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Italian lawmakers approve role in EU mission to safeguard ships

Italian lawmakers approved the country’s involvement in an EU naval mission safeguarding cargo ships in the Red Sea from Houthi rebel attacks. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that the mission is defensive but grants Italian ships the authority to defend themselves. The Senate approved the mission with a vote of 153-0. Italian lawmakers on Tuesday

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French farmers block roads, urge help to safeguard livelihoods

Protesting farmers blocked several roads across France on Wednesday to press the government to loosen regulations and help protect them from cheap imports and rising costs. Farmers said the protests, with long lines of tractors snarling roads and piles of hay dropped in front of a local prefecture, will continue as long as their demands

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IMO drafts rules to safeguard vessels from electric car fires

MEMBER states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are set to create new rules that would protect ships that transport electric cars from significant safety risks. Shipowners are also reported to have been looking to redesign car carriers, upgrade fire prevention measures, and mitigate the threat to lives and global trade posed by lithium-ion batteries.

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Government’s Safeguard Mechanism unfairly targeting rail transport

Pacific National CEO Paul Scurrah says the government’s Safeguard Mechanism plan to reduce carbon emissions doesn’t target the trucking industry, which makes it hard for rail transport to compete with road transport. “It’s 16 times more carbon efficient for anything to go on rail as opposed to road, it’s 14 times safer and it’s 15

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