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Norway steps in to aid stranded Russians after cruise ship arrest

Reform UK, France's RN pledge to stop English Channel illegal migration

China's COSCO dismisses US military spying claims as false

Turkey taps AIIB for $465m package to clean up Marmara Sea

Illegal migrant influx pushes EU to deploy assets to English Channel

Troops to Hormuz? South Korea weighs options but insists no decision made

Argentina revives Falklands dispute with sanction threat on oil drillers

COLUMN | Understanding nuclear-powered ship development and its accompanying risks [Grey Power]

Latest Naval, Police, Coastguard & Emergency Services Vessel Reviews

VESSEL REVIEW | WM1 2502 – Electric inland passenger transport for Royal Netherlands Navy

VESSEL REVIEW | LCU-1710 – Versatile ship-to-shore landing craft delivered to US Navy

VESSEL REVIEW | RS178 – Hybrid rescue boat for operation off northern Norway

VESSEL REVIEW | Kratt – Estonia's new biomethane-powered workboat for maintenance, research and emergency response

VESSEL REVIEW | South Sea Rescue 152 – Coastal and offshore response ship for China Rescue and Salvage Bureau

VESSEL REVIEW | Fire Boat 55 – Fast response boat to serve California's San Francisco International Airport

VESSEL REVIEW | Port Kembla 20 – Compact fast rescue boat optimised for Australia's Lake Illawarra

VESSEL REVIEW | MP 6 – Hong Kong fisheries agency's new patrol boat with firefighting capability

VESSEL REVIEW | VP03 – Foil-equipped coastal and offshore patrol boat for Australia's Victoria Police

VESSEL REVIEW | Suigang Environmental Protection 6 – Oil spill response vessel with secondary firefighting and rescue functions

VESSEL REVIEW | Response 3 – Australian port operator acquires patrol and emergency service RIB

VESSEL REVIEW | Marine Citrine – Fast crewboat with emergency response capability

Troops to Hormuz? South Korea weighs options but insists no decision made

COLUMN | Understanding nuclear-powered ship development and its accompanying risks [Grey Power]

14 suspects killed as Turkish commandos retake hijacked cargo ship off Somalia

UK builder lays keel of future Royal Navy supply ship

Keel laid for Republic of Singapore Navy's third Victory-class combat vessel

Taiwan's $4.6b defence budget top-up includes suicide drone boats

Security Opinion

COLUMN | Beijing's maritime forces increasing their presence in the South China Sea [Naval Gazing]

Naval support for political and military action: Syria and China

COLUMN | Seabed warfare emerges from the shadows [Naval Gazing]

COLUMN | Are we seeing a resurgent UK Royal Navy? [Naval Gazing]

Attacks on Red Sea shipping: a nice little earner, for some

COLUMN | China’s maritime forces ramp up the pressure on Taiwan [Naval Gazing]

Latest Maritime Security Features

COLUMN | Understanding nuclear-powered ship development and its accompanying risks [Grey Power]

BOOK REVIEW | Bytes and Bullets: Global Rivalries, Private Tech, and the Future of Modern Warfare

COLUMN | Rein me in: Alphard Maritime – Strait of Hormuz pressure and firefighting shambles revealed [Offshore Accounts]

FEATURE | Taiwan fortifies frontline islands against potential Chinese assault

OPINION | India and Indonesia are developing Sabang as a port, not a base

COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]

COLUMN | Lessons from outside the bubble: what the shipping industry could learn about safety from other sectors [Grey Power]

OPINION | AUKUS: Much ado about HMAS Stirling

Middle East Conflicts

Putin peace signals rein in oil price surge sparked by US strikes

Oil ticks up as US-Iran military action rattles supply lines

China bids for regional power shift amid Middle East maritime crisis

US and Iran trade heavy fire in biggest military clash since July

Russia-Ukraine War

Latvia and Lithuania weigh closing ports to Russian grain exports

Oil prices dip, but weekly gains hold firm after US-Iran hostilities

High freight rates persist for Russian crude shipments to India

Oil ticks up as US-Iran military action rattles supply lines

South China Sea Territory Disputes

Chinese construction on disputed South China Sea islet draws Vietnam's ire

New structures on Paracels point to widening Chinese military build-up

After a year, Beijing finally acknowledges fatalities in South China Sea collision

Small sea drone gets close to Chinese warship in Philippine waters

USA/Caribbean Conflicts

US targets Cuban fuel supply in latest sanctions push

Communist Cuba threatens "bloodbath" response to any US military intervention

Lights go out across Havana as communist-run Cuba runs completely out of fuel

Cuba's communist government decries US military pressure and "criminal" fuel restrictions