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Friday, October 10, 2025
Berlin Maersk
Ports

Maersk Loses South Africa Court Bid Blocking Key Port Deal

A South African court dismissed a case brought by A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S against a port-expansion deal awarded to a firm headed by Filipino billionaire Enrique

2 hours ago
Total Views: 178

Monday, October 6, 2025
Aerial view of a container terminal
Ports

ICTSI Secures 25-Year Extension for Subic Bay Container Terminals

Philippines-based Subic Bay International Terminals Corp. (SBICT) and ICTSI Subic Inc. (ISI), both subsidiaries of International Container Terminal Services,

October 6, 2025
Total Views: 437

Wednesday, September 17, 2025
container terminal at port
Ports

Philippines’ ICTSI Pursues Emerging Market Port Deals Amid Trade Shifts

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. is pursuing further acquisitions in emerging economies, with the top Philippine port operator benefiting from a

September 17, 2025
Total Views: 445

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Screenshot of video from the Philippines Coast Guard shows Chinese Coast Guard vessels using water cannons against a Philippine Coast Guard vessel near the Scarborough Shoal, April 30, 2024. Philippine Coast Guard Image
News

China Fires Water Cannon at Philippine Ships in South China Sea

China's Coast Guard said on Tuesday it fired water cannon at Philippine ships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, and the Philippines

September 16, 2025
Total Views: 1010

Saturday, September 13, 2025
An aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area
Defense

US Stands With Philippines Against China’s Plan In South China Sea

Sept 12 (Reuters) – The United States stands with the Philippines, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, rejecting what he described

September 13, 2025
Total Views: 1295

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Damaged Chinese Coast Guard Ship Now Under Repair at Hainan, Satellite Images Show
Collision

Damaged Chinese Coast Guard Ship Now Under Repair at Hainan, Satellite Images Show

The Chinese coast guard ship damaged in a collision with a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea earlier this month is now under repair at Hainan Island,

August 27, 2025
Total Views: 1530

Friday, August 22, 2025
Philippines, Australia to Seal New Defense Pact as China Tensions Rise
Defense

Philippines, Australia to Seal New Defense Pact as China Tensions Rise

The Philippines and Australia are working towards a new defense agreement to be signed next year, their defense ministers said on Friday, as both nations seek

August 22, 2025
Total Views: 272

Friday, August 15, 2025
China Coast Guard patrol cutter CCG 3104 collided with People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 052D Destroyer (164, Guilin) while pursuing Philippines Coast Guard vessel BRP Suluan in the South China Sea
Incidents

China, Philippines Trade Blame Over Collision in Contested Sea

China and the Philippines are trading blame over an incident earlier this week in which two Chinese ships collided in the South China Sea, where both nations

August 15, 2025
Total Views: 1433

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
China, US Clash Over Naval Incident Near Scarborough Shoal
Incidents

China, US Clash Over Naval Incident Near Scarborough Shoal

The Chinese navy said it expelled a US Navy ship that entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea, while the US defended the operation as legal under

August 13, 2025
Total Views: 4627

Monday, August 4, 2025
ndian Navy destroyer INS Kolkata underwy at sea
Defense

Philippines, India Hold First Joint Sail in South China Sea

The Philippine and Indian navies have sailed together for the first time in the South China Sea, officials said on Monday, as President Ferdinand Marcos left

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 756

Sunday, July 6, 2025
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) sails alongside the Japanese Murasame-class destroyer Akebono (DD 108) in the Gulf of Aden Nov. 25, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

Japan To Export Used Destroyers To Philippines To Deter China

TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) – Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China’s maritime

July 6, 2025
Total Views: 3189

Sunday, June 15, 2025
A helicopter takes off from China's Shandong aircraft carrier, over Pacific Ocean waters, south of Okinawa prefecture.
Defense

China Conducts Patrols In South China Sea, Warns Philippines

BEIJING, June 15 (Reuters) – China’s military held joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea on Saturday, a spokesperson for the

June 15, 2025
Total Views: 1114

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Philippine Coast Guard personnel prepare rubber fenders after Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked their way to a resupply mission at the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China.REUTERS/Adrian Portugal
News

Philippines Says China Has no Right to Object or Interfere With Its ‘Lawful’ Activities in the South China Sea

The Philippine foreign ministry said on Thursday that China has no right to object to or interfere with its lawful and routine activities in the South China

May 29, 2025
Total Views: 2328

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
China CG ship
News

Philippines Open to More Agreements with China to Keep Peace in South China Sea

The Philippines is open to any additional agreements with Beijing that can help maintain peace in the South China Sea, its top diplomat said, amid

May 27, 2025
Total Views: 4384

Monday, May 5, 2025
The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901, pictured some 54 nautical miles off the coast of Capones Island
Defense

Philippine Coast Guard Says China Ship Conducting Illegal Survey Within EEZ

The Philippines has deployed a coast guard vessel and an aircraft to challenge and escort a Chinese research ship it said was conducting illegal marine

May 5, 2025
Total Views: 2176

Saturday, May 3, 2025
Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Maritime Security

Vietnam Protests China, Philippines Activity In Disputed Waters

By Francesca Stevens May 3, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Vietnam lodged a formal protest against China and the Philippines for activities that it said violate

May 3, 2025
Total Views: 1125

Sunday, April 27, 2025
Philippine Coast Guard flyby over the South China Sea. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Shipping

China Claims Sovereignty Over Disputed Reef In South China Sea

By Amber Tong Apr 27, 2025 (Bloomberg) –China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media,

April 27, 2025
Total Views: 3077

Thursday, April 24, 2025
Philippines, US Begin Joint Maritime Drills After Chinese Carrier Group Spotted
Defense

Philippines, US Begin Joint Maritime Drills After Chinese Carrier Group Spotted

The Philippine Navy said a Chinese aircraft carrier battle group had passed near its northern maritime boundaries in the run-up to a six-day maritime exercise

April 24, 2025
Total Views: 1756

Monday, April 21, 2025
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mitchell Parcell, a V-22 tiltrotor crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Montana, observes the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Luzon Strait Oct. 8, 2024.
Defense

Philippines, US Launch Joint Combat Drills in ‘Full Battle Test’

More than 14,000 Filipino and American soldiers kicked off annual military exercises on Monday for a "full battle test" between the two defense treaty allies

April 21, 2025
Total Views: 1712

Monday, March 10, 2025
Philippines, China trade blame after vessels collide in the South China Sea.
Defense

UK Concerned by Chinese Activity in South China Sea, Says Foreign Minister

Britain is concerned by China's "dangerous and destabilizing" activity in the South China Sea, British foreign minister David Lammy said on

March 10, 2025
Total Views: 816