South East Asia

  • IMB issues report

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    A report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau urged ship masters to be vigilant when sailing in high-risk areas. International report charts continued threat from global piracy Ramola Talwar Badam Somali pirates […]

  • Fighting crime at sea

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    Kingfisher maritime intelligence system fights organized crime on high seas Curtailing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Coastal countries face a group of wily opponents: illegal and unregulated fishing vessels, their […]

  • Joint US, PH patrols

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    You wait months for one joint patrol… Philippines, US hold naval patrols in Sulu Sea By Janvic Mateo MANILA, Philippines –  The navies of the Philippines and the United States […]

  • China launches new destroyer

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    The Navy’s new destroyer, a 10,000-tonne domestically designed and produced vessel, was launched Wednesday at Jiangnan Shipyard (Group), Shanghai. The destroyer is the first of China’s new generation of destroyers. […]

  • MMEA wants to expand

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    New vessels would add range and capability. MMEA seeks two motherships to boost maritime surveillance PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is in need of two vessels to function […]

  • MMEA offers help in hijack

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    Investigations into cargo theft continue. MMEA ready to offer Maritime Forensic Expert Team to Thailand KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has offered the Maritime Forensic Expert Team […]

  • Japan’s balancing act

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    Tokyo knows that any acceleration of its moves in the South China Sea will likely be reciprocated by Beijing’s tightening of the screws in the East China Sea. Japan’s Delicate […]

  • Thai tanker attacked

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    Ship also boarded in 2014. Pirates hijack Thai oil tanker, make off with 1.5mil litres of diesel By T.N.Alagesh KUANTAN: A group of armed pirates hijacked a Thai oil tanker in […]

  • On the trail of the ghost ships

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    On the trail of the ghost ships Timothy Compston discovers that more and more ships are turning off their AIS (Automatic Identification System) or even switching their identities completely to […]

  • US Navy boost in Asia-Pacific

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    A second supercarrier has entered the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet area of operations. 2nd US Navy Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Asia Pacific By Franz-Stefan Gady The nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz, […]

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