Tag: Australia
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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. […]
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US-Led Coalition Launches Operation Sentinel to Protect Gulf Waters
November 07: A US-led naval coalition officially launched operations in Bahrain on Thursday to protect shipping in the troubled waters of the Gulf, following a string of attacks that Washington and its allies […]
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Norwegian Shipping Company WWO Charged with Criminal Cartel Conduct
August 23: Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been charged with criminal cartel conduct, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Friday. The ACCC said the […]
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Additional Stevedore Strike Expected This Week in Sydney, Brisbane, and Fremantle Australia
July 17: Stevedores – locally known as ‘wharfies’ – at key ports around Australia are set to walk off the job from Thursday in a prolonged dispute over automation and […]
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Australian Police Seize $144m Worth of Cocaine in Port Botany, After It Shipped Hidden in Excavator via Port Kembla
July 15: A shipment of $144 million worth of cocaine arrived at Port Kembla before it was seized by police at Port Botany. The narcotics arrived in Australia in a […]