Latest News for: Washington shipping

Edit

Navy setting up Red Sea task force

The Buffalo News 06 Dec 2023
WASHINGTON — The United States is in discussions with its allies to set up a naval task force to guard ships traveling through the Red Sea after the latest attack on several commercial vessels in what appears to be an escalating extension of Israel's war with Hamas by Iran-sponsored proxy forces.
Edit

US to Deploy Anti-Ship Missiles on Subs in 2024 to Counter China

The Lawton Constitution 05 Dec 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy plans to begin arming submarines next year with ship-targeting versions of the widely used Tomahawk missile, part of Washington’s push to ramp up military capabilities to challenge Chinese maritime forces, particularly around Taiwan ... Japan may someday also deploy the new anti-ship version of the missile.
Edit

USS Annapolis launches Tomahawk cruise missiles off the coast of southern California in 2018. A new version of the missile, which was originally designed for land strikes, is intended to target ships. Source: US Navy

Hong Kong Standard 05 Dec 2023
The US Navy plans to begin arming submarines next year with ship-targeting versions of the widely used Tomahawk missile, part of Washington’s push to ramp up military capabilities to challenge Chinese maritime forces, particularly around Taiwan ... Japan may someday also deploy the new anti-ship version of the missile.
Edit

New naval task force could be formed to protect Red Sea, US says

The National 05 Dec 2023
Washington is probably seeking to better secure shipping lanes, while avoiding being drawn into a military retaliation, either involving itself or Israel, against the Houthis in Yemen." ... “Sharing the financial burden of protecting commercial shipping is highly likely to be a key consideration by Washington," she said.
Edit

US and allies in talks to create shipping escorts

Auburnpub dot com 05 Dec 2023
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday that the U.S. might establish a naval task force to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea, a day after three vessels were struck by missiles fired by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
Edit

Iran denies involvement in any attacks on US forces

LBC International 05 Dec 2023
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a press conference yesterday [Monday] that Washington "has reason to believe that these attacks (on ships in the Red Sea) were fully supported by Iran, even though the Houthis in Yemen claimed responsibility." .
Edit

North Korean smugglers disguised under Pacific island flags

Korea Times 05 Dec 2023
The Washington-based Center for Advanced Defense Studies has been monitoring the bustling shipping lanes of the Taiwan Strait and Korean Peninsula ... By tracking these ships, the centre's researchers have identified patterns of "high risk behaviour" that they believe are linked to "illicit" North Korean oil supply chains.
Edit

Opinion: 5 questions about China that Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate needs to answer

Market Watch 05 Dec 2023
Manila has tried to supply construction materials to fortify the ship, but China’s military, coast guard, and maritime militia have interfered with these efforts. Leaders in Washington and Manila are reportedly considering joint operations to resupply Second Thomas Shoal in the weeks ahead.
Edit

3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs ...

Cleveland Jewish News 04 Dec 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S ... Washington so far has declined to directly respond to the attacks, as has Israel, whose military continues to try to describe the ships as not having links to their country ... Navy ships at the time.
Edit

Spread thin, US Navy seeks allies' help following Houthi attacks on shipping

Al Monitor 04 Dec 2023
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is seeking allies’ military support to protect shipping in the southern Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb strait following unprecedented missile strikes on ...
Edit

3 commercial ships hit by rebel missiles in Red Sea, U.S. destroyer downs 3 drones

The Day 04 Dec 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S ... Washington so far has declined to directly respond to the attacks, as has Israel, whose military continues to try to describe the ships as not having links to their country ... Navy ships at the time.
Edit

Commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones

Rutland Herald 04 Dec 2023
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three commercial ships in the Red Sea were struck by ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Sunday and a U.S ... They have jeopardized the lives of international crews representing multiple countries around the world.” It said the three commercial ships and their crews are connected to 14 countries.
Edit

3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea

Naharnet 04 Dec 2023
Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S ... The missile hit near the ship, the U.S ... Washington so far has declined to directly respond to the attacks, as has Israel, whose military continues to try to describe the ships as not having links to their country ... Navy ships at the time.
Edit

US warship downs 3 drones after attack in Red Sea

Korea Times 04 Dec 2023
Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S ... The missile hit near the ship, the U.S ... Washington so far has declined to directly respond to the attacks, as has Israel, whose military continues to try to describe the ships as not having links to their country ... Navy ships at the time.
Edit

3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, U.S. warship downs 3 drones

Asahi News 04 Dec 2023
DUBAI--Ballistics missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S ... The missile hit near the ship, the U.S ... Washington so far has declined to directly respond to the attacks, as has Israel, whose military continues to try to describe the ships as not having links to their country.

Most Viewed

United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, right, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival at an international airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
Andrei Gordeyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
University (alumni) fresh graduates students
Creative Commons
×