The History of the Twenty-First-Century Chinese Navy

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Chinese Navy Luhu-Class Destroyer Qingdao               

The strategic direction of the People’s Liberation Army Navy has evolved rapidly since the end of the Cold War and China’s rise as an economic power. Yet, as Bernard Cole reminds us, the Chinese Navy being built today may owe as much to its past as to its future.

By                        Bernard

Cole                                                                                                       

for US Naval War College                                   

This article first appeared in the Naval War College Review (Summer 2014, Vol. 67, No. 3) published by the U.S. Naval War College.

China historically has been a continental rather than a maritime power, despite its more than eleven thousand miles of coastline and more than six thousand islands. It has more often viewed the sea as a

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Use and Abuse in Nigerian Maritime Security

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Maritime executive  

July 01, 2014                                             

By MarEx

 
 

Op-Ed by Dirk Steffen

In the night of 23 October 2013, a group of embarked Nigerian policemen on board the tanker Histria Coral opened fire on a small boat that was approaching a tanker close by on Lagos roads, believing the vessel was

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TangerMed: Une 2e convention collective pour Boluda

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Elle concerne le personnel marin des remorqueurs et pilotines
Une première déjà conclue avec les capitaines et officiers en mars

ET de deux pour Boluda Tanger Med! La société en charge de l’exploitation des services de remorquage au sein de l’enceinte portuaire Tanger Med a signé, la semaine dernière, une deuxième convention collective. Cette fois, l’accord concerne le personnel marin des remorqueurs et des pilotines.

«Le principal apport de cet accord reste la paix sociale», explique Christophe Bommelaer, directeur général de Boluda Tanger Med. En effet, l’accord apporte cinq années de paix sociale, basée sur un engagement sur les rémunérations dont la revalorisation des salaires. L’accord apporte aussi divers avantages comme

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Newest integrated bridge systems offer greater knowledge, customization

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MARINE PROFFESIONAL

Jan 23, 201402:55 PM
by Dom Yanchunas
 
 

A customized Sperry Marine IBS aboard cruise ship Oasis of the Seas, above,  includes multiple 27-inch wide-screen monitors, below.

Photos courtesy Sperry Marine

 

On a morning voyage out of Bainbridge Island, loaded with Seattle-bound commuters, the Washington State Ferries boat Tacoma inches out of its Eagle Harbor berth. While the ferry travels eastward toward the busy Puget Sound commercial shipping lane, Capt. Bob Merideth cannot see the southbound vessels because a land mass — Wing Point — blocks his port-side view. Still, the captain knows that the icebreaker Polar Star is in the sound. So is the 98-foot workboat Motega. At a glance, the two display screens in Tacoma’s integrated bridge system (IBS) offer Merideth a combined view of the electronic

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