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Monday, June 20, 2022
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US Rejects China’s Claims Over Taiwan Strait As Concerns Grow

By Peter Martin and Jennifer Jacobs (Bloomberg) –Biden administration officials have decided to reject a vague new assertion by China that the

June 20, 2022
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Saturday, June 18, 2022
Maritime Security

Russian Warship Violated Danish Territorial Waters In Baltic Sea

COPENHAGEN,(Reuters) – A Russian warship early on Friday twice violated Danish territorial waters north of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm where a

June 18, 2022
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Sunday, June 12, 2022
Maritime Security

China Alarms US With Private Warnings To Avoid Taiwan Strait

By Peter Martin Jun 12, 2022, (Bloomberg) –Chinese military officials in recent months have repeatedly asserted that the Taiwan Strait isn’t

June 12, 2022
Total Views: 5313

Saturday, June 4, 2022
Maritime Security

Israel Arrests Four Palestinian Fishermen Off Gaza Coast

GAZA, June 4 (Reuters) – Israel arrested four Palestinian fishermen off the Mediterranean coast of Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian and Israeli

June 4, 2022
Total Views: 1490

Sunday, March 27, 2022
Russian Tankers Going Dark Raises Flags on Sanctions Evasion
Maritime Security

Russian Tankers Going Dark Raises Flags on Sanctions Evasion

By K. Oanh Ha, Mar 27, 2022 (Bloomberg) –Russian tankers carrying oil chemicals and products are increasingly concealing their movements, a phenomenon

March 27, 2022
Total Views: 34827

Maritime Security

Philippine Coast Guard Accuses China Of  ‘Close Distance Maneuvering’ In Disputed Sea

MANILA, March 27 (Reuters) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday reported a recent incident of “close distance

March 27, 2022
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Sunday, February 13, 2022
Maritime Security

Micronesia Follows Marshall Islands Out Of The PIF Alliance

by Kirsty Needham (Reuters) The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) will temporarily rescind its withdrawal from the Pacific’s main political forum, the

February 13, 2022
Total Views: 3133

Saturday, January 22, 2022
Maritime Security

Dredgers Spotted Off Cambodian Base Where China’s Growing Influence Is Of Concern

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Dredgers have been spotted off Cambodia’s Ream naval base, where China is funding construction work

January 22, 2022
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Saturday, December 4, 2021
Maritime Security

Russia, Southeast Asia Conclude First Joint Naval Exercise

AKARTA, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have concluded their first joint naval exercise,

December 4, 2021
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Saturday, November 27, 2021
Maritime Security

Japan Plans To Double Military Spending In Rush To Bolster Air And Sea Defenses

By Tim Kelly TOKYO,(Reuters) – Japan plans to add $6.75 billion to its already record annual military spending in a rush to bolster air

November 27, 2021
Total Views: 1666

Friday, November 26, 2021
Maritime Security

Philippines Rejects China’s Demand To Remove BRP Sierra Madre From Disputed Shoal

(Reuters) – The Philippines will not remove a dilapidated navy ship grounded on an atoll in the South China Sea, its defense chief said on Thursday,

November 26, 2021
Total Views: 12727

Saturday, November 13, 2021
Maritime Security

Putin Accuses U.S. Of Supporting Drone Use In Ukraine Conflict Zone

(Bloomberg) –Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of supporting drone use in the Ukraine conflict zone and said its naval drills with NATO

November 13, 2021
Total Views: 1360

Maritime Security

Ukraine Speeds Up Construction Of Naval Base To Prevent Russia From Taking Control Of Sea Of Azov

KYIV, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Saturday it would speed up the construction of a naval base at the port of Berdyansk to prevent what Kyiv calls

November 13, 2021
Total Views: 1741

Sunday, September 26, 2021
Maritime Security

UK Says Multiple Ships Of Various Nationalities Are Breaching North Korea Sanctions

LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday it had collected evidence of multiple ships from various nationalities apparently breaching United

September 26, 2021
Total Views: 2341

Friday, August 6, 2021
Maritime Security

U.S. Cites Conclusive Evidence that Iranian ‘Kamikaze’ Drone Was Used in Tanker Attack

By David Wainer (Bloomberg) — The U.S. cited evidence for the first time Friday to back up its assertion that Iran was behind the deadly drone attack on

August 6, 2021
Total Views: 5756

Maritime Security

G7 Calls Out Iran for Attack on Mercer Street

Foreign Ministers from the Group of Seven of the world’s leading economies have condemned the “deliberate and targeted attack” on the MT

August 6, 2021
Total Views: 972

Thursday, August 5, 2021
Maritime Security

U.N. Security Council to Discuss Deadly Tanker Attack on Friday

By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Britain will discuss a deadly tanker attack off the coast of Oman during a closed-door United Nations

August 5, 2021
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Maritime Security

U.S. Believes Iran was Behind ‘Hijacking’ Incident in Gulf of Oman, But Can’t Yet Confirm

The United States believes Iran was behind Tuesday’s maritime security incident on board the Asphalt Princess in the Gulf of Oman, but it wasn’t

August 4, 2021
Total Views: 1847

Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Maritime Security

Israel Flags ‘Hard Evidence’ That Iran Struck Mercer Street Tanker as Mideast Tensions Rise

By Alisa Odenheimer and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — Israel said it had given allies “hard evidence” that Iran was behind last week’s deadly

August 3, 2021
Total Views: 1482

Sunday, July 25, 2021
Maritime Security

Chinese Hackers Stole Hydroacoustic Data From Vietnam

Hackers hid and transmitted “trade secrets and proprietary hydroacoustic data” within digital images of a koala bear. By Prak Chan Thul (Reuters)

July 25, 2021
Total Views: 2379