Vietnam Archives - Baird Maritime

March 15, 2023

Two missing after cargo ship sinks off south-eastern Vietnam

Written by Baird Maritime on March 15, 2023. Posted in Catching, Dry Cargo World, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

Authorities in Vietnam have confirmed the disappearance of two crewmembers of a cargo vessel after it sank in the South China Sea off the country’s south-eastern co ..

February 7, 2023

OPINION | Global energy scarcity and the South China Sea

Written by Suryaputra Wijaksana on February 7, 2023. Posted in Naval, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Offshore Construction, Offshore Exploration, Work Boat World Features.

Last month, the Indonesian government approved natural gas exploration in the Tuna gas bloc, part of the largest untapped natural gas deposit in the world. The developmen ..

January 16, 2023

OPINION | How China’s maritime militia takes advantage of the grey zone

Written by Masaaki Yatsuzuka on January 16, 2023. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Catching, Fishing Boat World Features, Fishing Boat World Vessel Reviews, Marine Research and Training, Naval, Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement, Work Boat World Features.

At the end of last year, Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies released the 2023 edition of its annual China security report, which focuses on China’s quest ..

February 27, 2023

COLUMN | Calm down: Nigeria goes to the polls as Heroic Idun crew face delays; asset flippers are back, literally; PX121s change hands at higher prices; Telford and Smit Lamnalco sold; Bourbon and Horizon tie up [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on February 27, 2023. Posted in Anchor Handling, Jackups/Liftboats, Naval, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Ship World Features, Ship World Vessel Reviews, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services, Subsea Surveying, Tanker World, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

Nigerian singer-songwriter Rema is currently soaring high in the charts with his smash song Calm Down (here). Since last weekend was Nigerian presidential election weeken ..

January 25, 2023

OPINION | Japan and ASEAN: 50 years of maritime strategy

Written by Thu Nguyen Hoang Anh on January 25, 2023. Posted in Fishing Boat World Features, Fishing Boat World Vessel Reviews, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Piracy, Regulation & Enforcement, Seining World, Work Boat World Features.

In a partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that now spans 50 years, Japan has played an important role in addressing the non-traditional mar ..

December 27, 2022

Vietnamese cargo ship runs aground in western Philippines

Written by Baird Maritime on December 27, 2022. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Salvage Operations, Search and Rescue.

Philippine military officials report that a Vietnamese-flagged cargo vessel ran aground in the waters off the western island province of Palawan on Monday, December 26. T ..

February 8, 2023

EDITORIAL | Dramatic reduction in ferry fatalities in 2022

Written by Neil Baird on February 8, 2023. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ferries, Maritime Tourism, Ro-Pax World, Search and Rescue, Work Boat World Features.

Following a very poor year for known ferry fatalities in 2021, the year 2022 saw a big improvement with the known death toll almost halved from 1,378 to 699. However, we ..

January 17, 2023

Beijing ratchets up the pressure in the South China Sea

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on January 17, 2023. Posted in Catching, Naval, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement.

Taking advantage of the West’s focus on the war in Ukraine, China is rapidly bolstering its already dominant position in the South China Sea. Recent reports from Asian ..

December 27, 2022

COLUMN | The wind and the walruses [Tug Times]

Written by Alan Loynd on December 27, 2022. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Salvage Operations, Search and Rescue, Ship World Features, Work Boat World Features.

Where I live, ‘tis the season for tug people to be jolly. The northeast monsoon is firmly established and ships are once again coming to grief and asking for help. Why ..