World Maritime Brief 04 January 2012

South American / United Kingdom: "Mercosur to Block Ports to Falklands Ships" & "Britain slams Argentina, vows to protect Falklands"Wall Street Journal, 21 December 2011 & Reuters, 23 December 2011Mercosur, a South American trading bloc, has agreed to close its ports to ships flying the Falkland Islands flag, a move that has raised tensions yet again in the long running territorial dispute. The presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, the four full Mercosur member

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