Category: Maritime
Map of the Day: Why China’s Economic Clout in the Indian Ocean Will Be Hard to Beat
The Indian Ocean region is home to some of the world’s most important trade routes. It is also rife with choke points and conflict zones that put the region at the center of global geopolitical competition between China, the U.S. and other powers like India.
Maritime Tensions Surge in Western Pacific Amid Drills and Provocations by Some of the World’s Largest Navies
The South Korean Air Force scrambled fighter jets on Tuesday after two squadrons of Russian and Chinese military aircraft entered its air defense zone, the latest incursion across another country's international boundary by rival militaries operating in very close proximity in the Western Pacific.
Rival South China Sea Monitoring Agencies Debate Whether Chinese Vessels Are Targeting ASEAN-Indian Maritime Exercise
A debate broke out on Twitter on Monday over whether Chinese maritime militia vessels operating in the South China Sea had intentionally changed course in order to shadow the ongoing India-ASEAN joint naval exercises that are now underway there. Ray ...
Pirates Seize Chinese-run Oil Tanker in the Gulf of Guinea
Pirates took command of a Chinese-operated oil tanker this week 300 kilometers off the coast of Ivory Coast in the Gulf of Guinea, according to a London-based risk management company. Details about how many crew are being held captive and how ...
China Battles Six Other Countries to Run UN Maritime Agency
China is standing off against six other countries, including Kenya, Türkiye and Panama to lead the London-based International Maritime Organization, a United Nations specialized agency. Panama was widely thought to be the front-runner until Finland and China submitted candidates right before ...