Two Asia-Pacific flashpoints – the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait – stand at a critical juncture, but their connection is not always well understood. In the South China Sea, China has ramped up its military assertiveness against the Philippines while at the same time holding out the prospect of...
Gulf of Tonkin
COLUMN | The wind and the walruses [Tug Times]
Where I live, ‘tis the season for tug people to be jolly. The northeast monsoon is firmly established and ships are once again coming to grief and asking for help. Why ..
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Cargo ship abandoned following power loss in Gulf of Tonkin; all 14 crew rescued
Vietnamese maritime authorities came to the aid of 14 individuals who abandoned a cargo vessel after it became disabled and went adrift in the Gulf of Tonkin on Sunday, S ..
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BOOK REVIEW | The Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club: Naval Aviation in the Vietnam War
Reading this first-rate book soon after the United States of America withdrew ignominiously, after 20 wasted years, from Afghanistan, it was more than ever difficult to u ..
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New pilot boat delivered to Gulf of Tonkin operator
China’s Jianglong Shipbuilding has delivered one of two pilot boats in a series ordered by local operator Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port Authority. The aluminium-hulled ..
Sea trials completed for new pilot boat pair for Gulf of Tonkin
China’s Jianglong Shipbuilding has completed conducting sea trials of two pilot boats in a series ordered by local operator Guangxi Beibu Gulf Port Authority. The ..
Aulong Shipbuilding delivers 70-metre ferry to Chinese tour operator
Aulong Shipbuilding, a joint venture between Austal Australia and China’s Jianglong Shipbuilding, handed over a new catamaran ferry to Chinese tour operator Beihai ..
Jiangsu Zhenjiang delivers ASD tug pair to Gulf of Tonkin operator
Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard two ASD tugs in a series to local operator Guangxi Beibuwan Tugboat Company on Wednesday, July 8. Xin Bei Bu Wan Gang 16 and Xin Bei Bu Wan ..
Beibu Gulf develops SE Asia logistics links
Guangxi Beibu Gulf Economic Zone Planning Construction and Administration Office is striving to increase container throughput along the Beibu Gulf Rim to develop China’s southwestern gateway to Southeast Asia.
The Beibu Gulf Rim, also known as Gulf of Tonkin Economic Belt, is the area surrounding China’s southwestern coastal region around the Gulf of Tonkin. The region is part of the Chinese government’s “Go West” strategy, to boost its less developed western regions.
The “Go West” campaign, has...
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