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A political agreement between world leaders will be able to end the global trade war, as if this situation continues it will eventually damage the global economy, WTO Director General, Roberto Azevedo noted. He also believes that world leaders must listen to each other in order to find a solution, instead of resorting to retaliation.

The US Federal Maritime Commission completed compromise agreements with eight freight forwarders, recovering a total of $618,000 in civil penalties. The agreed penalties resulted from investigations by the Commission’s Area Representatives in Houston, and New York/New Jersey, and by Washington D.C. headquarters staff.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities proposed a rule that would establish an offshore wind funding mechanism known as an Offshore Wind Energy Certificate. The program intends to help the state reach its immediate goal of 1,100MW of offshore wind capacity and pave the way for the ultimate goal of 3,500MW.

After Cosco's operations in the US were hit by a cyber-attack on Tuesday, July 24, affecting its daily operations, there are reports saying that the cyber attack has spread. As the company informed, the network has failed in Americas, and as a result the email and telephones are not working properly.

US Department of Energy announced a final rule to provide faster approval of applications for small-scale exports of natural gas, including LNG, from US export facilities. To take effect from 24 August 2018, the rule is expected to reduce the regulatory burden for additional small-scale LNG projects.

Last week, a duck boat sank due to a storm, causing 17 to die. Now, a private contractor hired to inspect the duck boats, Steven Paul, said that he had seen a problem in the sunken boat that could have caused problems and informed the operator. Mr. Paul found a problem with the exhaust which was in front of the vessel.

Cosco's operations in the US were hit by a cyber-attack on Tuesday, July 24. As a result its daily operations in the US were affected. The company's operations outside the US are not affected, according to reports, while terminal operations are continuing their operations unaffected.

The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration along with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agreed to develop a Memorandum of Understanding, in order to refine and reduce the permit application review process for LNG facilities.

Salvage operations, coordinated by 'Ride the Ducks' and overseen by the US Coast Guard, successfully removed the sunken duck boat that was located off the stern of the Showboat Branson Belle on Monday July 23. USCG and NTSB will continue their investigations into how 'Stretch Duck 7' sank.

When the duck boat 'Ride of the Ducks' sank last week due to a storm, initial estimations were saying that 13 people have drowned. However, divers recovered the last bodies from the boat, raising the number to 17 dead. In addition, the vessel's black box was also discovered and is being prepared to be examined.