UK To Remove Andrew From Role As Royal Navy Vice Admiral

by William Schomberg Reuters November 2, 2025

LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Britain’s former prince Andrew is due to be stripped of his last remaining military position as part of King Charles’ decision to remove his brother from public life, the defense minister said on Sunday.

John Healey told BBC television that moves were underway to take away Andrew’s position as a vice admiral in the British navy and that Charles had “indicated that’s what he wishes.”

The king last week stripped his younger brother of his title of prince and evicted him from his mansion in a bid to prevent further damage to the royal family’s reputation over Andrew’s ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

“This is a move that’s right, it’s a move the king has indicated we should take and we’re working on that at the moment,” Healey said.

Andrew kept his rank as a vice admiral in 2022 when he gave up his other military positions.

https://gcaptain.com/uk-to-remove-andrew-from-role-as-royal-navy-vice-admiral/

>>23803063

Those who are organized will rule over those who are not

Anarchy, like Socialism and Communism, is perfect until humans are involved

>>23803083

>teach little children the seven laws God has put in place

So Bible thumper contending that Christianity is best?

>>23803108

As I thought

>>23803120

You again hunh?

City of Oakland Loses Legal Battle Over Export Terminal for Wyoming Coal

Published Oct 28, 2025 9:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Years after it defeated a proposal to build a coal terminal on a former Army base in West Oakland, Oakland's city hall may have to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to the plan's sponsors for alleged "tortious interference" with the project.

The story started back in 2009, when California developer Phil Tagami began work on a large-scale multiuse project to repurpose the Oakland Army Base, a large military dock complex, and rename it the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal (OBOT). In 2015, it became clear to the city and to local activists that a likely centerpiece of the project would be a rail-to-dock coal terminal operated by the commercial tenant, Insight Terminal Solutions (ITS). Oakland - backed by multiple environmental law NGOs - decided to resist the development project, citing the potential effects of coal dust on nearby residents. Under Mayor Barbara Lee, the city used a "pattern of interference" to block ITS from moving ahead with securing financing and developing the project, resulting in ITS' bankruptcy, Judge Joan A. Lloyd ruled on Monday.

The judgment in the case could be exceptionally large. The city's expert witness put it at $230 million, and ITS claims that the total comes to about $670 million. This amounts to about 10-30 percent of the city's annual operating budget; Oakland has already been fighting to close a nine-digit budget deficit, even before the added burden of a nine-digit court judgment.

The City of Oakland has been losing legal battles related to the terminal project for years. In September, the California Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that paved the way for construction to proceed at last. According to lead developer Phil Tagami, the project could be completed and the first shipment under way as early as 2028.

The terminal is of great interest to Wyoming coal producers, who see it as a lifeline to new markets in Asia. It is one of the few fossil fuel terminal projects to have a chance at breaching the "thin green line" of environmental opposition on the U.S. West Coast, and it is a rare opportunity for landlocked coal miners in the Intermountain West to find customers outside of the U.S. for their product. "The demand for Wyoming coal is there, and we will continue to work to get it to those overseas markets," said Travis Deti, executive director of the Wyoming Mining Association, speaking to the Cowboy State Daily.

Between the California court rulings in favor of the project's right to proceed, and the federal court ruling in favor of ITS' interference claims, the City of Oakland has fewer remaining options to resist the proposal. Local residents and activist groups in Oakland have pledged to keep fighting the project and have threatened to bring new lawsuits against any future investors.

https://maritime-executive.com/article/city-of-oakland-loses-legal-battle-over-export-terminal-for-wyoming-coal

Iran Steps Up Imports of Chinese Rocket Fuel Material

Published Oct 31, 2025 2:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Iran appears to have accelerated the import of sodium perchlorate, the primary material used to manufacture ammonium perchlorate, which in turn makes up 70 percent of the standard fuel load of most of Iran’s solid-fueled ballistic missiles.

Before the 12-Day War, The Maritime Executive tracked the progress of two Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) cargo ships, the MVs Golbon and Jairan, as they shipped a total of 58 containers of sodium perchlorate from the port of loading in Shanghai to Bandar Abbas. These two consignments brought in sufficient sodium perchlorate, probably about 1,000 tons, to fuel 240 missiles. Both ships had unloaded their consignments by the end of March into the Shahid Rajaei container park in the Bandar Abbas Commercial Port, and these are believed to have been the source of the explosion that devastated the port area on April 26.

In the pellet form it is being shipped in, sodium perchlorate is classified in the United States as a hazardous product, with explosive risks, and the fumes from which can cause breathing difficulties and kidney failure. Besides being the feedstock for ammonium perchlorate, it can also be used as an oxidizing agent in engraving processes and in the manufacture of livestock fattening agents. But as a dual-use product, and specifically because it is being conveyed by IRISL, the shipment should fall under the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1929, which cautions states to be aware of IRISL’s sanctions-breaking activities and its role in supporting Iran’s missile development, manufacture, and maintenance activities. These sanctions have been strengthened since snap-back sanctions were re-imposed by the UN Security Council on September 28.

Post the safe return of MVs Golbon and Jairan, the U.S. Treasury announced on April 29 that it had sanctioned an additional six companies and six individuals based in Iran and China for their roles in the network procuring ballistic missile propellant ingredients on behalf of the IRGC. Besides those sanctioned in Iran, five Chinese companies based in Hunan and Shandong Provinces involved in the manufacture of dual-use chemicals have been sanctioned: Yanling Chuanxing Chemical, Dongying Weiaien Chemical, China Chlorate Tech, Shenzhen Amor Logistics, and Yanling Lingfeng Chlorate.

When MVs Golbon and Jairan left Shanghai, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) noted that a further 185 20-foot containers of sodium perchlorate had been ordered by Iran, sufficient to fuel a further 800 ballistic missiles. At the time, The Maritime Executive spotted that three medium-sized container ships owned by IRISL were waiting to load in the CMK/K14 anchorage off Shanghai, namely MVs Barzin (IMO 9820269), Rayen (IMO 9820245), and Behta (IMO 9349590), all previously sanctioned.

More:

https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/iran-steps-up-imports-of-chinese-rocket-fuel-material

>>23803133

That's nice

>>23803158

The subject at hand was tree-huggers stopping development that would benefit both Wyoming and California

Dutch Not Surprised as Offshore Wind Farm Auction Gets No Bids

Published Oct 31, 2025 by The Maritime Executive

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) confirmed that it had not received any bids in the latest offshore wind farm auction for the North Sea. While the government was disappointed, they noted that it was not a surprise due to the changing conditions in the industry.

The Netherlands was offering a new site approximately 60 miles off the coast near Texel in the northwest of the country. The site had originally been proposed with a capacity of 2 GW, but the auction was later amended to a 1 GW capacity. The government said the change had been taken to lower the investment risk for developers and to attract more bids. However, the auction, which was proposed without a government subsidy, failed to attract any applications for the construction and operations at the Nederwiek I-A site.

RVO cited rising costs and less demand for electricity than previously expected as factors in the lack of bids. It said that while the market for offshore wind energy has grown rapidly in recent years, the market has recently changed rapidly and significantly. They noted that auctions in Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Belgium have also failed to obtain bids or were postponed due to limited interest.

“The sustainability of Dutch industry, among others, is lagging behind,” writes RVO. “This has made it more difficult for wind farm developers to conclude long-term electricity contracts before the construction of a wind farm starts. This has reduced their willingness to invest.”

The government highlights that it had already begun planning, noting that the Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth had warned the auction might not receive any applications. In September, the Ministry released its plan for the next phase of the offshore wind energy sector.

In 2026, the government wants to issue permits for 2 GW of offshore wind energy capacity. The new plan calls for a subsidy scheme to be introduced, with officials noting that €948 million (US$1.1 billion) has already been reserved for the program in 2026. The next round will also be based on a Contracts for Difference (CFD) process, which will guarantee a minimum price for the generated electricity. When the market price falls below the guarantee, the government makes up the difference in subsidies, and when it exceeds it, the profits go to the country or consumers.

The Netherlands’ government is currently reviewing the sites to be offered in 2026. They plan to release the details of the next round by January, and they believe the new approach will stimulate more interest in the market.

https://maritime-executive.com/article/dutch-not-surprised-as-offshore-wind-farm-auction-gets-no-bids

>>23803180

>In the 80s-90s the legal jeet immigrants were given interest free $50,000 business loans

By Whom?

I'd like to see some sauce on that

>>23803287

That's nice

Where's the sauce?

>>23803233

I don't see how California port development for Wyoming coal export crosses over to convenience stores

Q #4535

When you control the levers of news dissemination, you control the narrative.

Control of the narrative = power

When you are blind, what do you see?

They want you divided.

Divided by religion.

Divided by race.

Divided by sex.

Divided by political affiliation.

Divided by class.

Around and around. Muh joo, muh mason, muh nigger, then a meeting decided to add muh pajeet. Anything to make anons look bad.

>>23803369

>>23803376

Ah, AFpost, aka America First post, started by Nick Fuentes

Alrighty then

>>23803388

>What do they know is coming out?

I'm in the dark as much as you, Anon

Bit I sit and go "focusing on Andrew & Epstein and hope the Brits forget about Charles & Jimmy Seville?"

Charles tryna look good for bit and behind the scenes getting ready for Charles (that Brits don't like) to step down in favor of William (that Brits love)because of the 'cancer' Charles is supposed to have.

I keep in mind the vast real estate holdings of the Royal Family. Shame if a big chunk of those holdings had to be sold to compensate victims

>>23803259

Australia doesn't have West Virginia nor Pennsylvania

>>23803471

>Historians question whether proposed standards emphasize ideology over critical thinking

I don't recall "Historians" being too concerned with Critical Race Theory

>>23803517

I usually don't post op-eds but when one actually says "Sorry, but Donald Trump is right on that point." in a widely recognized maritime industry site I thought anons might like to see

Shipping calls time on EU climate overreach

Pierre Aury October 31, 2025

Pierre Aury on how little the world listens to Brussels.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) just postponed by one year its vote on the final version of the rules to deal with the decarbonisation of shipping, rules referred to as the Net Zero Framework (NZF).

Although we are flabbergasted that this postponement was obtained through, among other things, threats of sanctions against countries voting in favour as well as threats to their representatives as individuals, we can not be happy about the postponement itself. There are no technologies nor zero carbon fuels deployable at scale quickly enough to achieve shipping decarbonisation so de facto this proposed NZF is in fact just a tax on shipping. Sorry, but Donald Trump is right on that point.

Moreover, some of the proposed fuels are either extremely dangerous, like ammonia at even a very low concentration in the air or highly corrosive, like methanol. A recent trial saw the need to change injectors two or three times more often with methanol than with HFO with a very high pilot fuel consumption, especially at low engine loads.

According to a recent Lloyd’s Register report, nuclear, if a theoretically viable option, is facing too many hurdles like public acceptance, the creation of a new worldwide legal framework or how to deal with waste disposal to have any chance to be deployed on time to help meet the NZF targets.

Let us not forget the scale of the task ahead of us to decarbonise shipping: 100,000 ships carrying 12bn tons of cargoes a year. Such a task cannot be efficiently dealt with by a knee-jerk reaction like the one of an IMO being under pressure from the European Union to deliver a very strict plan to decarbonise shipping and do so quickly and do so using the same highly complex approach, which requires a PhD in mathematics to start to vaguely understand how it is supposed to work.

Let us now jump to another subject: EU sanctions against Russia. The first three sanctions packages were enacted back in February 2022 while the last one, the 19th sanction package, was enacted by the EU in September 2025. 19 packages and counting. 19packages in 44 months – that is a sanction package every two months with no sign of these sanctions having any effect on Russia.

Yes, Donald Trump pledged to end the war within his first 24 hours in office. He moved into office on January 20 this year, so nine months into his second term, the conflict between Moscow and Kyiv is still grinding on with no sign of being near an end. But it seems that the EU and the US are less and less aligned, with the US even contemplating opening a tunnel between Siberia and Alaska, while clearly the EU is spending a lot of money to prepare for war with Russia within the coming five years.

Now why deal with this failed attempt to agree on a strongly EU-flavoured NZF and these inefficient sanction packages in the same column? Because we think that these two subjects are just the two sides of the same coin. That same coin is that the world doesn’t care about the EU anymore.

For once, we will end our column on a constructive note: given the urgency, why doesn’t the IMO replace this impossible-to-understand NZF with a simple CO2 tax payable at the time of bunkering, with the proceeds to be used to fund research on new technologies to suppress shipping CO2 emissions?

https://splash247.com/shipping-calls-time-on-eu-climate-overreach/

>>23803591

Day not wasted

strange how those "conspiracy theories" keep turning out to be true

Was outside for a bit

socializing with fake hair, fake eyebrows, fake lips, cellulite buns and looking for a real man?

Nah, done told ya, Form I-864 and get my pick of a Latina who'd do anything to get her name on that Form

>>23803617

Follow along with me for a bit

The Weather Girls from the local stations or Univision get two wrinkles and they get replaced

Now, the idiots wanted to breed out the Caucasians like me (part Viking part Saxon part Celt part Norman and part Germanic goof that sacked Rome) but don't seem to understand I get a caliente not only are they surrounded by smaller versions of myself but now there's that Aztec mixed in.

>>23803648

A nobody has a claim to make, how quaint