Maritime Powers

  • No ransom demand for missing tanker

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    Highly unlikely vessel taken for ransom, however. No ransom demand for missing tanker and its crew so far, says minister By: Nawar Firdaws Five days have past and there is still […]

  • China: S China Sea takeover complete

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    Islands almost finished. China announces South China Sea takeover ‘complete’ as tension with Vietnam grows by FRANCES MARTEL The Chinese government announced in an official statement on Tuesday that it would […]

  • US Navy receives third MLP ship

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    A new Mobile Landing Platform ship has been delivered to the U.S. Navy. Navy receives third MLP ship from GenDyn NASSCO SAN DIEGO, June 16 (UPI) — The U.S. Navy’s third […]

  • Shipping routes change in IOR

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    Military fears complacency setting in. Changes in shipping routes and speed as piracy declines in the Western Indian Ocean With the decline of piracy incidents in the Western Indian Ocean, […]

  • French Gov’t supports fight against maritime crime

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    Maritime crime information sharing project. French Gov’t supports fight against maritime crime The French government in collaboration with the United States of America government has set up a project dubbed […]

  • MSDF continue vessel escorts

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    Over 613 convoys since 2009. Japan escorts 15 commercial ships off Somalia in May Hisane Masaki Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted 15 commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden […]

  • CMF in huge heroin haul

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    Numerous boardings lead to huge drug seizures. Combined Task Force 150 seizes 981kg of Heroin off East Coast of Africa with a street value of over USD625m After several weeks […]

  • India, Australia Pitch Maritime Drill

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    Plans for trilateral exercise with Japan on cards, too. India, Australia Pitch Maritime Drill By Aiswarya Lakshmi With increased awareness that strategic and security interests are converging given the geopolitical […]

  • Powers back Asean-led security plan

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    Facing the challenge of a rising China. Big powers back Asean-led security plan It has taken several years for ASEAN and its dialogue partners to come up with good security […]

  • US asks China to stop building islands

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    US seeks greater contact with China. Pentagon again asks China to end island building, seeks more military contact By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter met a […]

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