Rescue operation as boat carrying migrants runs aground on Kent beach

[ A major rescue operation took place after a small boat believed to be carrying around 50 refugees ran aground on a sandbank in the English Channel off the Kent coast. Coastguard helicopter rescue teams and RNLI lifeboats were involved in the rescue mission which unfolded on Goodwin Sands off the Deal coast. The rescuers … Read more

MISC to develop world’s first ammonia dual-fuel ships

[ PETALING JAYA: MISC Bhd via its wholly-owned petroleum arm AET has signed contracts with a member of Petroliam Nasional Bhd, PETCO Trading Labuan Company Ltd (PTLCL), to charter the world’s first two ammonia-powered Aframax vessels to the latter. In a statement, MISC said through these vessels, PTLCL will be able to transport its products … Read more

New asylum ‘crisis’ as Home Office errors add to avalanche of appeals

[ The Home Office’s unsuccessful scramble to meet Rishi Sunak’s pledge to clear an asylum backlog is leading to a new “crisis” with a rapidly expanding mountain of appeals threatening to clog up the tribunal system, i has learnt. Specialist lawyers have said there will not be enough of them to handle the extra cases … Read more

PTP to continue contributing to development of logistics and port sector

[ ISKANDAR PUTERI: Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Sdn Bhd (PTP), operator of transshipment hub the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor, is expected to continue driving the development of the logistics and port sector in Malaysia. The MMC Group member said this was in line with the group’s commitment to invest almost RM26 billion over the … Read more