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Cutter Bertholf’s Indo-Pac Deployment Highlighted Coast Guard’s National Security Role

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750), left, moves in formation with the Philippine Coast Guard vessels Batangas, center, and Kalanggaman during an exercise May 14, 2019. Bertholf is in the midst of a Western Pacific patrol under the tactical control of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet. US Coast Guard photo.

On its recent Indo-Pacific patrols, the Coast Guard cutter USCGC Bertholf (WSML-750) thwarted illegal oil and coal shipments that violated of U.N. Security Council sanctions against North...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/24/cutter-bertholfs-indo-pac-deployment-highlighted-coast-guards-national-security-role

China reports rising investment and falling costs in transport

China’s transport sector saw rising investment and shrinking costs in the first half, a government ministry spokesman said Tuesday, July 23.

A total of 1.37 trillion yuan (about 199.68 billion U.S. dollars) was invested in railways, highways, shipping and civil aviation in the first six months of the year, up 4.8 percent from the same period last year, said Sun Wenjian, the spokesman for the the Ministry of Transport, at a press conference.

Logistics costs and other related expenses, however,...

https://container-news.com/china-reports-rising-investment-falling-costs-transport/

US sanctions Chinese company for breaching sanctions

The US is taking further action under maximum economic pressure campaign against the Iranian regime by imposing sanctions on a Chinese firm and its chief executive for knowingly purchasing or acquiring oil from Iran, violating US sanctions.

The US stated that the company knowingly participated in a significant transaction for the purchase or acquisition of crude oil from Iran. The transaction took place after the expiration of China’s Significant Reduction Exception (SRE) on May 2, 2019, and was...

https://safety4sea.com/us-sanctions-chinese-company-for-breaching-sanctions/

China, UAE to boost strategic partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, July 22, both pledging to boost comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

During their talks at the Great Hall of the People, Xi recalled his state visit to the UAE last July when the two sides announced the establishment of the partnership and ushered the bilateral ties in a new stage.

Stressing the significance of win-win...

https://container-news.com/china-uae-to-boost-strategic-partnership/

Schultz: Coast Guard Expanding Western Pacific Operations

Crew members from USCGC Munro (WMSL-755) conduct law enforcement from the cutter’s 35-foot Cutter Boat in the Central Pacific, Dec. 2, 2018. US Coast Guard Photo

KUALA LUMPUR – The U.S. Coast Guard will increase its presence and deployments to Asia – particularly around Oceania and U.S. Pacific territories – and test out a new operational deployment concept in the region, service head Adm. Karl Schultz told reporters on Thursday.

“My vision for the Coast Guard is to expand our permanent presence...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/23/schultz-coast-guard-expanding-western-pacific-operations

Vietnam claims China violated sovereignty in South China Sea

In continuation of a year-long dispute over territorial waters, Vietnam accused Friday a Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts of violating its sovereignty and demanded that China remove these ships from Vietnamese waters.

The two states have been involved for years in a dispute over the potentially energy-rich stretch of waters in the South China Sea.

On Wednesday, Reuters cited reports from two US-based think tanks informing that Chinese and Vietnamese vessels had engaged in a standoff...

https://safety4sea.com/vietnam-claims-china-violated-sovereignty-in-south-china-sea/

Navigating the New Silk Road in intellectual property rights: Clyde & Co highlights China’s role

Elliot Papageorgiou, Yan Gong, Mark Devaney and Rob Deans.

Navigating the New Silk Road in intellectual property rights: Clyde & Co highlights China’s role

By James Brewer

As China pursues its Belt and Road initiative, spanning 66-plus countries, it is officially taking the protection of intellectual property rights extremely seriously.

Despite this, foreign businesses dealing with China, in sectors ranging from maritime to advanced IT, should be careful to protect themselves from infringements of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/23/navigating-the-new-silk-road-in-intellectual-property-rights-clyde-co-highlights-chinas-role/

China’s half-year container volume grows

Containers to and from ports in China amounted to 22.32 million TEUs in June, according to the nation’s Ministry of Transport (MOT). From a year earlier, they increased 4.7%, although suffering a decline of 80,000 TEUs from a month earlier. As a consequence, accumulated container throughput was brisk on a six-month scale as well, growing 5.1% year on year to 126.99 million TEUs in the first half (January-June). 

Containers to and from coastal ports swelled 4.7% to 19.71 million TEUs in June and...

https://container-news.com/china-half-year-container-volume-grows/

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