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IMO Piracy Report: Nine ships attacked during February 2024

SAFETY4SEA 28 Mar 2024
MALACCA STRAIT Approximately 7.5 nm southeast from Pulau Iyu Kecil (Indonesia), in the Traffic Separation Scheme ... MALACCA STRAIT Approximately 8.6 nm southeast from Pulau Iyu Kecil (Indonesia), Indonesia #2 In port area.
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Malaysia open to extending China-led rail project to Thai border

Hong Kong Standard 28 Mar 2024
He did not provide further details ... The Standard Channel. IOS Android. IOS Android. More>> ... The bridge would bypass the congested Strait of Malacca, a narrow sea lane between Malaysia and Indonesia ... Reuters. .
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The global risks caused by bigger and bigger container ships

Stars and Stripes 28 Mar 2024
In Asia, there are fears about strategic shipping routes like the Malacca Strait, which connects the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea between Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as the Taiwan Strait, ...
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ReCAAP ISC: No incident of armed robbery 19 – 25 March

SAFETY4SEA 27 Mar 2024
Credit ... The ReCAAP ISC advises ships to continue to exercise enhanced vigilance when transiting areas of concern, including the Straits of Malacca and Singapore; and littoral States to increase patrols and enforcement in these areas ....
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ISMAIL LAGARDIEN: US yearns for return to role as 20th-century hero

Business Day 27 Mar 2024
One that readily comes to mind is discussions about creating a land bridge of sorts across Thailand that would bypass the Malacca Strait and major ports in Singapore, the world’s largest transshipment ...
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Indonesia foils smuggling of 31 kg meth, 2,387 ecstasy pills

China.dot.org 25 Mar 2024
"Using a boat, they brought the drugs across the Malacca Strait to enter Indonesia," said Director of the Riau Police's ...
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ReCAAP ISC: Two incidents of armed robbery 12 – 18 March

SAFETY4SEA 19 Mar 2024
The CAT 3 incident occurred onboard a heavy load semi-submersible carrier while underway in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) while the CAT 4 incident occurred to a bulk carrier while at Pulau Batam Anchorage, Indonesia. Area of concern ... ....
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Japan has abandoned decades of pacifism in response to Ukraine invasion and increased Chinese pressure on Taiwan

Beijing News 19 Mar 2024
Global supply chains bring commodities, components, and finished goods in and out of the region through major sea-trade routes south to the straits of Malacca and east across the Pacific to the Americas.
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Japan has abandoned decades of pacifism in response to Ukraine invasion and increased Chinese pressure ...

The Conversation 19 Mar 2024
Global supply chains bring commodities, components, and finished goods in and out of the region through major sea-trade routes south to the straits of Malacca and east across the Pacific to the Americas.
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Would AUKUS survive a Trump 2.0 presidency?

Asiatimes 18 Mar 2024
From there, they protected Allied shipping and interdicted enemy sea lines of communication across the Indian Ocean, as well as the Malacca, Lombok and Sunda straits (in modern-day Indonesia), and ...
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US Court Denies Motion Permitting CMB to Close Mandatory Euronav Tender

The Maritime Executive 15 Mar 2024
offer. The complaint was seeking an injunction restraining CMB from completing the U.S ... He dismissed the doubters saying, “technocratic boards that know everything about Wall Street, but nothing about the Malacca Strait.” ... ....
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Sea Security Belt -2024: A Strategic Convergence in the Indian Ocean

LBC International 14 Mar 2024
According to Iranian experts speaking to Al Jazeera, the choice of the maneuver area was deliberate, situated between the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb straits and Malacca, enhancing the significance of ...
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Thailand’s Kra Land Bridge (Might) Reshape Asia

GlobalResearch 12 Mar 2024
... a replacement for routes passing through the Malacca Strait, but rather as an alternative to existing routes, capable of moving up to 23% of the shipping currently passing through the Malacca Strait.

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