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Turkiye Cancels Indian Navy Contract

Turkiye Cancels Construction Deal It seems that as a reaction to Turkey’s unflinching support to Pakistan on the Kashmir issue India canceled a contract with a Turkish firm involved in a ship-building project in India .This cancellation took place while India was hosting the Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff at a fighter

Korean Lasers Shoot Drones at Sea at $ 1.50

Mass Production of Laser Weapons South Korea is likely to commence this year mass production of low-cost laser weapons that has displayed remarkable success in shooting down small drones during testing. Such laser weapons can be deployed to target North Korean drones.South Korea will have the unique distinction of becoming the first country to deploy

Fairy Tale Romance & Shipping

Traditional Male Dominance Threatened The maritime sector has traditionally been male dominated yet things appear to be changing.Women mariners are slowly entering the profession at different levels ranging from hospitality at cruise and ferry vessels ,container  terminals, stevedoring, engineering, nautical and outright ownership of lines. Control of a Fifth of World Freight Credit ;MSC Captain

Seoul’s Acquisition of US Shipyard – Is China Next

Acquisition of Philly Shipyard Hanwha Systems and Hanwha Ocean have acquired Philly Shipyard and strategic plans are in place to invest $100 million  to globally expand  defense and shipbuilding operations . Philly Shipyard is a leading U.S. shipbuilder that has delivered around half of the merchant navy vessels in the United States since the year

Ore Carriers & Reko Diq Copper Gold Barrick’s Logistic Nightmare

Reko Diq Copper Gold Logistics A massive ore ship has been constructed by China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) having the capacity to transport 400,000 metric ton deadweight (DWT) roughly equivalent to 6000 freight train carriages. Sailing under the Hong Kong flag it has a draught of 23m  and a fuel bunker allowing it to transport

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Korea Silk Road Strategy for Central Asia & Karachi Ports

South Korea Summit with Central Asian Countries South Korea 's summit with 5 Central Asian countries is an integral component of its fresh diplomatic strategy for Central Asia euphemistically termed as “Korea-Central Asia K Silk Road.” President Yoon Suk Yeol is embarking on state visits to Central Asian nations namely Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to

Deep Sea Mining & Diamonds

Deep Sea Mining & Diamonds Deep Sea Mining involves the extraction of valuable minerals from the ocean or seabed using specialised and sophisticated ships designed for the purpose of deep sea mining so that mining operations are not disrupted by unpredictable weather conditions that usually prevail and have the facilities on board to excavate deep

South Korea Shakes Energy Dependence on Middle East

South Korea Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration Kicks off The South Korean government has approved a large scale project of offshore exploration and drilling in the reserve off Yeongil Bay in Pohang to tap the country's massive gas and oil reserves estimated at 14 billion barrels (bbls0 . This may turn out to be one

Seoul’s LNG Dilemma & Power Sector Debt

South Korea's Net Zero Delayed by its LNG Development & Expansion Korea's main LNG imports are from Qatar ,Uzbekistan and Yemen. Globally the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker fleet comprised of 734 vessels in the year 2022 including floating storage units. South Korea is the third largest LNG importing country with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS)

US Sanctions on India & Impact on Chabahar Port

India concludes Agreement with Iran on Chabahar Port India's Foreign Minister, S Jaishankar highlighted the broader regional benefits of its recently inked ten year port agreement with Iran ignoring  words of caution from the United States which may result in invocation of sanctions against India. The Indian Foreign Minister in defence of the agreement called

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