Indian Ocean

Report: China responsible for human rights abuses and illegal fishing across the Southwest Indian Ocean

Commercial fishing vessel

The Chinese fishing fleet is responsible for systemic illegal fishing and human rights abuses in countries bordering the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO), undercutting China’s claims of supporting sustainable development and thriving blue economies in the region, according to a new report published by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF). China’s distant-water fleet (DWF) is by far […]

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COLUMN | On the edge? McDermott, Petrofac, The Metals Company and Cadeler [Offshore Accounts]

Lady Gaga famously sang that she was “on the edge of glory”. This week, we look at four companies on the edge of….well, something. Let’s check in on two construction companies, a subsea mining venture, and our favourite wind turbine installer. McDermott on the edge Finally, a judge in the UK has...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-on-the-edge-mcdermott-petrofac-the-metals-company-and-cadeler-offshore-accounts/

Cargo ship, crew released 32 days after hijacking off Somalia

EUNAVFOR ships escort the Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier Abdullah after it was released by pirates at the end of a 32-day hijacking incident off the coast of Somalia, April 14, 2024.

European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Somalia, the European Union maritime counter-piracy task force deployed in the waters of the Indian Ocean off Somalia, has confirmed the release of a commercial cargo vessel and its crew 32 days after it was seized. The Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier Abdullah...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/cargo-ship-crew-released-32-days-after-hijacking-off-somalia/

Massive shipwreck discovered on seabed off Western Australia

Researchers in Australia have discovered a massive shipwreck estimated to be approximately 64 metres long lying at the bottom of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia. A small autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by Sydney-based maritime technology company Advanced Navigation...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/marine-research-and-training/maritime-archaeology/massive-shipwreck-discovered-on-seabed-off-western-australia/

Houthis target Vietnamese-owned tanker, threaten attacks in Indian Ocean

The situation in the Red Sea gets no calmer. Today brought a report from UKMTO of a Houthi attack on a merchant vessel 76 nautical miles west of Al Hudayah. While UKMTO initially reported the master as saying that the vessel had been struck and had sustained some damage, in a subsequent update, the master reported that, upon a daylight inspection, it was found that the vessel had sustained no damage and was proceeding on its voyage.

UKMTO WARNING

INCIDENT 052 – ATTACK – UPDATE 002https://t.co/...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/houthis-target-vietnamese-owned-tanker-threaten-attacks-in-indian-ocean/

European Council launches new maritime security initiative

The European Council has launched a new defensive maritime security operation with the objective of restoring and safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Launched on Monday, February 19, Operation ASPIDES will ensure an EU naval presence in the area where numerous...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/european-council-launches-new-maritime-security-initiative/

OPINION | “Same, same but different”: assessing ASEAN’s and the EU’s maritime strategies

The emergence of the Indo-Pacific concept shows the cardinal role oceans play in shaping international politics. While synergies are created by the notional confluence of the Indian and the Pacific Oceans, these waters contain some of the world’s most sensitive flashpoints for conflicts that could have monumental consequences. In that context, the South China Sea […]

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VESSEL REVIEW | Acila – Omani tuna seiner to operate in Indian Ocean

Fisheries Development Oman (FDO), via subsidiary Al Wusta Fisheries Industries (operating under the trade name Oman Pelagic), has taken delivery of a new tuna purse seining vessel designed for the sailing conditions prevalent in the Indian Ocean. Acila was built by Spain’s Zamakona Yards to a...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/seining/vessel-review-acila-omani-tuna-seiner-to-operate-in-indian-ocean/

OPINION | Australia and India should cooperate in undersea search and rescue

India and Australia have an interest in addressing subsurface challenges in their shared maritime domain. As they and other countries in the region grow their submarine fleets, there’s a critical need to develop underwater search and rescue capabilities and considerable scope to work together. In...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/small-craft-world/search-and-rescue/opinion-australia-and-india-should-cooperate-in-undersea-search-and-rescue/

OPINION | Sea robbery in the Singapore Strait

Since the beginning of 2023, sea robbery in the Singapore Strait has increased at an alarming rate. The 113-kilometre long, 19-kilometre wide strait that connects the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea is one of the world’s busiest commercial waterways through which approximately 1,000 ships...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/piracy/opinion-sea-robbery-in-the-singapore-strait/

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