Building AI’s Subsea Cable Infrastructure
and other hazards.In the Jan/Feb issue of Marine Technology Reporter, Alisa Reiner explains why risk mitigation is so important: “Subsea infrastructure is increasingly threatened by activities that fall within the realm of plausibly deniable, sub-threshold operations.”She notes that the South China Sea and the Red Sea have been identified as chokepoints for undersea cables. In March 2024, several major cables in the Red Sea were cut, impacting 25% of data traffic between Asia and Europe.“These threats are not just isolated incidents but may form part of broader strategic maneuvers
China Seizes Underwater “Lighthouses”
.The ministry said it had uncovered devices that had been hidden on the ocean floor and were sending back information that could "pre-set the field for battle," in an article on its official WeChat account, China's most popular social media app.Recent sea and air confrontations in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines over competing territorial claims in the highly strategic waterway have raised the risk of an escalation that could eventually involve the U.S., which is treaty-bound to defend the Philippines if it is attacked.China has also recently staged war games around
Satellite-based Solution Helps to Prevent Ship Groundings in Coastal Waters
, the Global Satellite Derived Bathymetry (G-SDB) product offers 10-meter detail, making it an excellent resource for spotting coastal shoals in remote regions that do not appear on existing nautical charts. Large contiguous G-SDB products are readily available for critical areas, including the South China Sea, Arabian/Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean
Australia Conducts First Maintenance of US Nuclear Submarine
Britain and the United States a new class of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine over the next two decades.The rotations of U.S. nuclear submarines through Australia boosts deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, where China is putting the Philippines under pressure in the disputed waterway of the South China Sea, U.S. lawmaker Michael McCaul said last week.The chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, McCaul was speaking during a visit to Sydney.U.S. submarine maintenance in Australia is a step helping to "better deter aggression in the region and uphold the rules-based international
Ocean Power Technologies Inks New Reseller Deals
Marine power, data and service solutions company Ocean Power Technologies announced the signing of four new reseller agreements targeted at supporting global critical services.The agreements include opportunities for partnering with U.S. allied nations in areas like the South China Sea, previously announced efforts in Latin America and the Middle East and serving global commercial markets, OPT said without revealing the names of its new partners."These partnerships provide the amplification for OPT to proactively serve the demand for our autonomous maritime technologies," the company said in
Ukraine's Drone Success Shapes US Pacific 'Hellscape' Strategy
with more conventional high-tech missiles. Last month the U.S. practiced deploying both drones and land-based missiles to the Philippines, where they could significantly influence any Taiwan conflict or further escalation between China and the Philippines over the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.'Assault breaker'The phrase "hellscape" was first used by Paparo's predecessor as head of Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral John Aquilino, who told the National Defense Industrial Association conference in Washington last August his forces had been working to integrate unmanned
Philippines Takes China to Task Over Coral Reef Destruction
The Philippines is challenging China to open Scarborough Shoal to international scrutiny after it accused Beijing of destroying the shoal's marine environment.Maritime tension has been rising in the South China Sea between Manila and Beijing, as the Philippines has accused China of using water cannon and blocking manoeuvres through disputed shoals and reefs.Control of the Scarborough Shoal, seized by China in 2012, figured in the Philippines case at a Hague arbitration tribunal, which ruled in 2016 that Beijing's claim to 90% of the South China Sea had no basis in international law."We
IK Subsea to Deliver Pipeline Repair Equipment to Major O&G Contractor in China
design and deliver, a series of DNV-approved high-pressure pipeline diverless repair clamps (both structural and sealing) for COOEC's National Oil & Gas Pipeline Emergency Repair Base in Shenzhen, China.This project is pivotal, ensuring rapid and efficient pipeline repair operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea, according to IK Subsea.The delivery will take place throughout 2024, IK Subsea, an IK Group company, confirmed.PAG Subsea Technology, the company’s in-country partner, will be responsible for the project management activities in China."This milestone marks our
Hanwha Ocean Eyes Submarine Exports to Canada, Philippines, Poland - official
the groundwork for a major military-industrial business. Hanwha Ocean is also vying to sell diesel-powered submarines to the Philippines, which is looking to acquire two submarines over the 2,000-tonne level, Kim said.Tensions are rising between the Philippines and China over the South China Sea. The Philippines currently has no submarine fleet.Kim said the company had proposed supplying the Philippines with submarines with lithium ion batteries, which allow the subs to stay underwater much longer than those with lead acid batteries - an advantage over French and Spanish submarines
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