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China threatened to seize all vessels flying the Panamanian flag at its ports.

China threatened to seize all vessels flying the Panamanian flag at its ports.

China’s Threat to Seize Panamanian-Flagged Ships Officials from the Trump administration informed Breitbart News that Chinese authorities are warning about the potential seizure of Panamanian-flagged ships in China. This action appears to be retaliation against Panama following recent developments where control of two crucial ports at either end of the Panama Canal shifted away from […]

US Vessels Abandoning ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Following Maduro Attack

US Vessels Abandoning 'Shadow Fleet' Tanker Following Maduro Attack

U.S. Military Intercepts Sanctioned Oil Tanker On Monday, the U.S. Department of the Army announced that it had successfully boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel for a considerable distance as it escaped from the Caribbean Sea. According to the Department of Defense, U.S. military personnel conducted the operation […]

Unauthorized oil-carrying vessels have come under Trump’s scrutiny.

Unauthorized oil-carrying vessels have come under Trump’s scrutiny.

US Seizes Tanker in Venezuela Sanction Efforts A fleet of so-called “ghost ships” that evade international sanctions has reportedly come to the forefront after the U.S. government seized a tanker carrying Venezuelan crude oil. On December 10, the Trump administration announced the capture of the Skipper, a vessel that had been covertly transporting oil against […]

China and Japan Both Assert They Have Removed Each Other’s Vessels from Contested Waters

China and Japan Both Assert They Have Removed Each Other’s Vessels from Contested Waters

Dispute Intensifies Between Japan and China over Senkaku Islands On Tuesday, Japan and China exchanged accusations regarding threats to each other’s vessels in the vicinity of the contested Senkaku Islands, which Japan administers but China claims. Each nation asserts that the other is infringing upon its sovereign waters. The China Coast Guard (CCG) claimed a […]

Chinese coast guard vessels navigate through contested waters of the Senkaku Islands

Chinese coast guard vessels navigate through contested waters of the Senkaku Islands

Escalating Tensions Between China and Japan On Sunday, a Chinese Coast Guard ship navigated through the Senkaku Islands, which China refers to as the Diaoyu Islands, claiming it was conducting a “rights enforcement patrol.” This move seems to heighten the already fraught relations with Japan. This development follows recent remarks by Japan’s newly appointed Prime […]

US Navy focuses on Venezuelan drug vessels while steering clear of operations in Mexico

US Navy focuses on Venezuelan drug vessels while steering clear of operations in Mexico

U.S. Navy Targets Drug Smuggling Off Venezuela Off the coast of Venezuela, U.S. Navy radar detected a high-speed vessel likely transporting cocaine to the United States. This ship is among many targeted as part of a renewed U.S. initiative aimed at disrupting maritime drug trafficking, which has seen increased military activity returning to the Western […]

Chinese vessels collide while pursuing a Philippine patrol boat

Chinese vessels collide while pursuing a Philippine patrol boat

Incidents in the South China Sea Escalate Tensions On Monday, a troubling confrontation occurred in the South China Sea when two Chinese vessels collided while trying to force a Philippine patrol boat away from the contested Scarborough Shoal. Footage released by a Filipino official captured the scene from the Philippine patrol boat BRP Surang, revealing […]