New Delhi, July 30 :India is set to complete it vigilance over the vast expanse of Indian Ocean with the commissioning of its hawk’eye, INS Baaz in the southern fringe of the Nicobar Island at Campbell Bay by the naval chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Tuesday. In April this year, the Indian Navy upgraded its […]
Jennifer Giroux, senior researcher at the Center for Security Studies, argues that Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore only began coordinating anti-piracy efforts in the Strait of Malacca after freight insurance premiums skyrocketed. The Strait – through which one quarter of the world’s traded goods are shipped – presents a good case study of regional cooperation in combating […]
Two supertankers avoided disaster by a matter of inches thanks to the quick thinking of one of the skippers. Near miss: The oil tanker (left) manoeuvres clear of danger on the seas off Singapore (Picture: Caters) The 100,000-tonne vessels were on a collision course and it seemed a crash was inevitable. However, as onlookers watched, […]
By BRIAN SPEGELE And ERIC BELLMAN Bloomberg News A ship travels along the Mekong River in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in a January 2011 photo. China is considering sending armed police boats down the Mekong River after attacks on Chinese vessels in Thailand’s part of the river, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, a move that comes amid growing […]
MANILA, Philippines — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has called on the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore to further improve navigation safety and environmental protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. ICS made the call following a detailed investigation into accident reports in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. With more than […]
Malaysia maritime authorities have rescued a tanker and a barge which were hijacked in the latest South China Sea pirate attacks, according to officials. A tanker carrying oil and gas worth 14 million ringgit ($4.6 million) was hijacked Thursday in the Straits of Singapore, said Syed Mohamad Fuzi Syed Hasan, a regional operations director with […]
Many are spawned out of economic desperation, and wait for ‘jobs’ in a Batam coffee shop. Eric Frécon has spent the last 10 years befriending and learning about the pirates of Indonesia by Venessa Lee Dr Eric Frécon is one up on most people when it comes to exotic social media pals: He’s Facebook friends with […]
Navigation safety and environmental protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore could further improve, the ICS said. This statement follows a detailed investigation into accident reports undertaken by the ICS. ICS (as part of a wider initiative being undertaken by the Round Table of international shipping associations) has conducted a survey of incident reports, […]
By ANGELA TAN The Ministry of Transport said on Friday that it will continue to work with the international community to enhance the safety in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS). Transport minister Lui Tuck Yew said the waterway is Singapore’s ‘ economic lifeline’. ‘Keeping the SOMS safe and open to international shipping is […]
The bridge will accommodate ship traffic by elevating its height to 76 meters. The Riau Administration in Sumatra teams up with Malaysia to build a bridge over the Malacca Strait to Malaysia. In the proposal submitted by a Malaysian investor, Strait if Malacca Partners Sdn Bhd, the Malacca Strait Bridge is planned to span at […]