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The DMCC was created in 2002 and deals in four main sectors: precious commodities (e.g., gold, diamonds); energy; steel and metals and agricultural commodities (e.g., tea, cotton). [1] In August 2020, the Investment Corporation of Dubai, a sovereign wealth fund, became the parent company of the autonomous DMCC as part of a major restructuring.
Dubai Maritime City (DMC) is a multipurpose maritime zone. It is a member of the DP World group of companies. [ 1 ] Maritime city was expected to be fully operational by 2012, and by January 2021 had completed 80% of the first phase's infrastructure works. [ 2 ]
From February to October of 2014, the 22nd MEU composed of BLT 1/6, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263), and CLB 22 deployed to the 5th and 6th Fleet area of operations. During this deployment the USS Bataan was involved in two rescues-at-sea; rescuing two Turkish mariners from their sinking cargo ship in the Aegean Sea, and rescuing ...
On 16 December 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Defense released its Defense Buildup Program [] guidance, which noted that the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force planned to replace its fleet of older, less capable destroyers and Abukuma-class destroyer escorts with Mogami-class frigates.
Maritime identification digits are used by radio communication facilities to identify their home country or base area in digital selective calling (DSC), Automatic Transmitter Identification System (ATIS), and Automatic identification system (AIS) messages as part of their Maritime Mobile Service Identities.
Sea traffic management (STM) is a methodology, developed by the Swedish Maritime Administration [1] MonaLisa project, endorsed by the European Commission, [2] sought to define a set of systems and procedures to guide and monitor sea traffic in a manner similar to air traffic management. [2]
The Joint Force Maritime Component Commander refers to an individual of flag officer that is responsible for maritime forces within a joint operations environment. The term "maritime forces" encompasses "blue water" forces (i.e. naval ships) and "brown water" forces (i.e. amphibious units). As defined in Joint Doctrine Document 1-02, the JFMCC is:
A maritime emergency refers to any critical situation at sea where a vessel or its crew faces immediate distress, such as mechanical failure, fire, severe weather, medical emergencies, or collisions. These emergencies can trigger rescue operations involving specialized maritime safety measures and coordination between various maritime ...