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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activist Juho Pirhonen (L) greets her mother Birgitta Pirhonen at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activist Iida-Liina Häkkinen (L) greets her friend Sofi Häkkinen and the dog named 'Korhonen' at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Five Finnish activists, Iida-Liina Häkkinen (L to R), Kata-Riina Tikka, Renaz Ebrahimi, Juho Pirhonen and Shifa Abdi at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activists, Renaz Ebrahimi (L to R), Kata-Riina Tikka and Juho Pirhonen at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activists Kata-Riina Tikka (L) and Iida-Liina Häkkinen at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activist Juho Pirhonen is greeted at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activist Juho Pirhonen at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Five Finnish activists, Iida-Liina Häkkinen (L to R), Kata-Riina Tikka, Renaz Ebrahimi, Juho Pirhonen and Shifa Abdi at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Five Finnish activists, Iida-Liina Häkkinen (L to R), Kata-Riina Tikka, Renaz Ebrahimi, Juho Pirhonen and Shifa Abdi at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activist Juho Pirhonen at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activists, Juho Pirhonen and Iida-Liina Häkkinen (C) at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Five Finnish activists, Renaz Ebrahimi (L to R), Kata-Riina Tikka, Juho Pirhonen, Iida-Liina Häkkinen and Shifa Abdi at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activist Juho Pirhonen at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activists Juho Pirhonen and Shifa Abdi (R) at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activists Juho Pirhonen (L) and Iida-Liina Häkkinen (C) at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Finnish activists Juho Pirhonen and Shifa Abdi (R) at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FINLAND - ISRAEL - PALESTINIANS - CONFLICT - DIPLOMACY - AID - FLOTILLA

Supporter hugs a Finnish activist (L) at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Vantaa, Finland on 7th October, 2025. Five Finnish activists, who were sailing aboard vessels from the Gaza bound aid flotilla before being stopped and detained by Israeli forces, returned Finland on Tuesday. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240525) -- BEIJING, May 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The cargo throughput via the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project on the Yangtze River, reached 2.08 billion tonnes by May 21, 2024. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)

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Japan to provide Philippines 64 bil. yen for 5 more patrol ships

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuya Endo (R) and Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo shake hands in Manila on May 17, 2024, after signing a document that sees Japan provide the Philippines with a 64.3 billion yen low-interest loan for the acquisition of five additional Japanese patrol vessels.

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Yemen's Houthis says attacking U.S. warships, Israel-related cargo ships

STORY: Yemen's Houthis says attacking U.S. warships, Israel-related cargo ships SHOOTING TIME: April 30, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Houthi spokesman making a video statement broadcast by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV STORYLINE: Yemen's Houthi group said on Monday it had launched attacks on two U.S. warships and two commercial vessels linked to Israel, in what it described as retaliation for U.S. and British involvement in Yemen. The group, which controls much of northern Yemen, said it targeted the American warships with drones in the Red Sea. "These operations have been successful," said Yahya Sarea, a Houthi military spokesman, in a statement broadcast by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. Meanwhile, the U.S. Central Command said it intercepted on Sunday five Houthi drones in the Red Sea in a post on social platform X. The Houthis also claimed responsibility for an attack on the CYCLADES, a cargo vessel they say was previ

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240407) -- BEIJING, April 7, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 6, 2024 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. A planned maintenance work in 2024 of the ship locks on the north side of the Three Gorges Dam was finished on Friday, with operations resuming on the same day. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240112) -- BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The cargo throughput via the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project on the upper stream of the Yangtze River, reached a record high of 172.34 million tonnes in 2023, up 7.95 percent year on year, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-CARGO THROUGHPUT (CN)

(240111) -- YICHANG, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The cargo throughput via the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project on the upper stream of the Yangtze River, reached a record high of 172.34 million tonnes in 2023, up 7.95 percent year on year, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-CARGO THROUGHPUT (CN)

(240111) -- YICHANG, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The cargo throughput via the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project on the upper stream of the Yangtze River, reached a record high of 172.34 million tonnes in 2023, up 7.95 percent year on year, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-CARGO THROUGHPUT (CN)

(240111) -- YICHANG, Jan. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The cargo throughput via the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project on the upper stream of the Yangtze River, reached a record high of 172.34 million tonnes in 2023, up 7.95 percent year on year, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation. (Photo by Wang Gang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vessels pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 1, 2023. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vessels pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 1, 2023. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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#CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Photo by Zheng Jiayu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vessels pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 1, 2023. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows vessels passing through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vessels pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 1, 2023. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cargo vessels pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 1, 2023. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-HUBEI-YICHANG-THREE GORGES DAM-SHIPPING THROUGHPUT (CN)

(231202) -- YICHANG, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cargo vessels pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 1, 2023. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231202) -- BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vessels pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 1, 2023. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24. Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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Egypt to raise Suez Canal transit fees by 5-15 pct in 2024

STORY: Egypt to raise Suez Canal transit fees by 5-15 pct in 2024 DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:50 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suez Canal STORYLINE: Egypt plans to raise transit fees for ships passing through the Suez Canal by 5 to 15 percent starting on Jan. 15, 2024, according to a statement released by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) on Monday. Transit fees for crude oil tankers, petroleum product tankers, liquified petroleum gas carriers, liquefied natural gas carriers, chemical tankers and other liquid bulk tankers, containerships, vehicles carriers, cruise ships, and special floating units will rise by 15 percent, it said. Meanwhile, transit fees for dry bulk vessels, general cargo vessels, and roll-on/roll-off vessels will increase by five percent, according to the statement. It added that the new transit fee increases did not apply to containerships departing from ports in northwestern Europe and sailing directly to ports in the Far East. The

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Spanish imports of Russian natural gas double in a year despite Ukraine conflict

STORY: Spanish imports of Russian natural gas double in a year despite Ukraine conflict DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ENERGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas vessels and gas installations in Spanish ports (courtesy of Enagas company) STORYLINE: Spanish imports of natural gas from Russia have doubled so far this year compared to the same eight-month period in 2022 that began with the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Enagas, a leading natural gas transmission company in Spain, said in its latest bulletin on Sept. 8 that Russian gas accounted for 19.7 percent of all gas imports in the country, compared to 10.9 percent the previous year. Earlier this summer, Russian gas imports hit a peak of 27.6 percent, almost five times the 5.8 percent registered in January 2022 before the start of the conflict. The sharp rise in the gas imports is due to Spanish operators fulfilling contracts signed with Russia before the start of the conflict, as well as the fact that th

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Typhoon Talim makes landfall in China's Guangdong

STORY: Typhoon Talim makes landfall in China's Guangdong DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Haikou 2. various of street views in Guangdong 3. various of rescue efforts STORYLINE: Typhoon Talim, the fourth typhoon this year, made landfall in the coastal area of south China's Guangdong Province on Monday night, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC). Nearly 230,000 people in Guangdong had been evacuated to safety as of 5 p.m. Monday as the province braced for the typhoon. Local authorities have ordered the closure of 68 coastal tourist destinations, called back 2,702 fishing vessels and ordered 8,262 fish-farming workers to be evacuated ashore. China's transport authorities said Monday that they have deployed rescue forces in response to the typhoon. Eleven rescue vessels, five helicopters, 46 salvage ships and eight emergency rescue teams are standing by, according to the rescue and salvage bureau

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Motherland is always our strong backing: Chinese evacuee from Sudan

STORY: Motherland is always our strong backing: Chinese evacuee from Sudan DATELINE: April 28 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the evacuation 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN LIHUI, Evacuee 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Evacuee 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XIAO YONGJIAN, Evacuee STORYLINE: Two Chinese navy vessels carrying 678 people evacuated from Sudan arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah at around 3 p.m. Thursday Beijing time, according to an official statement. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN LIHUI, Evacuee "Above all, we are so grateful to our motherland. The motherland is always our strong backing." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Evacuee "I am a Sudanese, and my husband is a Chinese. My kid is only five months old. The Chinese Embassy in Sudan has been taking care of us (since the outbreak of the armed conflict). Thanks so much. No words can describe my feeling. We are so grateful to them." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): XIAO YONGJIAN, Evacuee "After seeing our navy vess

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Japan Coast Guard helicopter crash off Kagawa

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard vessels and a helicopter search the site where one of its choppers with five people on board crashed in waters off the town of Tadotsu, Kagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2010. Four personnel on board were killed, while one remains missing.

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Factory ship of Japanese whaling fleet returns home

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The factory ship Nisshin Maru of the Japanese whaling fleet anchors at Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on April 14 after returning from the Antarctic Ocean. The fleet's five other vessels involved in what the Japanese government claims is scientific research had already returned to Shimonoseki as of April 13.

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Japan maritime force vessels

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force training vessels on a round-the-world voyage arrive at Thilawa port, about 25 kilometers south of Yangon, in Myanmar on Sept. 30, 2013, for a five-day mission, marking the first-ever port call by an MSDF vessel to the country.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows four China Coast Guard vessels including the Haijing 2350 (front) in the so-called contiguous zone northeast of Kuba, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2506 (back) and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Katori in the so-called contiguous zone northeast of Kuba, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013. Four Chinese patrol vessels sailed in the area just outside Japanese territorial waters.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2350 (front) and three Japan Coast Guard patrol ships in the so-called contiguous zone southwest of Uotsuri, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013. Four Chinese patrol vessels sailed in the area just outside Japanese territorial waters.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2112 (front) and the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Hateruma in the so-called contiguous zone southwest of Uotsuri (back), one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013. Four Chinese patrol vessels sailed in the area just outside Japanese territorial waters.

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Chinese vessels near Senkakus

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Uotsuri (back), one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 11, 2013, a year after the Japanese government purchased some of the islets, which are claimed by China and Taiwan. The Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Hayato is seen in the front. Four Chinese patrol vessels sailed in the so-called contiguous zone just outside Japanese territorial waters.

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Chinese vessels in Japanese waters

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the China Coast Guard's Haijing 2350 (L) and the Japan Coast Guard's patrol ship Hateruma in Japanese territorial waters near Uotsuri, one of the five main islands in the Japanese-controlled Senkaku group, in the East China Sea on Sept. 10, 2013.