Southeast Asian Leaders Aim to Patch Maritime Rifts

  Bandar Seri Begawan. Southeast Asian leaders will focus on rebuilding unity when they meet in Brunei this week after unprecedented rifts over how to handle territorial disputes with an assertive China. The summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) convenes against the backdrop of China’s increasingly aggressive stance in claiming sovereignty…

Guidelines on Dealing with Crimes on Ships Approved by IMO

  Draft guidelines on the preservation and collection of evidence following an allegation of a serious crime having taken place on board a ship, or following a report of a missing person from a ship, and on pastoral and medical care of victims were approved  by the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),…

Ship Impounded Over Illegal Bunkering in Niger Delta

  Nigerian authorities have seized a ship carrying about 2,500 tons of fuel refined from stolen oil in the Niger Delta. Navy officials reported that the vessel was on the verge of filling the fourth of its compartments before it was intercepted by a team of operatives, according to the Nigerian Tribune. The operation was…