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The National People’s Congress (NPC) foreign affairs committee opposed and condemned the enactment of the Philippine Maritime Zone Act on Friday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. In a statement, the NPC noted that the newly-signed Philippine Maritime Zone Act “seriously violated China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea.” […]
MANILA, Philippines – China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the signing into law of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act, adding that it summoned the Philippine Ambassador to China to “make serious protests” against the move. In a press conference on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning […]
Senate Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino hails the signing of two landmark laws asserting the country’s territorial integrity and rights over all its maritime zones, including the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The twin measures – the Philippine Maritime Zones Act (Republic Act 12064) and the Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act (RA 12065) – were signed by […]
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San Diego, — San Diego Border Patrol Sector along with San Diego Air and Marine Branch, interdicted several maritime human smuggling events within 24 hours. Beached pleasure craft vessel seized by Air and Marine Operations following a maritime smuggling interdiction near New Port Beach. In recent years, CBP has recorded hundreds of human smuggling […]
Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hussain today said the government would formulate a “National Maritime Port Strategy (NMPS)” for effective and sustainable port management to attract more domestic and foreign investments. “The government will formulate ‘National Maritime Port Strategy’ for ensuring an effective and sustainable port management to attract more domestic and […]
The US has pledged to deepen its cooperation with long-time ally the Philippines by committing US$8 million in funding to help modernise its coastguard as China’s rival maritime claims with the island nation press on. The funding would be used to support the Philippine coastguard’s “infrastructure enhancements, training programme development and resource acquisition and management […]
The Mexican Navy seized more than 8.3 tonnes of unspecified drugs, its largest-ever maritime drug bust, it announced Friday. During a routine patrol, a Navy helicopter crew spotted a boat with three motors and an eight-man crew. When the suspects noticed the helicopter, they began tossing packages into the ocean. Within minutes, a Navy ship […]
Chinese navy ships docked in Bangladesh last weekend, sending ripples through Indian Ocean geopolitics – and raising eyebrows in New Delhi. The visit marked the first time foreign vessels had set anchor in the South Asian nation under its new interim government, which took power after the ousting of former leader Sheikh Hasina in August […]
The South Africa-founded B2B software-as-a-service fleet management company GoMetro, now headquartered in London, has been selected as a recipient of a GBP147,000 (US$191,000) grant from the UK Freight Innovation Fund. Founded in 2014 by Justin Coetzee, GoMetro is a B2B SaaS fleet management company that is providing a best-in-class, OEM-agnostic electrification management platform for bus […]