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Gallant Thanks Biden for 'Unwavering Support' for Israel

FILED - 21 February 2024, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant addresses the annual Conference of Presidents at the MoD Headquarters in Tel Aviv. Photo: Shachar Yurman/GPO/dpa
FILED - 21 February 2024, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant addresses the annual Conference of Presidents at the MoD Headquarters in Tel Aviv. Photo: Shachar Yurman/GPO/dpa
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Gallant Thanks Biden for 'Unwavering Support' for Israel

FILED - 21 February 2024, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant addresses the annual Conference of Presidents at the MoD Headquarters in Tel Aviv. Photo: Shachar Yurman/GPO/dpa
FILED - 21 February 2024, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant addresses the annual Conference of Presidents at the MoD Headquarters in Tel Aviv. Photo: Shachar Yurman/GPO/dpa

Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant late on Sunday thanked the US President Joe Biden for his "unwavering support" for Israel over the years, following Biden's decision to quit the race for reelection.
"Your steadfast backing, especially during the war, has been invaluable. We are grateful for your leadership and friendship", he said on X.
On Sunday, Biden abandoned his floundering reelection bid under growing pressure from his fellow Democrats and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the party's candidate to face Republican Donald Trump in the November election.

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Fire-Hit Tanker Enters Malaysia Terminal Area after Being Detained by Coast Guard

A handout image shows the RSS Supreme’s rigid-hulled inflatable boat in the vicinity of the burning vessels following a fire on two oil tankers about 55km northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca on July 19, 2024. (Singapore Navy via Reuters)
A handout image shows the RSS Supreme’s rigid-hulled inflatable boat in the vicinity of the burning vessels following a fire on two oil tankers about 55km northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca on July 19, 2024. (Singapore Navy via Reuters)
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Fire-Hit Tanker Enters Malaysia Terminal Area after Being Detained by Coast Guard

A handout image shows the RSS Supreme’s rigid-hulled inflatable boat in the vicinity of the burning vessels following a fire on two oil tankers about 55km northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca on July 19, 2024. (Singapore Navy via Reuters)
A handout image shows the RSS Supreme’s rigid-hulled inflatable boat in the vicinity of the burning vessels following a fire on two oil tankers about 55km northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca on July 19, 2024. (Singapore Navy via Reuters)

A tanker that was involved in a collision near Singapore last week entered the area of Malaysia's Bertam floating oil terminal on Monday morning after it was intercepted by local authorities on Sunday, shipping data from LSEG and Kpler showed.
The Sao Tome and Principe-flagged supertanker Ceres I left the scene of a fiery collision with another tanker, the Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile, on Friday, reported Reuters.
The Ceres I was found in Malaysian waters with two tugboats towing it, the coast guard said in a statement on Sunday.
The Ceres I and the two tugboats have been detained by the coast guard for further investigation, it said.
The Bertam floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) terminal is located in the South China Sea off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
The Ceres I is a very large crude carrier (VLCC) supertanker capable of carrying around 2 million barrels of oil. AIS data on LSEG showed that Ceres I is empty.
Ceres I has loaded crude and fuel oil from Iran and Venezuela through ship-to-ship transfers between 2019 and March 2024, Kpler data showed.
Shanghai Prosperity Ship Management is the manager of the Ceres I, according to LSEG data. The company could not be immediately reached for comment.
Separately, Hafnia, the manager of Hafnia Nile, said over the weekend it was in discussions with Malaysian authorities to safely move the vessel.
The Hafnia Nile, a 74,000-deadweight-tons capacity Panamax tanker, was carrying about 300,000 barrels naphtha for Japan, according to ship-tracking data from Kpler and LSEG. Naphtha is a raw material for making petrochemicals.
Singapore is Asia's biggest oil-trading hub and the world's largest bunkering port. Its surrounding waters are among the busiest global sea lanes.
Malaysia's coast guard said on Sunday that aerial surveys conducted by the coast guard found minor traces of an oil spill at the location of the collision between the Ceres I and the Hafnia Nile, which occurred in the waters about 55 km (35 miles) northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca.
"The environment department has been informed and will conduct further monitoring," it said.