Algerian court upholds five-year jail term for French-Algerian writer
Ennahar TV reported that an Algerian court confirmed on Tuesday the five-year sentence Boualem Sansal is serving for undermining nation unity. France has called for clemency. Sansal was 80 years old and lived in France. He was arrested in Algeria while on a visit in November. In March, he was sentenced for making statements in French media outlets in which he supported Morocco's claim that a part of Morocco was taken under French colonialism, and annexed by Algeria. Sansal denied these charges. He claimed that his remarks were made in the context of freedom of speech and that he did not intend to offend Algeria.
Trump's tariffs against Canada could increase US electricity bills
According to grid operators and energy experts, the rising U.S. electricity prices could rise even more in certain parts of the nation if the 10% tariffs on energy imposed this week by the Trump Administration hit Canadian supplies and triggered retaliation. According to government statistics, the U.S. imports only 1% of all its power, but New York State and other regions, such as New England, rely on Canadian electricity much more. This could mean that utility bills will soon increase for customers. Ontario Premier Doug Ford told media outlets that he would be willing to stop the transmission of electricity to the U.S.…
YPF Names New CEO
YPF, Argentina's state oil company, has named Ricardo Darre as chief executive officer, local media reported on Monday. According to a report by investment publication El Investor Online that was picked up by various national media outlets in the country, Darre has worked for French oil company Total in the United States. YPF declined to comment to Reuters on the matter. The company has recently split its top executive job into two positions. (Reporting by Juliana Castilla; Writing by Julia Symmes Cobb; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
Japan wants 20% Nuclear Power in Energy Mix
Japan's ruling party wants a revived nuclear power sector to eventually make up a fifth of electricity generation, local media said, a controversial move for a public opposed to nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima disaster. A panel of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party approved a proposal in a closed-door session on Thursday that would boost stable "baseload" energy supplies - nuclear, coal, hydroelectric and geothermal - to about 60 percent by 2030 from 40 percent now, according to reports in several major media outlets.
ARGUS Enviable Technology, Unlimited Potential
System is designed to universally interface with a vessel’s existing navigation equipment and autonomously deliver water depths seen by the vessel to a central server. Almost four years and 100 million soundings later, the concept is a reality. Almost two years after we first reported on an innovative, depth sounding recorder device that made wide swaths of data available to perhaps anyone who wants it, the concept envisioned by ARGUS has developed into a viable tool that could change the way government agencies schedule surveys and dredging.
ARGUS: Enviable Technology, Unlimited Potential
System is designed to universally interface with a vessel’s existing navigation equipment and autonomously deliver water depths seen by the vessel to a central server. Almost four years and 100 million soundings later, the concept is a reality. Almost two years after we first reported (December 2011 edition of MarineNews) on an innovative, depth sounding recorder device that made wide swaths of data available to perhaps anyone who wants it, the concept envisioned by ARGUS has developed into a viable tool that could change the way that government agencies schedule surveys and dredging.
