Value in Chinese ship visits
By James Laurenceson and Xi Chen*
Chinese ship visits to Australia don’t always generate alarm and controversy. Last month, Hobart hosted the arrival of Chinese...
US’s huge shipbuilding task
By Selwyn Parker*
If Donald Trump hopes that looming port penalties on Chinese-built and/or owned ships will have the desired effect of reviving America’s ailing...
Marines trialing USVs in Indo-Pacific
The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed unmanned surface vessels (USV) to Japan as part of a larger push to bring unmanned logistics systems to...
Guided missile frigate BRP Miguel Malvar joins Philippine Navy
The Philippine Navy received BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-06) at Naval Operating Base Subic on Monday, marking a significant milestone in Manila’s military modernization program...
Singaporean OPVs Laid Down
On 7 April the Keel-Laying Ceremony for two Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) was held at Western Baltic...
Russia’s new nuclear ice-maker heads north
Russia's newest icebreaker is heading to Murmansk. Built at the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg, the Yakutiya is the fourth in the class of...
Breaking China’s grip on shipping
By Blaine Worthington*
The United States has a shipping problem and everybody knows it. From combatant commands to congress and maritime security outlets to the...
Planned fuel levy on international shipping
By Georgia Hammersley*
This month, member countries to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations body responsible for regulating international shipping, will negotiate on...
RAN takes first of two big tugs
The first of two new Damen Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) 2111 50-foot Large Harbour Tug boats was quietly delivered to the Royal Australian Navy...
New US, Australian autonomous vessel
A new design for a fast, modular naval vessel capable of autonomous operations and missile launch has been unveiled by US defence company Eureka...