers and local populations are the main victims of these attacks and the pollution they cause." Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides has said, the second incident in a day after months of calm. The Red Sea, which passes Yemen's coast, has long been a critical waterway for the world's oil and commodities but traffic has dropped since the Iran-aligned Houthi militia began targeting ships in November 2023 in what they said was solidarity with Palestinians against Israel in the Gaza war. The deaths on the Eternity C, the first involving shipping in the Red Sea since June 2024, bring the total number of seafarers killed in attacks on vessels plying the Red Sea to seven. The vessel's operator, Cosmoship Management, was not immediately available to comment on the reported fatalities. An official with Aspides, the European Union's mission assigned to help protect Red Sea shipping, also said that at least two other crew members were injured. Liberia's shipping delegation had told a United Nations meeting earlier that two crew members had been killed. Eternity C, with 22 crew members - 21 Filipinos and one Russian - on board, was attacked with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from manned speed boats, maritime security sources told Reuters. The ship was now adrift and listing, the sources said. Hours before the latest attack, the Houthis had claimed responsibility for a strike on another Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas, off southwest Yemen on Sunday, saying the vessel sank. The vessel's manager said the information about the sinking could not be verified. All crew on the Magic Seas were rescued by a passing merchant vessel and arrived safely in Djibouti on Monday, Djibouti authorities said on Tuesday. The Houthis have not commented on the Eternity C. "Just as Liberia was processing the shock and grief of the attack against Magic Seas, we received a report that Eternity C again has been attacked, attacked horribly and causing the death of two seafarers," Liberia's delegation told a session of the International Maritime Organization. Since November 2023, the Houthis have disrupted commerce by launching hundreds of drones and missiles at vessels in the Red Sea, saying they were targeting ships linked to Israel. While the Houthis reached a ceasefire with the United States in May, the militia has reiterated that they will keep attacking ships it says are connected with Israel. "After several months of calm, the resumption of deplorable attacks in the Red Sea constitutes a renewed violation of international law and freedom of navigation," IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Tuesday. "Innocent seafarers and local populations are the main victims of these attacks and the pollution they cause."
Perth Now
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Perth Now
Three dead, two wounded in latest Red Sea attack
Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides has said, the second incident in a day after months of calm. The Red Sea, which passes Yemen's coast, has long been a critical waterway for the world's oil and commodities but traffic has dropped since the Iran-aligned Houthi militia began targeting ships in November 2023 in what they said was solidarity with Palestinians against Israel in the Gaza war. The deaths on the Eternity C, the first involving shipping in the Red Sea since June 2024, bring the total number of seafarers killed in attacks on vessels plying the Red Sea to seven. The vessel's operator, Cosmoship Management, was not immediately available to comment on the reported fatalities. An official with Aspides, the European Union's mission assigned to help protect Red Sea shipping, also said that at least two other crew members were injured. Liberia's shipping delegation had told a United Nations meeting earlier that two crew members had been killed. Eternity C, with 22 crew members - 21 Filipinos and one Russian - on board, was attacked with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from manned speed boats, maritime security sources told Reuters. The ship was now adrift and listing, the sources said. Hours before the latest attack, the Houthis had claimed responsibility for a strike on another Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas, off southwest Yemen on Sunday, saying the vessel sank. The vessel's manager said the information about the sinking could not be verified. All crew on the Magic Seas were rescued by a passing merchant vessel and arrived safely in Djibouti on Monday, Djibouti authorities said on Tuesday. The Houthis have not commented on the Eternity C. "Just as Liberia was processing the shock and grief of the attack against Magic Seas, we received a report that Eternity C again has been attacked, attacked horribly and causing the death of two seafarers," Liberia's delegation told a session of the International Maritime Organization. Since November 2023, the Houthis have disrupted commerce by launching hundreds of drones and missiles at vessels in the Red Sea, saying they were targeting ships linked to Israel. While the Houthis reached a ceasefire with the United States in May, the militia has reiterated that they will keep attacking ships it says are connected with Israel. "After several months of calm, the resumption of deplorable attacks in the Red Sea constitutes a renewed violation of international law and freedom of navigation," IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said on Tuesday. "Innocent seafarers and local populations are the main victims of these attacks and the pollution they cause."
