Tag: North Korea

  • Keeping track

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    Why it’s so hard to keep track of ships that get up to no good Ioannis Chapsos, Coventry University South Korea recently seized two oil tankers that it says were […]

  • Ship owners deny knowledge

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    Pressure being increased on N. Korea following STS transfers. HK-flagged vessel’s owners deny knowledge of activities with North Korea Vincent Wee The Guangzhou-based owners and operators of the Hong Kong-flagged […]

  • Vessel seized by S. Korea

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    Ship seized following STS ops. North Korea: South seizes ship amid row over illegal oil transfer South Korea has revealed it seized a Hong Kong-registered ship last month suspected of […]

  • NK tensions still simmer

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    Regional sabre-rattling. Just what was needed… Missile Tracking Exercises Scheduled Amid Nuclear Tension With North Korea BY JOE DIFAZIO The United States, along with allies South Korea and Japan, will conduct missile […]

  • USN tri-carrier exercise

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    Nothing to do with North Korea, move along, move along. 3 U.S. Carrier Strike Groups to Exercise for 4 Days in the Sea of Japan Three U.S. carrier strike groups […]

  • UN bans 4 ships

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    Move described as unprecedented. UN bans 4 ships from global ports for violating N Korea sanctions The United Nations has banned four ships from visiting any global port, after they […]

  • Redeploy navy to region

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    Redeploy navy back to region, says admiral SIMON BENSON A former Australian admiral has called for the nation’s Middle East naval operations to be ­redeployed to Southeast Asia and the […]

  • SE Asia tensions continue

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    Escalation in region shows no slow down. China’s military will hold live-fire exercises off Korean Peninsula to send ‘message’ to the US and North Korea Sarah Zheng Chinese naval forces […]

  • US Navy boost in Asia-Pacific

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    A second supercarrier has entered the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet area of operations. 2nd US Navy Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Asia Pacific By Franz-Stefan Gady The nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz, […]

  • Asia’s silent risk

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    It is time governments put in place measures to forestall untoward incidents Submarines – a silent risk in Asia’s waters Koh Swee Lean Collin For The Straits Times President Donald […]

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