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China Again Refutes US Claims of Maritime Coercion Against Panama
The war of words continues between Chinese and U.S. officials who claim that China is using its maritime and economic strengths to...
Read More >>Ukraine Closes Down Trade in Sea of Azov, Affecting Both Russia and Iran
Ukraine’s ongoing strategic air and sea campaign to tighten the screws on Russia economically has taken a further leap forward in...
Read More >>Shots Fired as Tanker is Approached by Six Pirate Skiffs
The master of a tanker sailing in the Gulf of Aden south of Yemen is reporting the latest approach. The reports indicate that the...
Read More >>Seafarers Killed and Injured as Russia and Ukraine Intensify Strikes
Russia and Ukraine are each reporting that several seafarers have been killed as both sides intensify their attacks. Ukraine has b...
Read More >>US to Restart Iran Blockade and Become “Guardian of Hormuz,” says Trump
The United States is going to move decisively to take over the Strait of Hormuz and maintain, for a fee, the safe freedom of navig...
Read More >>IMO Trying to Improve Safety of Navigation off Yemen
The IMO is advancing its Red Sea Project to improve security and the coordination of maritime situational awareness in the Horn of...
Read More >>Efforts to Save British WWI Warship Built to Hunt German U-Boats
A conservation society in the United Kingdom is hoping to save one of the last surviving Royal Navy warships that played a role in...
Read More >>Three Survivors of Hormuz Attack File Suit Against Thai Shipping Line
Thailand’s Central Labour Court accepted a lawsuit on Friday, July 10, filed on behalf of three crewmembers who survived the Irani...
Read More >>Dark Transits of Hormuz and Spoofing Increase as Ships Avoid Omani Route
Transits through the Strait of Hormuz have not stopped this week after the renewed attacks, but have slowed dramatically, and espe...
Read More >>China Follows SpaceX's Lead With Reusable-Booster Landing Barge
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) has passed a key milestone towards cheap, plentiful orbital launch services: it...
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