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US President Donald Trump (AP) US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (US local time) that he hopes to avoid military action against Iran and has plans to pursue further talks with Tehran on a possible nuclear deal, even as the United States ramps up its military presence in the Middle East.The President spoke to…
For most people, a cruise is a temporary escape. For Mario Salcedo, it has been home for a quarter of a century. Known to crew and fellow passengers as “Super Mario,” the Florida-based financial advisor has spent nearly his entire adult life moving from one ship to another, trading a fixed address for an endless…
NEW DELHI: India has concluded Exercise Trishul, a major tri-service drill involving 30,000 Army personnel, multiple fighter aircraft and 25 naval ships and submarines.In a display of joint operational strength, top commanders from the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan and Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, boarded aircraft…
NEW DELHI: India continues to keep close tabs on Chinese warships and spy vessels in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), even as it gears up to host the navies of both the US and Russia, among 55 countries, at the ‘Milan’ maritime exercise and International Fleet Review (IFR) at Visakhapatnam in Feb.“There is a continuous…
US President Donald Trump is reportedly pushing for a new armada of US Navy warships, dubbed the “Golden Fleet,” to counter what he sees as an increasing threat from China, as reported by the Wall Street JournalThe plans come as Trump prepares for a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his first visit…
In a significant leap for India’s semiconductor ambitions, the country’s first commercially packaged multi-chip module (MCM) rolled out early Wednesday from Kaynes Semicon’s outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility in Sanand, Gujarat. The shipment, comprising 900 intelligent power modules (IPMs), has been delivered to California-based Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS). A milestone for India…
CMA CGM, the French shipping giant and world’s third-largest container carrier, has identified India as a potential hub for constructing small, LNG-powered container vessels. This development follows chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saade’s signing of a letter of intent with Cochin Shipyard for six vessels, valued at approximately $300 million, as reported by Economic Times. This…
There are signs that some downsides of the higher tariffs are starting to emerge, the IMF outlook said. (AI image) Beijing has fired its latest salvo in the simmering US-China trade war-not through semiconductors or soybeans, but through ships. China imposed sanctions on the US subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha Ocean Co, citing…
China on Friday announced that it will start imposing “special port fees” on ships built or operated by the US. According to the transport ministery, the fees will take effect at Chinese ports from October 14 when US ships arriving in China will pay 400 yuan ($56) per net tonne, rising to 640 yuan in…
When armed Israeli soldiers boarded a flotilla of civilian boats attempting to deliver food and medicine to Gaza on Wednesday night, millions of people around the world were glued to their screens, watching the events unfold in real time.In a small studio in Glasgow, two web developers worked frantically behind the scenes, updating vessel locations…
