Making Waves Archives - Page 6 of 12 - National Maritime Foundation

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 18 NOVEMBER - 02 DECEMBER 2021

Japan, India’s QUAD partner, has been expanding its maritime engagement with Southeast Asia. It has augmented the capacity of the Philippine Coast Guard by supplying it with its second multi-role response vessel (MRRV). Parallelly, it has…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 03 - 17 NOVEMBER 2021

The Indian Navy, which has played a large role in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in the Asia-Pacific since the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004, is finalising a standard operating procedure (SOP) for dealing with natural…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 19 OCTOBER - 02 NOVEMBER 2021

Shortly after participating in Foreign Minister-level discussion with the UAE, the US and Israel on maritime security, among many other issues, India joined the 34-member Combined Maritime Force (CMF) based in Bahrain. These two initiatives…

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

The conduct of Phase II of the MALABAR 2021 maritime exercise, in the Bay of Bengal, intends to enhance integrated maritime operations between the QUAD countries within the Indian Ocean Region. Manoeuvres by the French Navy’s signals intelligence…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 19 SEPTEMBER - 03 OCTOBER 2021

The exchange of white shipping information between the Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) near New Delhi and the Maritime Security Center (MSC) in Muscat, shows consistency of effort by India to “enhance maritime safety…

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

The removal of Kenyan maritime waters within the Indian Ocean from the piracy red list, 12 years after it was designated a high-risk area (HRA), represents the growing success of global efforts to combat piracy around the Horn of Africa. The…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 19 AUGUST - 03 SEPTEMBER

Israel's opening of the US$1.7 billion Chinese-operated port at Haifa is the latest addition to China's ongoing Maritime Silk Road endeavour. Closer home, as India looks to create a vibrant maritime industry through its flagship Sagarmala programme…

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…