Making Waves Archives - Page 3 of 8 - National Maritime Foundation

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 04 AUGUST 2021- 18 AUGUST 2021

Along with the first sea trials of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant in early August, the Indian Navy has been steadily augmenting its capability-building engagements with the partner navies of the Indo-Pacific. In the last…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 19 JULY 2021 TO 03 AUGUST 2021

The two-month deployment of four Indian Naval ships to the Indo-Pacific for bilateral exercises with the navies of Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia, and a multilateral exercise with India's Quad partners shows commitment towards…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 04 JULY 2021 TO 18 JULY 2021

Togo's jailing of nine pirates, who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019, is a historic first-ever in the country. It sends a strong message that Togo, along with neighbouring Nigeria, is serious about its commitment to…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 19 JUNE 2021 TO 03 JULY 2021

The signing of a framework agreement, between Tanzania and China, to develop a road map for the USD 10 billion Bagomayo Port project highlights the latter's continuous endeavour in expanding its footprint in East Africa. Coming only months…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 04 JUNE 2021- 18 JUNE 2021

India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), "Deep Ocean Mission", with a view to explore deep ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF- 19 MAY 2021 - 03 JUNE 2021

In another recent environmental threat, authorities tackled a long ongoing fire on board a ship awaiting permission to unload Sri Lanka-bound cargo, off Colombo. The Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl was carrying 25 metric tons of nitric…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 04 MAY 2021 – 18 MAY 2021

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones' plans to abandon its container terminal project at Yangon, Myanmar. This has been preceded by the loss of the contract for the ONGC Videsh Ltd-discovered Farzad-B gas field off the Iranian coast. Together,…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 19 APRIL 2021 – 03 MAY 2021

In a stunning display of capacity-building, China’s naval shipbuilding programme commissioned three new vessels in a single day. Meanwhile, in India, the Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu-II to transport liquid medical-grade…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 12 APRIL 2021 – 18 APRIL 2021

Following Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's allusion of the Indo-Pacific as an “Asian NATO,” External Affairs Minister, Shri S Jaishankar, reassured his counterpart that Indian interests in this concept are driven by China's illegal…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 05 APRIL 2021 – 11 APRIL 2021

A Freedom of Navigation patrol by the USS John Paul Jones through India’s Exclusive Economic Zone, without the prior consent of the Indian government shows that the two QUAD partners still have to iron-out fundamental issues vital to their…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 29 MARCH 2021 – 04 APRIL 2021

China’s 25-year economic cooperation agreement, worth $400 billion, with Iran, could subvert India’s attempts to establish itself as a reliable partner through modest investments in Iran’s port infrastructure. Elsewhere, India’s Adani…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 22 MARCH 2021 – 28 MARCH 2021

The dislodging of the stranded MV Ever Given from the banks of the Suez Canal did not end the legal troubles of the Japanese owners of the ill-fated ship. Facing insurance claims by the cargo owners of ships stuck in the logjam and damage…