Tag: maritime news

  • Troubled Legacy

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    WASHINGTON — It seemed like a simple idea: In the chaos that is Somalia, create a sophisticated, highly trained fighting force that could finally defeat the pirates terrorizing the shipping […]

  • China’s growing role in counter-piracy operations

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    While China continues to pursue an agenda that is driving its global rise in relative isolation, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has maintained a counter-piracy presence in the Indian […]

  • Africa’s Maritime Economy

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    Plagued by low sources of revenue in their economies, African maritime stakeholders are meeting in Mombasa, Kenya to look into ways the industry could add to national revenue base. Key […]

  • Safe and Secure Oceans

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    At the 8th Heads of Asian Coast Guards Meeting, the Indian Defence Minister Shri AK Anthony restated the importance of cooperation and collaboration in securing the safety of Oceans. Safe […]

  • Fishermen to Join Coastal Security Op

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    Fishermen on the Maharashtra coast will play a key role during the co-ordinated multi agency coastal surveillance exercise—‘Operation Sagar Kavach’ — that commences at daybreak on Thursday. The 48-hour exercise […]

  • PH Seeks Proactive Role Of UN

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    MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has urged the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to take a more pro-active position in resolving the West Philippine Sea dispute […]

  • Taiwan, Japan coast guards spar in waters near Diaoyutais

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    Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) Coast guard vessels from Taiwan and Japan sparred in waters near the disputed Diaoyutai Islands Monday over their countries’ conflicting claims to the uninhabited island chain […]

  • ICS Welcomes Navigational Safety Progress

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    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80% of the world merchant fleet, has welcomed the outcome of an important meeting between governments to advance navigational safety in the […]

  • Iran Shippers Face Difficult Sanctions

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    Officials from landlocked Mongolia said they would cancel the flag registrations of five Iranian cargo ships, providing a window into the cat-and-mouse game played by international authorities that are trying […]

  • More Than a Dozen Missing

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    (Reuters) – Divers searched through the night for more than a dozen people missing after a ferry carrying more than 120 passengers sank south of Hong Kong after a collision […]

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