By John Konrad (gCaptain Editorial) In a world hastily retreating from globalization, the maritime domain has emerged as the critical arena for global peace, prosperity, and security. However, a concerning…
Freedom of Navigation
China Protests U.S. South China Sea Freedom of Navigation Operation
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conducts a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, March 24. Milius is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. US Navy Photo
A U.S. warship conducted a freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea, near the Parcel Islands, the day after China claimed it chased away the ship from its territorial waters, U.S. 7th Fleet announced Friday.
USS Milius (...
https://news.usni.org/2023/03/24/china-protests-u-s-south-china-sea-freedom-of-navigation-operation
China and U.S. Navy Clash Over Guided Missile Destroyer in South China Sea
BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) – China’s defense ministry said on Friday that it yet again had to monitor and drive away the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Milius that entered its territorial waters in the…
https://gcaptain.com/china-and-u-s-navy-clash-over-guided-missile-destroyer-in-south-china-sea/
Pacific environment law gets struck out by French court because of global shipping rules
An environment-focused law that would require pre-declaration or authorisation on the movement of vessels in the the New Caledonia area has been struck down by a Paris-based court1.
A New Caledonia law aimed, among other things, to subject the movement of vessels around the Province of the Loyalty Islands (part of New Caledonia (itself an overseas territory of France)) to some kind of system of...
China’s Coast Guard Enters Disputed Waters in East China Sea
BEIJING, March 15 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard entered the waters around disputed East China Sea islets on Wednesday to counter what it called the incursion of Japanese vessels into Chinese territorial waters. Disputed…
https://gcaptain.com/chinas-coast-guard-enters-disputed-waters-in-east-china-sea/
Cameras to Replace Peacekeepers at Strategic Red Sea Strait
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM, July 21 (Reuters) – Remote-controlled cameras will take over responsibility from U.S.-led peacekeepers for ensuring international shipping retains freedom of access to the Gulf of Aqaba, whose coastline is shared…
https://gcaptain.com/cameras-to-replace-peacekeepers-at-strategic-red-sea-strait/
Black Sea Insurance Rates Soar As NATO Fails To Protect Commercial Shipping
When Russia attacked Ukraine, the nearest US Navy or major NATO ally was in the Mediterranean. Now insurance rates soar as peacefull ships get attacked as Russia violates “Freedom Of Navigation” principles in…
https://gcaptain.com/black-sea-insurance-rates-soar-as-nato-fails-to-protect-commercial-shipping/
Kamala Harris To Focus On Freedom Of Navigation At Sea
By Nandita Bose (Reuters) Vice President Kamala Harris will focus on defending international rules in the South China Sea, strengthening U.S. regional leadership, and expanding security cooperation during her trip to…
Russia Warns UK and U.S. Not to Tempt Fate in Black Sea
MOSCOW, June 25 (Reuters) – Russia warned Britain and the United States on Friday against “tempting fate” by sending warships to the Black Sea, and said it would defend its…
Pentagon 2020 Freedom of Navigation Report
The following is the Fiscal Year 2020 summary of the Department of Defense’s freedom of navigation operations.
From the report
For more than 40 years, the U.S. Freedom of Navigation (FON) Program has continuously reaffirmed the United States’ policy of exercising and asserting its navigation and overflight rights and freedoms around the world. These assertions communicate that the United States does not acquiesce to the excessive maritime claims of other nations, and thus prevents those claims...
https://news.usni.org/2021/03/10/pentagon-2020-freedom-of-navigation-report