WASHINGTON, June 24, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 22, 2012 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Mozambique as you celebrate the 37th anniversary of your independence thisJune 25. Our …
Read more »PUNE: A special trauma management care unit (TMU) for seafarers and their families, affected by Somali piracy, will be established by city-based organisations – the Company of Master Mariners of India (CMMI, Pune Chapter), the Institute of Marine Engineers and the Indian Maritime Foundation. The TMU will initially be a mobile unit in Pune city. …
Read more »MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has withdrawn its boats from the lagoon of a tiny South China Sea shoal following an agreement with the Philippines that at least temporarily eases the countries’ territorial dispute, officials in Manila said Monday. The Philippine government pulled out its two vessels from Scarborough Shoal on June 15, and President …
Read more »A question of money“Tomorrow’s Champions” are the subject of the SMM Ship Finance Forum Leading experts from all parts of the world discuss current challenges and perspectives in ship financing Top event on 3 September – one day before the start of SMM 2012, the premier trade show for the maritime industry SMM 10Wanted: equity …
Read more »Narayan Namboodiri, TNN MUMBAI: Japanese training ships Kashima, Shimayuki and Matsuyuki are on a six-day visit to Mumbai. The ships are on an overseas training cruise and will be visiting 14 countries in the Indian Ocean Region. The ships arrived in Mumbai on June 21 and will leave on June 26. Captain Manohar Nambiar (Chief PRO-Indian Defence) said that commander of …
Read more »“Indigenous aircraft carrier programme – a continuing process over the next decade plus”: Admiral Nirmal Verma The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma today said “…the global gaze is focusing increasingly on the Asia-Pacific region which underlines the significance of the Indian Ocean in global security affairs”. Speaking about the improving resource allocation to …
Read more »Irving Shipbuilding’s successful C$25 billion bid for the combatant portion of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) illustrates the strength of Nova Scotia shipbuilding industry. Under the program, Irving Shipbuilding, Inc. (ISI) will build six to eight Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships and 15 Canadian Surface Combatants for the Department of National Defense (DND) over the next …
Read more »Written by Nitin Gokhale, Edited by Janaki Fernandes New Delhi: Last fortnight, Vikramaditya, formerly Adm. Gorshkov, a 45,000-tonne displacement aircraft carrier built in Russia began its sea trials, six months before it is handed over to the Indian Navy on December 4, the Navy Day. Last week, four frontline warships finished a port call in Shanghai at the …
Read more »Sri Lanka considers sea piracy as a serious security problem which must be addressed and dealt with forcefully, Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem said. Hakeem, president of the 50th annual session of Annual Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), said at the 51st annual session in Abuja, Nigeria, the escalation of sea piracy attacks in the …
Read more »A Philippine official says he has opened a small kindergarten school on a South China Sea island that is also claimed by five other countries. Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon said yesterday that his aim was to help the 37-hectare island’s civilian community and not to antagonize rival claimant countries. The school was inaugurated without fanfare on …
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