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World Shipping Body Toughens Their Emissions Targets

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A key question for hitting these targets is whether nations like Panama, the Marshall Islands – and other leading shipping nations including Liberia, Malta, Greece and the Bahamas – will actively monitor, encourage and penalize companies not on track to meet the new standards.

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Middle Eastern crew of Libya bound cargo ship arrested

Logistics Middle East

Middle Eastern crew of Libya bound cargo ship arrested off Greece after weapons stash found among cargo.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4 – 10)

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Warehouse break-ins, accounting scams, and oil tampering are on the rise in the olive growing regions of Greece, Spain, and Italy. Spanish police have said they recently retrieved 91 tons of stolen olives, and in February, six people were arrested in southern Greece for the theft of eight tons of olive oil. billion as U.S.