By David Brunnstrom (Reuters) – The Philippines is determined to assert its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, its foreign secretary said on Friday at a meeting with U.S….
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-tells-us-it-will-assert-south-china-sea-rights/
Iranian forces seized a containership operated by Switzerland-based MSC in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, April 13. The Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries was some 80 kilometres off the coast of the UAE when it was boarded by Iranian heliborne troops, who subsequently ordered the crew to bring the...
By David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, April 12 (Reuters) – The Philippines is determined to assert its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, its foreign secretary said on Friday at a meeting…
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-says-it-will-assert-south-china-sea-rights-in-meeting-with-u-s/
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the US Indo-Pacific Command, the Australian Defence Force, and the Japan Self-Defence Forces successfully conducted a Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) in the waters west of the Philippines on Sunday, April 7, the AFP said in a statement....
Austal Philippines has begun construction on a new 32-metre catamaran ferry ordered by Western Australia-based transport company Rottnest Fast Ferries. The new ferry will operate on the Perth to Rottnest Island tourism route. Upon completion, the vessel will have all-aluminium construction, a length of 32 metres, and an operational capacity of up to 400 passengers […]
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MANILA, April 1 (Reuters) – Countermeasures by the Philippines to China’s conduct in the South China Sea will entail strengthening its defence capabilities with allies and exhausting all diplomatic measures to resolve…
Two people were killed as a result of an accident in the engine room of a Dutch-flagged cruise ship while it was in the Bahamas on Friday, March 22. Holland America Line’s (HAL) Nieuw Amsterdam was anchored near the company’s private Half Moon Cay resort when an accidental release of steam occurred...
By Karen Lema MANILA, March 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. military will not be involved in development of a port in the Philippines’ remote northernmost islands near Taiwan, the local governor said on Friday,…
It’s time to send a signal to Beijing that a crisis is approaching. China’s use of grey zone tactics is intensifying. This worsening trend line has been evident for several years and seems headed towards an unintended violent incident, a crisis, and possibly armed conflict. Attempts need to be made...
The Filipino seafaring community is very much in the headlines with survivors of last week’s deadly bulk carrier attack in the Gulf of Aden touching down in Manila yesterday and the government vowing to work harder to ensure the crew on a car carrier abducted nearly four months ago by the Houthis...
https://splash247.com/filipino-seafarers-at-the-brunt-of-the-red-sea-shipping-crisis-demand-change/