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U.S.-Iran tensions rise over oil route as EU tries to save nuclear deal.

India To Develop New Sea Routes And Shipping Services.

Indian Ocean tsunamis destroyed one of the world's most important silk-route ports in the 15th century, new research finds.

Indian Ocean tsunamis destroyed one of the world's most important silk-route ports in the 15th century, new research finds.

Sea Shepherd's Flagship, the Steve IRWIN, is en route to the Indian Ocean to confront a fleet of fishing vessels that is using driftnets; a form of

Sea Shepherd's Flagship, the Steve IRWIN, is en route to the Indian Ocean to confront a fleet of fishing vessels that is using driftnets; a form of

Vessels have cut fuel costs by slowing down and taking a more direct route closer to the Somali coast, shows study.

Vessels have cut fuel costs by slowing down and taking a more direct route closer to the Somali coast, shows study.

The Growing Significance of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Tôt ce lundi, Team Sanya a constaté une avarie sur son gréement et fait route vers un port au sud de Madagascar pour évaluer les dommages et élaborer un plan de secours. Personne n'a été blessé à bord et les équipiers sont sains et saufs.

When a crack unit of Kenyan narco cops raided a Mombasa villa in November, after an eight-month undercover US investigation, it marked a step change in Africa's fight against drug trafficking. The drugs sting was a first in East Africa. Four men were arrested: two sons of a murdered Kenyan drug lord, a convicted Indian trafficker with a faded Bollywood star wife and a bigtime Indian Ocean transporter from Pakistan known as "Old Man".

When a crack unit of Kenyan narco cops raided a Mombasa villa in November, after an eight-month undercover US investigation, it marked a step change in Africa's fight against drug trafficking. The drugs sting was a first in East Africa. Four men were arrested: two sons of a murdered Kenyan drug lord, a convicted Indian trafficker with a faded Bollywood star wife and a bigtime Indian Ocean transporter from Pakistan known as "Old Man".

The ship was on its way from Somalia to the Emirates when it sank off Sur in the province of Asharqiyah around 2pm.

The ship was on its way from Somalia to the Emirates when it sank off Sur in the province of Asharqiyah around 2pm.

The estimated period in which human colonization of Madagascar began has expanded recently to 5000-1000 y B.P., six times its range in 1990, prompting revised thinking about early migration sources, routes, maritime capability and environmental changes. Cited evidence of colonization age includes anthropogenic palaeoecological data 2500-2000 y B.P., megafaunal butchery marks 4200-1900 y B.P. and OSL dating to 4400 y B.P. of the Lakaton'i Anja occupation site. Using large samples of newly-excavated bone from sites in which megafaunal butchery was earlier dated >2000 y B.P. we find no butchery marks until ~1200 y B.P., with associated sedimentary and palynological data of initial human impact about the same time. Close analysis of the Lakaton'i Anja chronology suggests the site dates <1500 y B.P. Diverse evidence from bone damage, palaeoecology, genomic and linguistic history, archaeology, introduced biota and seafaring capability indicate initial human colonization of Madagascar 1350-1100 y B.P.

China Has Signed 197 Belt and Road Deals with 137 Countries.

Marine scientists have mapped previously unknown foraging grounds and migratory routes of Western Australia's green turtles to support conservation of the iconic threatened species.

Following a violent collision last Wednesday evening, British Vendee Globe skipper Sam DAVIES (Initiatives-Cœur) sustained significant damage to the framework supporting the keel of her IMOCA. In consultation with her team, she made the decision to stop in Cape Town (South Africa).This morning as she arrived in Cape Town she confirmed by video at 0900hrs UTC that she is officially retiring from the race. But she says she is determined to return - after making repairs with her team and experts - to complete the race course as 'hors course', unclassified on the solo race which forbids any kind of outside assistance.

Louis BURTON, the solo skipper of eighth placed Bureau Vallée 2, plans to stop to make repairs at the tiny, remote MACQUARIE Island in the Southwestern Pacific this weekend. The 15 miles long island is close to his route eastwards and a short parenthesis, he hopes, would allow him to climb his mast and make repairs to his mast track and to the other damages which are compromising his speed potential.

The Lombok Strait (LS), Ombai Strait (OS), and Timor Passage (TP) are three major outlets of the Indonesian Throughflow to the Indian Ocean. Here, sources and pathways of the LS, OS, and TP outflows are explored by a Lagrangian particle tracking analysis based on a ~3 km regional ocean model simulation. The Makassar Strait transport contributes to ~80%, ~75%, and ~45% of the LS, OS, and TP outflows, respectively. However, ~41% and ~19% of the TP and OS outflows stem from the Lifamatola Passage, which largely feeds the upper and intermediate layers of the outflows. The role of Karimata Strait is quite limited and restricted to the upper layer. It takes 1-2 years and 2-6 years for the Makassar Strait water to reach the OS and TP, respectively, whereas the Lifamatola Passage water passes through the OS (2-6 years) and TP (3-9 years) on a prolonged transit time. In the Banda Sea, the western boundary current is the main pathway toward the OS, while the waters to the TP tend to take a basin interior route.

Boosting Maritime Security & Trade Around The Indian Ocean.

After Fighting Over Mountains, India and China Lock Horns in the Indian Ocean.

Chinese navy ships to be deployed at Gwadar: Pak navy official.

Bolivian-flagged ship held by Somali pirates is freed