Charlie B retweeted
IMO Council urges stronger protection of #seafarers amid threats to global shipping.
Full details here: tinyurl.com/yts67ex8
Full details here: tinyurl.com/yts67ex8
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ILWU to PMA:
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed at the Port of Long Beach. The ability to automate jobs held by the Local 26 is insignificant next to the power of the Union's coastwise workforce."
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed at the Port of Long Beach. The ability to automate jobs held by the Local 26 is insignificant next to the power of the Union's coastwise workforce."
Port strike delayed again at Los Angeles, Long Beach ports
Union, employers extend contract as mediation continues
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The dark fleet tanker in the room was not addressed.
@SecRubio and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim discussed ways to expand economic cooperation under the upgraded U.S.-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including through secure, cutting-edge American technology.
Read more: state.gov/releases/offic…
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Charlie B retweeted
USS Theodore Roosevelt Arrives In Singapore; Last Stop Before Third Strike Group Reaches The Middle East
Where the aircraft carriers are as of November 6, 2026.
twz.com/sea/uss-theodo…
Where the aircraft carriers are as of November 6, 2026.
twz.com/sea/uss-theodo…
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Charlie B retweeted
America at Sea: Dr. Steven Wills, Navalist at the Center for Maritime Strategy, on the most interest in shipbuilding in 25 years, what's holding us back, and why the first fix is a real maritime strategy.
Voices That Matter 🇺🇸
@Lazarus_Navy @CMS_Washington
Voices That Matter 🇺🇸
@Lazarus_Navy @CMS_Washington
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Charlie B retweeted
Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Pulls Into Singapore — USNI News
news.usni.org/2026/11/06/the…
news.usni.org/2026/11/06/the…
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Charlie B retweeted
Meanwhile Najib’s mansion at Langgak Duta has been gazetted as a prison. Not sure what that would do to the property value of Taman Duta. Thoughts and prayers
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Charlie B retweeted
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier arrives in Singapore - November 6, 2026 SRC: INST- simonlim.photos
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Just another day in the Singapore Strait
🇺🇸 Aircraft Carrier arrives in Singapore.
As it approached the Singapore Strait, it sailed right past the Malaysian Eastern Out of Port Limits (EOPL) anchorage.
Currently 19 🇮🇷-flagged, OFAC-sanctioned cargo ships are any more 🇮🇷-linked #GhostArmada Dark Fleet tankers are anchored there, and more are loitering nearby. Many are falsely-flagged and stateless. More are not broadcasting on AIS.
One of the fun ironies of maritime chokepoints.
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More info at @UANI Iran Shipping Update:
unitedagainstnucleariran.com/daily-iran-shi…
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@JemimaShelley @mercoglianos @MikeSchuler @johnkonrad @maphumanintent @graham_euan @TangAnZhu @ChongJaIan @ianellisjones @CollinSLKoh @MarcusHand1 @sanggam_sihite @tom_bike
Just another day in the Singapore Strait
🇺🇸 Aircraft Carrier arrives in Singapore.
As it approached the Singapore Strait, it sailed right past the Malaysian Eastern Out of Port Limits (EOPL) anchorage.
Currently 19 🇮🇷-flagged, OFAC-sanctioned cargo ships are any more 🇮🇷-linked #GhostArmada Dark Fleet tankers are anchored there, and more are loitering nearby. Many are falsely-flagged and stateless. More are not broadcasting on AIS.
One of the fun ironies of maritime chokepoints.
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More info at @UANI Iran Shipping Update:
unitedagainstnucleariran.com/daily-iran-shi…
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@JemimaShelley @mercoglianos @MikeSchuler @johnkonrad @maphumanintent @graham_euan @TangAnZhu @ChongJaIan @ianellisjones @CollinSLKoh @MarcusHand1 @sanggam_sihite @tom_bike
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@CopernicusEU #Sentinel1 🛰️RADAR📷
The anchorages off UAE & Oman outside the Strait of Hormuz, in the Gulf of Oman
~600 vessels detected in these anchorages.
Just another day in the Gulf of Oman during the war.
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See the @UANI Iran Shipping Update for more info
http@JemimaShelley @TankerTrackers @mercoglianos @captsingh @tom_bike
@CopernicusEU #Sentinel1 🛰️RADAR📷
The anchorages off UAE & Oman outside the Strait of Hormuz, in the Gulf of Oman
~600 vessels detected in these anchorages.
Just another day in the Gulf of Oman during the war.
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See the @UANI Iran Shipping Update for more info
http@JemimaShelley @TankerTrackers @mercoglianos @captsingh @tom_bike
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Charlie B retweeted
The IMO Council reaffirmed the principles that straits & shipping lanes must remain open and safe, & that seafarers must be protected. Alongside this, the Council took a range of other important decisions during its 138th session.
Full @IMOSecGen speech: tinyurl.com/3t5ytkh4
Full @IMOSecGen speech: tinyurl.com/3t5ytkh4
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Charlie B retweeted
The US says Suniel Kumar Sharma built a web of fraudulent registries providing false flags to sanctioned Iranian vessels - but Sharma tells Lloyd’s List he quit the ship registration business months ago and denies responsibility for current operations
lloydslist.com/LL1158925/US-s…
lloydslist.com/LL1158925/US-s…
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RT @UK_MTO: UKMTO Voluntary Reporting Area Overview 06 Nov 2026
Click here to view the full product⤵️
ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/…
#MaritimeSe…
Click here to view the full product⤵️
ukmto.org/-/media/ukmto/…
#MaritimeSe…
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Good to see @FSUIINDIA calling out the issue of false flagged (stateless) vessels as a risk to seafarers.
➡️Question for all "Sea Lawyers":
Does a Stateless Vessel enjoy the rights conferred by UNCLOS? Specifically the right of transit?
The answer to that question determines what Coastal States at key maritime chokepoints could do to meet the call by IMO Assembly Resolution 1192(33) to address the risks posed by Dark Fleet vessels.
I contend that UNCLOS confers rights upon States, not vessels, and that stateless vessels (in particular falsely flagged vessels) do not enjoy the rights of freedom of navigation derived from UNCLOS.
Therefore coastal states along international straits could do more to stop and impede falsely flagged vessels, even if they don't specially call upon their ports.
Thoughts?
@mercoglianos @JamesKraska
@darshanabaruah @TankerTrackers
@JemimaShelley @niluferoral @Arron_Honniball @captsingh
➡️Question for all "Sea Lawyers":
Does a Stateless Vessel enjoy the rights conferred by UNCLOS? Specifically the right of transit?
The answer to that question determines what Coastal States at key maritime chokepoints could do to meet the call by IMO Assembly Resolution 1192(33) to address the risks posed by Dark Fleet vessels.
I contend that UNCLOS confers rights upon States, not vessels, and that stateless vessels (in particular falsely flagged vessels) do not enjoy the rights of freedom of navigation derived from UNCLOS.
Therefore coastal states along international straits could do more to stop and impede falsely flagged vessels, even if they don't specially call upon their ports.
Thoughts?
@mercoglianos @JamesKraska
@darshanabaruah @TankerTrackers
@JemimaShelley @niluferoral @Arron_Honniball @captsingh
How many more seafarers must die before the world acts?
MT Azure Sky (IMO 9546708) is sailing with a fake Guatemala flag. The Flag State has confirmed the vessel is not registered with them. Yet it continues to operate.
This is not a technical error. This is a deliberate fraud nprotected, without insurance, and without rights. When something goes wrong, there is no flag, no accountability — only abandoned families.
Fake registries are not just illegal. They are death traps for seafarers.
@imohq — how many more must suffer before real action is taken?
#FakeFlags #SeafarersLives #FSUI #IMO #MaritimeJustice
@ITFglobalunion
@shipmin_india
@MEAIndia @cgidubai @Indemb_Muscat @India_in_Iran @DGMA_India
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Charlie B retweeted
A seafarer has lost their life after a Greek-operated product tanker was struck by projectiles inside the Middle East Gulf, underscoring an expanding threat to shipping that is no longer confined to the Strait of Hormuz
lloydslist.com/LL1158929/Seaf…
lloydslist.com/LL1158929/Seaf…
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