BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei—China’s defense minister issued a blunt rebuke to Southeast Asian counterparts on Thursday, saying Beijing rejected any multilateral approach to resolving competing territorial claims in the South China Sea. Defense minister Gen. Chang Wanquan said disputes over the South China Sea shouldn’t harm China’s relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
Reuters China has asked Philippine President Benigno Aquino to postpone a visit next week for the opening of a trade fair, Manila said on Thursday, an unprecedented snub by Beijing as relations sour over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Claims by an increasingly powerful China over most of the sea have set it […]
TAIPEI – Taiwan plans to spend more than $100 million to build a dock big enough for warships in the disputed Spratly islands, a legislator said on Thursday, as other claimants strengthen their regional military presence. The plan submitted to parliament on Thursday by the coastguard would cost Tw$3.4 billion ($112.4 million). Sources said the […]
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You are here: Home / Sports / National Sports / Taiwan presents bill in parliament to build $100 million dock at disputed Spratlys August 30, 2013 at 4:04 AM by AHN · Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff Taipei, Taiwan (4E) – In the wake of increasing aggression from China, the Philippines and Vietnam over claiming […]
EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Somalia Operation Atalanta warship ESPS Meteoro recently evacuated a member of the ships crew who had a medical issue. The ship had been conducting counter piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia. The ship broke from counter-piracy operations and closed the coast of Djibouti at […]
This 57000 DWT bulk carrier was lauched from Guangdong shipyard in 2011, image: COSCO HONG KONG, Aug 30 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper, China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd , is confident of turning a profit for the full year of 2013 after reporting a narrower first-half net loss as the global dry bulk market […]
Currently taking shape at Foss Maritime’s shipyard in Seattle are the Port of Long Beach’s new Robert Allan-designed fireboats. Once delivered in 2014, these will be amongst the world’s most powerful fireboats. The ten water monitors that conspicuously surround the vessel’s superstructure have the ability to throw more than 40,000 gallons of water per minute […]
The answer from the beginning has been made clear: Bomb Syria. Now what are your important, intelligent questions? Why would the US bomb Syria? It began when it was revealed that Syrian government military forces used chemical weapons in Damascus during a military operation on August 21, 2013. According to NGO sources, at least 100 […]
Tugs Fairmount Summit and Fairmount Alpine have delivered the very first floating ‘gas plant’ in the world, the FSRU Toscana, safely offshore Livorno, Italy. The Toscana, an one of a kind unit, was towed from Dubai via Malta where final equipment was installed. After delivering the Toscana, both Fairmount tugs assisted in mooring the unit […]