Economy - Voice of America: Hopes Dim for US Ratification of Global Maritime Treaty

Economy - Voice of America economy-and-business

Hopes Dim for US Ratification of Global Maritime Treaty Jul 19th 2012, 18:11 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. business groups are expressing disappointment over dimmed chances that the United States will ratify a decades-old global maritime pact. At least 34 Republican senators have declared their opposition to the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea, denying supporters the two-thirds Senate vote they would need for ratification. Law of the Sea Convention Maritime defense, shipping, and natural resources extraction are but a few of the endeavors covered by the Law of ... Media files: 590B02DE-1666-4CCC-9FA0-4C0A09A1AD36_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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