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Sensors and Mapping: What China's Survey Ship May be Up To Off Australia
[By Euan Graham and Ray Powell] Civilian exploration may be the official mission of a Chinese deep-sea research ship...
Read More >>White House Softens Proposal for Steep Port Fees on Chinese Ships
As markets continue to fall on the news of a 145 percent tariff on all Chinese goods, the White House has quietly s...
Read More >>Gulf of Guinea: What Kind of Cooperation in the Maritime Environment?
The world's major balances are changing rapidly as a result of changes in governments, regional tensions and fierce...
Read More >>China Tests Trump's Resolve on Taiwan
[By Sophie Wushuang Yi] China’s People’s Liberation Army last week deployed the aircraft carrie...
Read More >>IRGC Seizes a Third Tanker for Fuel Smuggling
Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Navy (Nedsa) has seized another small tanker suspected of smuggling fuel within...
Read More >>EU Finalizes Rules on Plastic Pellet Pollution at Sea
On Wednesday, the European Union finalized a new regulation aimed at reducing microplastic pollution caused by...
Read More >>White House Rails Against IMO Carbon Talks and Threatens Retaliation
At the final hour, the Trump administration has struck out against IMO plans for a global carbon tax on shipping, threat...
Read More >>U.S. Coast Guard Cancels New Logistics IT System to Save Money
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to save $32.7 million following the termination of an information technology program that wa...
Read More >>In Panama, Hegseth Pledges Cooperation to Counter Chinese "Influence"
On Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Panama to deliver a message: he pledged that the United States will &quo...
Read More >>Royal Navy Carrier Puts Cargo Drones Into Operational Use
For the first time, a small squadron of nine octocopter cargo drones will sail with HMS Prince of Wales and her carrier strike g...
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