Press Review – September 2021 Part 1

• Tensions at sea

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi visits Vietnam, two weeks after US Kamala Harris, asks authorities to refrain from unilateral actions regarding the South China Sea – Reuters 11.09.21

Chinese warships spotted sailing in the water off Alaska, according to US Coast Guard – South China Morning Post 14.09.21 (paywall)

Issues and challenges around the Strait of Ormuz – Diploweb 16.08.21

Iran as a new Mediterranean actor? – L’Orient Le Jour 4.09.21

• Migrants, Shipwrecks and Rescue in the Sea

UK migrant plan stokes tension with France – France 24 10.09.21

• Fisheries

New trawl fishing regulations applicable in waters under UK jurisdiction – Le Marin 26.08.21 (paywall)

Wind turbine project in the bay of Saint Brieuc: fishermen take legal action against the award of the public contract to Ailes Marines – Le Monde 3.09.21

• Shipping

China increases fines for breaches of safe navigation – Safety4sea 25.08.21

German company creates a container “for the 21st century” – Le temps 16.08.21

• Environmental considerations

IUCN World conservation congress in Marseille: commitments announced by state and non-state actors – IUCN 10.09.21

An analysis of the 2021 IUCN Congress – Reporterre 10.09.21

Climate change: a study on ocean warming and sea level rising toward 2100 – Phys.org 14.09.21