The United States expects to deny entry to three out of about 25O ships arriving at its shores on Thursday for failing to comply with tough new global maritime anti-terror laws, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said. The new U.N. regulations took effect on Thursday and the United States, which has vowed to enforce them vigorously, is being viewed as a litmus test of the new rules’ effectiveness. Elsewhere across the globe, ships sailed smoothly into international ports as many governments chose to avoid meting out penalties for non-compliance that had threatened to delay seaborne trade. “As of last night, we were expecting to have to deny entry to three vessels … . We think we may have to deny entry because (they lack) international shipping security certificates,” Coast Guard spokeswoman Jolie Shifflet said on Thursday. Full Story
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