The U.S Trade Representative has proposed Section 301 service fees targeting China’s maritime sector. VesselBot has quantified the potential impact these measures would have on major carriers and U.S. trade flows.
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Chris Haugen of Forcys explains the role of UUVs in light of the U.S. objective to prepare for a major conflict with China by 2027.
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TRDI has expanded its existing relationship with Xiamen Lawlink Development Co. Ltd., located in Xiamen, China. Xiamen Lawlink will now distribute TRDI’s full line of ADCPs for water resources applications.
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Experts from around the world are meeting in Lanzhou, China today through July 28, 2018 to advance preparations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC). At the meeting, which brings together more than 100 scientists from more than 35 countries, SROCC lead authors will discuss next steps and
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The Arctic has traditionally been a region where cooperation has been common between nations. Its significance on the world’s geopolitical map is changing, however, as global warming leads to increased ice melt, thus reducing barriers to maritime navigation. Less ice means more shipping traffic and better access to resources, most notably, oil and gas. China, despite not having any
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Sri Lanka transferred control of its port Hambantota to China in a 99-year lease, a plan designed to relieve the country’s large burden of debt. Signed in July 2017, the plan gives China Merchants Port Holdings a 70 percent stake in a joint venture with Sri Lanka Ports Authority. The lease has drawn criticism from Sri Lankans because of the
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