China Throws Strategic Challenge At US In South China Sea
China placing South China Sea under the category of “core national interest” along with Taiwan, Tibet, and Xingjian clearly indicates that China has placed this ...
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Pirates demand $15mn for Maltese ship
The owner of the MV Olib G initially offered a ransom of $75,000, but later raised it to $150,000. However, the sea pirates want no less than $15 million, a Press TV correspondent ...
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New maritime institute
A new Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) is being set up to tackle cutting-edge areas such as research into ‘green’ or eco-friendly shipping. Its objective is to ...
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13 drown, 8 missing after USS Winston S. Churchill attempts rescue of skiff in Gulf of Aden
The 9,500-ton, 513-foot long Churchill sent an inflatable boat to the aid of the skiff. After determining the skiff was without power, the inflatable towed it out of shipping ...
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MT Asphalt Venture Sea-Jacked
On her way from Mombasa southbound to Durban, the Panama-flagged Tankship MT ASPHALT VENTURE (IMO 8875798), MMSI number 372891000 and callsign 3EOU9 was seized today early morning ...
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Robbers attack Chinese cargo vessel in Nigeria
Chinese vessel, MV Feng Shun Shan, was on Wednesday night attacked by four suspected armed robbers at Berth 9 of the Lagos Port Complex (LPC). Four armed men came with a flying ...
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