Signaling a new found closeness in China-U.S. military ties, a U.S. Navy vessel has been permitted to call at Hong Kong, the state-run RTHK… (quote) [mappress] Source: quote, February 18, 2011;
Sri Lanka today released 136 Indian fishermen who were apprehended for allegedly poaching in this country’s waters, a day after India convey… (dailypioneer) [mappress] Source: dailypioneer, February 18, 2011;
Norway, Russia send joint expedition to the dump sites for submarine reactors in the Kara Sea this summer. Will it be safe to lift the old r… (barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: barentsobserver, February 18, 2011;
The U.S. Maritime Administration has awarded contracts totaling $77 million to three companies to operate 10 National Defense Reserve Fleet ships through July 27, 2015. The contracts were awarded to Ocean Duchess Inc. of Houston, Texas for $16,618,430; Keystone Ocean Shipping of Bala Cynwyd, Pa. for
Iranian warships, which Israel reported would cross the Suez Canal overnight, did not enter the canal with the daily convoy on Thursday that… (arabnews) [mappress] Source: arabnews, February 17, 2011;
The Royal Australian Navy Adelaide Class frigate, HMAS Melbourne, will return to Garden Island, Sydney, on Friday 18 February following a six-month deployment to the Middle East. HMAS Melbourne departed Fleet Base East for the Middle East on 16 August 2010, carrying 230 men and women, for a six-mont
DENMARK’s 6,300-ton command and support ship Esbern Snare, part of NATO’s counter-piracy mission, intercepted a pirate mothership and arrested 16 suspected pirates, but later returned them to Somalia having seized their cache of AK47s and RPGs, reported Lloyds List. Two skiffs were first spotted on
Yantar Shipyard (Kaliningrad) plans to deliver Project 11711 large landing ship Ivan Gren to Russian Navy in 2012, reports press service of… (rusnavy) [mappress] Source: rusnavy, February 16, 2011;
A South Korean cargo vessel, which was being chased by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, was rescued by the Chinese navy, China’s state media sai… (koreantimes) [mappress] Source: koreatimes, February 16, 2011;
Five hostages have been dramatically rescued from pirates by a Plymouth warship after being held captive for 92 days… (thisisdevon) [mappress] Source: thisisdevon, February 16, 2011;
The European Union Naval Force patrolling the waters off Somalia says the cargo vessel MV Sinin has been hijacked by Somali pirates… (defenceweb) [mappress] Source:defenceweb , February 15, 2011;
One of the Navy’s newest – and arguably oddest looking – ships, the USS Independence, has been undergoing scheduled maintenance in Jacksonvi… “It will be good for business,” he said. By Jeff Brumley (jacksonville) [mappress] Source: jacksonville, February 15, 2011;
A new “carrier killer” missile that has become a symbol of China’s rising military might will not force the U.S. Navy to change the way it… By Eric Talmadge (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo, February 15, 2011; Image:forum.globaltimes
The Service Life Extension Programme or SLEP for Royal Malaysian Navy ships is expected to reduce defence spending sharply… (themalasyaninsider) [mappress] Source:themalasyaninsider , February 14, 2011;
