2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (298+ words) Iceland's government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has sparked years of protests from…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (249+ words) The Australian Government is investing more than AU$129 million (US$93 million) in a new contract with Babcock Australia to sustain the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Anzac-class frigates and strengthen Australia’s commitment to continuous maritime sustainment. Babcock Australia has been appointed…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (153+ words) Thailand's SCG Chemicals has diversified its naphtha sourcing to cope with delivery disruption from the Strait of Hormuz, its CEO said on Thursday. SCG is buying mostly from India, Australia and Nigeria, CEO Sakchai Patiparnpreechavud said on the sidelines of…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (639+ words) Australia relaxed a proposed rule on Thursday that would have forced natural gas exporters to reserve 20 per cent of their output for the local market, instead requiring them to hold back up to a fifth of their production as determined…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (677+ words) The first question to consider when thinking about a major defence program such as AUKUS is this: defence against whom? Australian governments have given two different answers to this question over the years. Prime Minister Bob Hawke’s government said in…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (400+ words) A Member of the Scottish Parliament has criticised the country's Transport Secretary for apparently being unaware about a news report of a toxic gas leak on a local ferry. Liberal Democrat MSP Willie Rennie said it is "unacceptable" that Transport…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (199+ words) The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command and local shipbuilder Marine Alutech have entered into an agreement under which Marine Alutech will supply 18 new troop transport boats to the Finnish Navy. The boats will also be used for maintenance tasks in…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (494+ words) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed cooperation on security and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a summit in Paris on Tuesday, but the talks did not concern troop deployment, Seoul's…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (925+ words) How much oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz? Traders, energy executives and government officials are all trying to figure it out – but are reaching wildly different conclusions. It is, however, increasingly clear that this mystery has introduced a…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (356+ words) A number of experts have expressed concerns that Canada's future submarines will be unable to operate under ice for extended periods despite the manufacturer's claims, local newspaper The Hill Times has reported. Adam Lajeunesse, a professor and maritime security expert…...