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USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: July 10, 2023

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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of July 10, 2023, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.

Ships Underway

Total Battle Force DeployedUnderway
300
(USS 242, USNS 58)		101
(USS 67, USNS 34)		78
(52 Deployed, 26 Local)

Ships Deployed by Fleet

2nd Fleet3rd Fleet

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/10/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-july-10-2023

VESSEL REVIEW | Jinghai 1 Yuye Yangzhi Yunshu Chuan – New Chinese-built wellboat features remote monitoring systems

China’s Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard has delivered a new live transport vessel to local owner Shandong Yantai Jinghai Marine Fishery Company. Built to a design by Yantai ..

The post VESSEL REVIEW | Jinghai 1 Yuye Yangzhi Yunshu Chuan – New Chinese-built wellboat features remote monitoring systems...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/processing/vessel-review-jinghai-1-yuye-yangzhi-yunshu-chuan-new-chinese-built-wellboat-features-remote-monitoring-systems/

Philippine Forces Spot 48 Chinese Fishing Vessels Guarded by Warships in Its EEZ

Chinese fishing vessels in the Philippine EEZ. Philippine Coast Guard Photo

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) sighted 48 Chinese fishing vessels around the Philippines Economic Exclusion Zone in the South China Sea on June 30, the service announced Friday.

A Philippine Navy (PN) Brittan Norman Islander patrol aircraft spotted a large number of Chinese fishing vessels over the Iroquois Reef during patrols, the AFP Western Command said via Facebook on Friday. There were 48 Chinese fishing...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/07/philippine-forces-spots-48-chinese-fishing-vessels-guarded-by-warships-in-its-eez

VESSEL REVIEW | Chang – Helicopter-capable landing ship for Royal Thai Navy

The Royal Thai Navy recently commissioned a new landing platform dock (LPD) into service. The third Royal Thai Navy ship to be named after Chang Island in Thailand’s Tr ..

The post VESSEL REVIEW | Chang – Helicopter-capable landing ship for Royal Thai Navy appeared first on Baird Maritime.

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/vessel-review-chang-helicopter-capable-landing-ship-for-royal-thai-navy/

Hunan Begins Direct Shipment to Russia

Credit: kurt-cotoaga-unsplash

Hunan launches direct shipping route to Russia, highlights a China.org news source.

Direct shipping to Russia

​A ship carrying exports including 564 cars and some auto parts departed on Monday from Chenglingji Port, in the city of Yueyang, Hunan Province, bound for the Russian port of Vladivostok, marking the launch of Hunan’s first direct shipping route to Russia.

A ship carrying exports including 564 cars and some auto parts departed on Monday from Chenglingji...

https://mfame.guru/hunan-begins-direct-shipment-to-russia/

India Revises Stance on China-Philippines Maritime Dispute as New Delhi Looks East

Scarborough Shoal. NASA Photo

India revised its position on the 2016 South China Sea Arbitration last week in a meeting between Indian and Filipino diplomats that supports Manila’s territorial claims over China.

The revised stance on the arbitration, which countered China’s South China Sea claims, including the Nine-Dash Line and favored the Philippines in a territorial dispute, comes as India increases security engagement with countries in Southeast Asia.

India revealed its new attitude on the...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/05/india-revises-stance-on-china-philippines-maritime-dispute-as-new-delhi-looks-east

Russian Military Failures in Ukraine Should be ‘Sobering’ for China’s Taiwan Invasion Plans, Experts Say

Amphibious armored infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) attached to a brigade under the PLA 73rd Group Army maneuver in ferrying and assault wave formation on June 15, 2023. China Ministry of Defense Photo

China has not fought in a war since the 1950s, raising questions about how its armed forces would perform in 21st-century combat, a retired top Navy official said.

That combined with the lessons Moscow has learned over the last 18 months should be “sobering” to Chinese President Xi Jinping, retired...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/05/russian-military-failures-in-ukraine-should-be-sobering-for-chinas-taiwan-invasion-plans-experts-say

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