Tag: maritime news
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Sea Trials
The second Astute class submarine Ambush has set sail from BAE Systems to begin sea trials with the UK Royal Navy. Ambush leaves for sea trials The second Astute class […]
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China’s first aircraft carrier
China’s first aircraft carrier has entered into service, the Defence Ministry says. The 300m (990ft) Liaoning – named after the province where it was refitted – is a refurbished Soviet […]
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China warns on sovereignty
China has warned Japan it will not tolerate violations of its sovereignty, in high-level talks aimed at easing tensions over an islands dispute. The comments, from Vice Foreign Minister Zhang […]
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Japan envoy heads to China
Japan is sending a top diplomat to China for talks, as Chinese ships again entered waters close to islands both sides claim. Vice-Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai will hold two days […]
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Ban Suspended
Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has announced that the US is to suspend its ban on New Zealand naval ships entering its ports. US ends ban on New Zealand naval ship visits […]
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“Accident Zero”
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has praised the safety record of the Turkish Straits VTS and encouraged IALA and VTS operators to undertake an initiative in which ports, harbours, straits and […]
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A Rare Look
In an unexpected swing to his official visit to China, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has had the opportunity to visit a Chinese naval base where he was given a tour […]
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Killing of Fishermen
…From 500 meters away, gunshots erupted from the tanker toward Quanas’s skiff and its unarmed fishermen. Two rounds pierced the water on the motorboat’s starboard side, and a third slammed into […]
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Piracy Spreads
In East Africa, rates of piracy are falling thanks to greater coordination between naval forces, but in West African waters there have been three attacks in the last two weeks, […]
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China ships sail in waters near disputed islands
Six Chinese surveillance ships briefly entered waters around islands claimed by both Japan and China, amid a bitter territorial dispute. China said the ships were carrying out “law enforcement” to […]
