Australia, France, and India ought to be cooperating more closely in the surveillance of the Indian Ocean through their valuably located islands, enhancing the awareness of each of country without additional cost. They should first share information that they’re already collecting, then move as...
Malacca Strait
Port expansion to double capacity at Indonesia’s Belawan New Container Terminal
DP World has entered into an agreement wherein it will help expand throughput capacity at the Belawan New Container Terminal (BNCT) in Indonesia to 1.4 million TEUs or mo ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Indomal Empire – Indonesian-built catamaran ferry to operate on Malacca Strait
Cahaya Samudra Shipyard in Indonesia recently delivered a new catamaran ferry to local operator Indomal Express. The all-aluminium Indomal Empire was designed in complian ..
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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | August 16 – Ferries for the Malacca Strait and Michigan, Chinese cruise ship construction and more
Newly completed vessels include a ferry for an Indonesian operator, a vehicle ferry for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and a Mississippi River cruise ship. Constructio ..
OPINION | Order at sea: Southeast Asia’s maritime security
However you define good order at sea, it’s hard not to feel rather pessimistic about its future. A host of accounts and reports from popular writers including Ian Urbin ..
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OPINION | Stiffening the ASEAN spine in the South China Sea
“Coalition” is one of those politically loaded terms that the sovereignty-conscious member-states of ASEAN tend to avoid – especially in dealing with disputed claim ..
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U.S. Navy Wraps Up Drills With Partners in Philippine Sea, Strait of Malacca
Sailors transit the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) after debarking a CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Titans” of Fleet Logistic Support Squadron (VRM) 30, Dec. 1, 2021. U.S. Navy Photo
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The U.S Navy this week completed exercises in the Philippine Sea with multilateral partners and an exercise with Malaysia in the Malacca Strait.
The multilateral ANNUALEX exercise hosted by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force concluded on Tuesday....
OPINION | AUKUS nuclear submarine deal shows the world has changed
Australia is going to build nuclear submarines as part of a new broader defence technology pact with the US and the UK. How much the world has changed since just April 20 ..
OPINION | Building a new maritime surveillance network across the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is an increasingly contested strategic environment. A growing Chinese naval presence raises the prospect that Beijing may seek to challenge US naval domi ..
OPINION | US naval intrusion exposes India’s political weakness
In a move that has deeply embarrassed the Indian government, a guided missile destroyer from the US 7th Fleet transgressed into India’s exclusive economic zone on April ..