China will come under the most concerted diplomatic pressure yet to rein in its assertive moves in the disputed South China Sea when the United States uses a regional security meeting this weekend to rally support for a freeze on provocative acts. The push by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the ASEAN Regional
Read more‘USS Fort Worth Commissioning: Photo credit Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin-led team’s second Littoral Combat Ship, ‘USS Fort Worth’ (LCS 3) commissioned by U.S. Navy in Galveston, Texas. USS Fort Worth, the second of the Freedom-variant in the LCS class, successfully passed Acceptance Trials in May and was delivered to the U.S. Navy in June,
Read moreUSS Freedom (LCS 1) made its debut in Singapore May 14-19, participating in an international trade show and a maritime exercise with regional navies. Freedom also hosted thousands of visitors, from Singaporean citizens to senior government and military officials, during a series of ship tours. The week began with a visit from the Chief
Read moreNexus Consulting, says an ‘administrative mistake’ led to the Venezuala detention of a US-flagged ship. Background: Venezuelan authorites arrested a U.S. ship captain early Thursday after three assault rifles were found on board. An embassy official said the captain of the ‘Ocean Atlas’ was being held for an alleged infraction “involving documentation for three
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