I ask again: Why not? Why is Singaporean "Bak Kwa" not popular in America? Bakkwa is a very yummy delicacy in various parts of Southeast Asia. Flat slices of pork, usually rectangular or slightly irregular, about the size of a postcard.

Just another day in the Singapore Strait. ShipSpotting paradise 😎 BZ StraitsSights (on X) 📷 - WarshipCam (on X) sgshipspotting (on X) mercoglianos (on X) BDHerzinger (on X)

🇺🇸 Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) Arriving in Singapore Strait Noteworthy that she sailed on the western side of the Malaysian Eastern Out of Port Limits (EOPL) ⚓anchorage area, where around ~30 Dark Fleet tankers, and at least 13 🇮🇷-flagged tankers, all laden with 🇮🇷 🛢️ wait.

⚠️US OFAC GENERAL LICENSE Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products of Iranian-Origin Loaded on Vessels as of March 20, 2026 All the communities of shipping, tanker owners & operators, oil traders and compliance teams, are all trying to understand the implications.

D+20 No change.

Finally! The 2024 INSURV report has been published. Note it is dated 1 MAR 2025, the date it was due per Title 10 US Code §8674. But only published OVER one year and two weeks later. Just think how hard the fleet has been worked since the data from this report was collected.

16 MAR 2026 🇮🇷 -flagged Tanker HILDA 1 (9357389) sailing past Singapore Strait today. She was last spotted by #Sentinel2 🛰️📷 Anchored near Bandar Abbas, on 26 FEB. And then by TankerTrackers (on X) again on 1 MAR.

15 MAR 2026 🇮🇷-flagged bulk cargo ship DELNAVAZ (9387803) in Kuantan, Malaysia. She was spotted pier-side by #Sentinel2 🛰️📷today DELNAVAZ departed Bandar Khomeyni on 19 FEB, then Bandar Abbas on 25 FEB and a very brief stop in Jask on 26 FEB.

15 MAR 2026 🇮🇷-flagged Container ship RADIN (9820257) arrived in Gaolan 🇨🇳 today. She departed Bandar Abbas, 28 FEB, as hostilities commended. She passed Sri Lanka, to days after the US Submarine sank the Iranian warship.

15 MAR 2026 🇮🇷 -flagged Tanker AMBER (9357406) sailing past Singapore Strait tonight. She started broadcasting on AIS at the top of the Malacca Strait, while passing the Six Degree Channel between Between Aceh, Sumatra (Indonesia) and Great Nicobar Island (India).

Starboard Maritime Intelligence has identified a false-flagged VLCC — NOVA (#IMO9283801) — transiting west through the Malacca Strait. It is now operating as ARROW (#IMO9212876), scrapped in 2018 as S MISTRAL. The stolen identity and AIS spoofing indicate sanctions evasion.

For Want of an Oiler: The Fragile State of America’s Afloat Logistics Fleet 1️⃣ USNS Big Horn Grounding 2️⃣ USS Neches Sunk 3️⃣ Vulnerability of at sea #logistics 4️⃣ Use of civilian tanker to refuel a US Navy aircraft carrier Full article at gCaptain.com youtu.be/Vpm7_BGRP-4

🇺🇸 DoD Vision Statement for a Prosperous and Secure Southeast Asia #MaritimeSecurity & #MaritimeDomainAwarness feature prominently in this vision. Will the vision & capabilities planned be effectively operationalized? www.defense.gov/News/Release...

The pros have arrived. 🤩 #OOTT

1/ Finally! An update from 🇺🇸SecDef at #ADMM & #ADMMPlus in 🇱🇦 about the 2nd #ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise #AUMX #AUMX2025 www.defense.gov/News/Transcr...

Illicit Ship-to-Ship (StS) transfers of 🇮🇷🛢️➡️🇨🇳 occur every day in waters off Eastern Johor🇲🇾 #SouthChinaSea #DarkFleet ships aren't insured & don't follow #MARPOL convention They are a risk to environment & all legit shipping www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Happy New Year! Buon Anno a tutti! 🥳