Citing the need for increased American icebreaking capacity for both national security and marine commerce, U.S. Senator Mark Begich introduced legislation to prevent the decommissioning and scrapping of the Coast Guard heavy icebreaker Polar Sea.
JUNEAU, Alaska – An advisory panel of experts and stakeholders has been meeting for more than two years to develop recommendations on how to make marine transportation safer in waters around the Aleutian Islands.
While the Security Council mulls over the Palestinian application to become a Member State, the United Nations political chief today called on the Israelis and the Palestinians to return to negotiations to reach a comprehensive and lasting settlement.
A simple rule meant to cut paperwork for U.S. companies has grown into one of the biggest multinational tax breaks around, costing the United States and other governments billions of dollars in lost taxes each year.