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Synera takes over majority stake in Taiwanese offshore wind farm

From splash247.com

Asian offshore wind farm developer Synera Renewable Energy has taken over a majority ownership of the 376MW Formosa 2 wind farm off Taiwan.

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Mines Could Protect Taiwan From China - If Installed Quickly Enough

From maritime-executive.com

If China ever makes good on decades of implicit threats to invade Taiwan, most of its ground force will have to land at ports. 

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Chinese Cruise Ship Gulangyu Approaches Taiwanese Coastline

From www.marineinsight.com

The incident was first reported by Taiwan ADIZ, a Facebook group run by civilians who keep track of Chinese military activities near Taiwan.

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Wisdom Marine ships out bulker brace

From splash247.com

Taiwanese owner and operator Wisdom Marine has confirmed the sale of two Japanese-built bulkers for about $36m in total. 

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Taiwan charges Chinese master over cable cutting

From splash247.com

For the first time, Taiwan has charged a Chinese ship captain for intentionally damaging undersea cables in February.  

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China Will Launch an Invasion of Taiwan In Next Few Months: Intel Sources

From www.19fortyfive.com

Intelligence sources who have spoken to 19FortyFive now state that they believe an attempt by China to invade Taiwan is no less than six months away.

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China’s PLA launches military drills around Taiwan, testing US resolve

From www.cnn.com

The Chinese military said Tuesday it had launched joint exercises involving its army, navy, air force and rocket force around Taiwan as a “stern warning,” days after US defense chief Pete Hegseth vowed to counter “China’s aggression” on his first visit to Asia.

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Taiwan Develops Stealthy Attack Drone Boat

From maritime-executive.com

Inspired by Ukraine's success with unmanned drone boats in the Black Sea, Taiwan has built an unmanned attack boat of its own, with modifications. 

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Taiwan Detains Chinese Fuel Barge Operating Without Registration

From maritime-executive.com

The Coast Guard in Taiwan reports it detained a Chinese ship it called a “three-no” barge meaning it did not have a name, homeport, or registration when inspected. 

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China's "Invasion Barges" Spotted in Beach Logistics Exercise

From maritime-executive.com

Guangzhou Shipyard's new jackup bridging barges have been deployed for their first known over-the-shore logistics exercise at Zhanjiang, China.

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Taiwan’s CMT takes option on newcastlemax brace

From splash247.com

Taiwan’s Chinese Maritime Transport (CMT) is moving forward with its dry bulk newbuilding project at a domestic yard. 

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Another cable severed off Taiwan

From splash247.com

Taiwan’s coast guard detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew on Tuesday. The vessel is suspected of damaging the cable connecting Taiwan to its outlying Penghu Islands, Taiwan’s coast guard said in a statement.  The Togo-flagged Hongtai58 and its eight Chinese crewmembers have been taken to the port of Anping as investigations get underway …
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Taiwan Detains Suspicious Ship Linked to China After Offshore Cable Damage

From maritime-executive.com

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration confirmed it has detained a suspicious vessel for further investigation as the country’s telecom provider Chunghwa reported operations of one of its offshore cables had been interrupted.

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China is Getting Stronger, But Taiwan Invasion in 2025 is Unlikely

From maritime-executive.com

Despite China’s rapid military improvements, it’s unlikely to use large-scale force against Taiwan in 2025.

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Top U.S. Officer Warns That China is Rehearsing Plans to Take Over Taiwan

From maritime-executive.com

China is conducting drills that simulate the reunification of Taiwan by force, according to the U.S. military's top officer in Asia. China'

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Offshore Wind Lifts Taiwan's Wind Power Generation to Record Levels

From maritime-executive.com

Last week, Taiwan reported peak wind production levels with presence of a strong northeast monsoon off its coast. The state-owned utility company Taipower said that wind power generation started to rise on Thursday, surpassing 3.1 GW by early hours of Friday morning.

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Report: Taiwan Boarded First Ship as It Targets Dangerous Chinese Vessels

From maritime-executive.com

Taiwan’s Coast Guard is moving forward with its effort to monitor and inspect potentially dangerous vessels following an incident in which an undersea cable was damaged.

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Taiwan blacklists 52 Chinese-owned ships

From splash247.com

Taiwan has blacklisted 52 Chinese-owned ships that operate under flags of convenience. 

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NATO, Baltic states and Taiwan to clamp down on cable cutters

From splash247.com

In Asia and Europe, authorities are taking action, trying to crack down on ships taking out critical subsea infrastructure.

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Van Oord clinches cable installation contract in Taiwan

From splash247.com

Dutch marine construction firm Van Oord has been contracted by Danish fund manager and renewables investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to install inter-array cables for the Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan. 

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China's Opening Salvo Against Taiwan Will Likely Be a Partial Blockade

From maritime-executive.com

The West had better think carefully about how it would handle China imposing a nominally civil quarantine on Taiwan, because that’s the tactic that increasingly looks like an opening move for Beijing in taking control of the island.

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China-linked Shipowner Denies Taiwan Accusation of Damaging Undersea Cable

From gcaptain.com

The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday there was no evidence the ship was involved, an incident that has alarmed the government in Taipei.

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Taiwan's Dong Fang Offshore enters European market with DeepOcean charter deal

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Taiwanese owner and operator Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) has sealed a deal to charter out one of its construction support vessels to Norwegian ocean services provider DeepOcean. 

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Chinese Freighter Suspected of Severing Telecom Cable off Taiwan

From maritime-executive.com

Taiwan's coast guard believes that a Chinese freighter severed a telecom cable off the island's northern coastline last week, and analysts have flagged the possibility of a gray-zone attack - the same subsea security concern that Baltic nations have wrestled with over the past year. 

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