Tag: Australia
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Asia piracy incidents hit 5-year high in 2020, shipping insurance rates firm
Sea robbery and piracy related incidents across Asia increased 17% year on year to just under 100 in 2020, amid consistent threat of possible attacks by the Abu Sayyaf Group, […]
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Indonesia says spots Chinese research vessel in its waters, tracker off
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A Chinese research vessel has been identified in the waters of Indonesia with its tracking system turned off, authorities said on Thursday, […]
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2 Japan-Based Destroyers Conduct Second Taiwan Strait Transit This Month
By: Megan Eckstein Two Japan-based destroyers conducted a Taiwan Strait transit today, in the second such transit in three weeks and the fourth overall mission during that time to push […]
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Chinese Navy Expanding Bases Near South China Sea
By: H I Sutton The Chinese Navy, formally known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), conducted a live-fire exercise several days ago over the South China Sea utilizing a […]
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US, China in another near-miss clash in South China Sea
China says it ‘expelled’ USS John S McCain from contested sea but US Seventh Fleet denies that’s what happened by Richard Javad Heydarian MANILA – Another close encounter between US […]
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Index reveals areas needing improvement to ensure Australia’s maritime security
Jay Benson Stable Seas recently released its third annual Maritime Security Index with one very important addition. This year, the geographic scope was expanded to include Australia for the first […]
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Australian Frigate Headed for the Middle East
January 13: Earlier this week [January 13] the Australian Navy’s HMAS Toowoomba — an ANZAC-Class frigate — set sail from the Stirling naval base south of Perth in Western Australia for a six-month deployment in […]
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Stevedores in Australia Threaten 24-hour Strikes Over Cancelled Holidays
January 22: The maritime union is threatening rolling 24-hour strikes across four states at Australia’s biggest port operator, DP World, after the company cut short the annual leave of some […]
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24-hr Strike at DP World Terminal in Fremantle, Australia; Further Actions Planned
January 14: No fewer than 200 dockworkers at DP World’s container terminal in Fremantle, Australia, have stopped work for 24 hours, accusing the company of failing to bargain in good […]
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Torres Strait Seen as Easier Location to Traffic Narcotics By Attempted Cocaine Traffickers
December 12: International drug traffickers see the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea as a “softer target” for smuggling drugs into the country, a court has been told. […]
