The linkages between the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and IMO were explored during an event held on 28 November at IMO Headquarters to mark 40 years since the “Constitution ...

In late September, the Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan’s largest circulation newspaper) reported that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Sazanami (JS Sazanami, DD-113) had navigated north ...

SINGAPORE: Soon after the Middle East conflict broke out in late February, Iran started restricting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, effectively imposing a naval blockade on a critical ...

Now that Cambodia and Thailand have each selected two conciliators for the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) compulsory reconciliation process, the two sides have 30 days to agree on a ...

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) establishes distinct regimes for navigation through straits vital to global trade. Articles 37–44 govern transit passage in straits ...

Through 2023, tensions in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines have escalated, marked by such significant escalations as the removal of a floating barrier by the Philippines near the ...

Cambodia has defended its decision to initiate compulsory conciliation proceedings under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), telling a gathering ...

Vietnam and Indonesia agreed to delimit their respective Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) on 22 December 2022 after 12 years of negotiations. The agreement provides hope for the strengthening of the ...

On Thursday last week, the Philippines and Japan issued a joint statement on their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, reaffirming the need to further promote peace, stability and mutual trust ...

During the visit of the Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr to Japan from May 26 to 29, both nations announced the start of bilateral negotiations on the delimitation of exclusive ...

MANILA, Philippines — Retired Supreme Court justices Antonio Carpio and Adolfo Azcuna allegedly misrepresented international maritime law and endangered the Philippines’ claims in the South China Sea ...