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Houthi Rebels Claim Missile Strike on Giant Saudi Refinery at Jazan
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim to have attacked the port city of Jazan, Saudi Arabia with ballistic missiles. Saudi authorities have...
Read More >>Op-Ed: Guam's Logistics Capacity Must Be Increased
[By Crispinus Lee and Joe Schwartzstein] Guam is the westernmost territory of the United States in the Pacific region. The Congres...
Read More >>One of America's Three Icebreakers Suffers "Significant" Breakdown
The medium icebreaker USCGC Healy had a significant engineering casualty during recent operations off the coast of Port Angeles, W...
Read More >>"Navalization" of Economic Warfare Turns Trade Routes Into Zones of Force
[By John Calabrese] With more than 80% of global trade by volume being transported by sea, maritime shipping lanes are indispensab...
Read More >>Video: Chinese Again Use Water Cannons on Philippine Coast Guard Vessel
The confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels continued near the disputed shoals that China has attempted to claim und...
Read More >>Two Tankers Attacked: What Next in the Bab el Mandeb?
The Houthis are claiming attacks on two tankers in the Red Sea, furthering their threat to impose by force a blockade on Saudi shi...
Read More >>Japan Protests Chinese Live-Fire Drill Inside its EEZ
The government of Japan has expressed its displeasure with PLA Navy's decision to conduct a live fire exercise off the coast of Ok...
Read More >>Mixed Messages for Maritime in the Refreshed UK Government
There are mixed messages for the maritime community in the appointment of ministers to the government of the UK’s latest Prime Min...
Read More >>South Korea Confirms Detaining Vessel Smuggling for North Korea
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to the media on Wednesday, July 22, that it has been detaining a small bulk ca...
Read More >>EU Inspects Sanctioned Tanker as It Increases Pressure on Shadow Fleet
The European Union is taking further steps to increase pressure on the shadow fleet targeting vessels it believes are operating un...
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