Tag: maritime news
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Time to bring Fiji in from the cold
LAST month a new regional organisation was born. It arrived with little fanfare, but it may very well reshape the architecture of co-operation in the South Pacific. In early November […]
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Peru and Chile: a very fishy spat
It’s all about patriotism. Well, and a bit of fishing. On Monday, Peru and Chile started their oral arguments before the International Court of Justice in The Hague concerning a […]
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Floating Fence
The disputed maritime border between India and Pakistan will soon see the addition of a floating fence. India plans to erect the fence in order to safeguard Indian security interest. […]
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Understanding Somali Piracy
In this article, Awet Weldemichael and Abdisalam Hassan examine the root causes of Somali piracy in the hope that understanding can lead to lasting progress in the fight against this menace. Understanding […]
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Asean chief warns on China’s plan
The head of Asean has said China’s plan to board ships in disputed areas of the South China Sea could escalate tensions. Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan told Reuters news agency that […]
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China and India could ‘rule the waves’
China has told India the world’s two fastest rising economies could ‘rule the waves’ if they solve their long-standing border dispute. It urged New Delhi to meet it halfway to […]
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Chinese Police Plans in Disputed Seas
Police in the southern Chinese island province of Hainan will board and search ships which illegally enter what China considers its territory in the disputed South China Sea, state media […]
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Pilot Project to Combat Piracy
In the Horn of Africa, maritime experts have embarked on a pilot project to combat piracy in the Horn of Africa. At a planning conference the need to build capacity […]
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Piracy Threatening Global Trade
With piracy posing serious threats to nations, India has stressed the need for adoption of a comprehensive counter- piracy strategy which focuses on efforts to deter pirates and ensures their prosecution […]
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Burmese sailors set adrift in lifeboat
Marine rescuers in southern Vietnam on Thursday rescued five Burmese and four Indonesian sailors who had been attacked four days earlier by Indonesian pirates and left to drift at sea […]
