China is closely cooperating with the navies of Japan and India in patrolling against piracy off Somalia, a sign of the country’s greater willingness to work with other nations in safeguarding global trade despite mixed sentiments among Chinese toward the country’s main Asian rivals. Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force became the lead navy Sunday in…
North Star Shipping, a division of Craig Group, has scooped a prestigious international award from one of the world’s leading health and safety bodies for the eleventh year in a row. The British Safety Council has awarded the esteemed International Safety Award with Merit to North Star Shipping following assessment by a strict independent…
During the reporting period of 28 June to 04 July 2012 one Pirate Attack Group was disrupted in the region. Activity over the past two weeks shows that pirate activity can still take place during the South-West Monsoon and that pirates are operating closer to shore to avoid severe conditions further out to sea.…
Four China Marine Surveillance ships arrive in disputed territorial waters off the Nansha Islands in the S. China Sea Patrolling and conducting surveys in the South China sea, the four China Marine Surveillance ships are there to highlight China’s claim of sovereignty and jurisdiction over the disputed waters. The florilla recently had an unexpeceted…