Making Waves Archives - Page 8 of 12 - National Maritime Foundation

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

The evolving geopolitical contours of India's relationship with China over the past year has now set its sights on reducing the trade imbalance between the two competitors. Reduction of the average turnaround time for ships at major ports in…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 15 FEBRUARY 2021 – 21 FEBRUARY 2021

The signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Mauritius is India's first such engagement with an African partner. The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation & Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with Mauritius is a culmination of India's External…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 08 FEBRUARY 2021 – 14 FEBRUARY 2021

Although looking at a severe shortage of frigates in the near future, the Royal Navy has stepped up its commitments in the distant Indo-Pacific by announcing the deployment of the HMS Queen Elizabeth to the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR). This…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 01 FEBRUARY 2021 – 7 FEBRUARY 2021

Even as Beijing launched a second Type 054 Class Frigate for the Pakistani Navy, Turkey - another of Pakistan's all-weather ally - has begun the construction of the third ship of MILGEM class corvettes for its ally's at the Istanbul Naval…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 25 JANUARY 2021 – 31 JANUARY 2021

In one of its first engagements with a close ally of its Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision, the newly-inaugurated administration of US President Joe Biden, reaffirmed to Prime Minister Suga its commitment to provide 'extended' deterrence to…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 18 JANUARY 2021 – 24 JANUARY 2021

The discovery of a Xiang Yang Hong research-ship in the Eastern Indian Ocean, off Sumatra, is yet another instance of China's interest to enhance the capabilities of its submarine fleet through data-gathering. Coming less than six months after…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 11 JANUARY 2021 – 17 JANUARY 2021

Since 2019, the Gulf of Guinea has experienced an unprecedented rise in the number of multiple crew kidnappings. The rise in kidnapping incidents further away from shorelines demonstrates the increasing capabilities of pirates in the Gulf of…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 4 JANUARY 2021 – 10 JANUARY 2021

Despite lower carbon emissions due to the economic slowdown imposed by COVID-19 restriction, 2020 had the joint highest global temperatures on record. Data released by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) indicated…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 28 DECEMBER 2020 – 3 JANUARY 2021

The successful conclusion of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) between China and the EU, two of the top three economic power centres in the world, may not be viewed positively by Washington. The agreement offers unprecedented access…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 21 DECEMBER 2020 – 27 DECEMBER 2020

China's demand for additional guarantees before sanctioning a US$6 billion loan to Pakistan for an infrastructure project suggests that all may not be well between the "all-weather" allies. In other news, India and Vietnam adopted a “Joint…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 14 DECEMBER 2020 - 20 DECEMBER 2020

The graduation of France from dialogue partner to full member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), while Russia and Saudi Arabia struggle to attain dialogue partner status, is indicative of the IOR geopolitics. Iran's withdrawal of its…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 07 DECEMBER 2020 - 13 DECEMBER 2020

The adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution exhorting states to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as 'key workers', and to implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be repatriated and others to join ships shows…