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Chinese sailors watch a People’s LIberation Army Navy (PLAN) pull into Djibouti. Xinhua Photo
A recently completed pier at the Chinese naval base near the entrance to the Red Sea is large enough to support an aircraft carrier, the top U.S. commander for Africa told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Referring to the Chines naval base in Djibouti, U.S. Africa Commander Army Gen. Stephen Townsend told the House Armed Services Committee that the People’s Liberation Army was expanding its existing naval...
An Iranian cargo vessel was the target of a deliberate attack in the Red Sea on Tuesday, April 6, the country’s foreign ministry told local media in the days ..
by Jeffrey Heller (Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday an Iranian ship, the Saviz, had been attacked in the Red Sea, a day after media reports that the vessel…
The Suez Canal blockage has delivered a significant boost to marine fuel volumes at Djibouti highlighting the country’s potential as a bunkering location for ships passing through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, reports Ship & Bunker.
Bunker volumes climb highBunker volumes were up by around 25% from their normal levels last week as the 20,000 TEU container ship Ever Given blocked the canal, leaving a queue of ships building either side, a market source told.
“Whilst this was a temporary...
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Two recent naval exercises demonstrate the potential for Russia-China cooperation in the Indian Ocean, and how the two present a much greater threat to a continued US ..
Djibouti Shipping Company, a new feeder line based in East Africa, has launched earlier this month its first container service. The company was created by a subsidiary of the Djibouti Port and Free Zone Authority. The company acquired the geared 1,118 teu Asian Sun in March, renaming it . The...
https://splash247.com/new-african-shipping-line-launches-first-service/
It is well known that Djibouti lies on the vital shipping chokepoint of the Bab al-Mandab strait, serving as an essential transit center, with an estimated 2,500 ships calling it yearly.
Reports are now emerging that the African port has successfully accomplished it’s very first crew transfer and is making preparations for more in the weeks to come.
The crew change involved around 19 merchant vessel crew from India and the Philippines. Apparently, they had spent around a year on board the...
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – Djibouti has carried out the first crew change of merchant sailors in its territory and is ready to get home more seafarers who have been stranded by the coronavirus, a senior port official said. Lying on the Bab al-Mandab strait, which is one of the...
DP World has won another legal hearing against the government of Djibouti over the Doraleh Container Terminal, having been kicked out of the country two years ago. A tribunal of the London Court of International Arbitration ordered Djibouti to restore the rights and benefits under the 2006...
https://splash247.com/dp-worlds-djibouti-battle-continues-at-court-in-london/