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The Hindu
26-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
India skirts maritime border dispute with Pakistan by fresh continental-shelf claim
India has increased its claim in the Central Arabian Sea, as part of its 'extended continental shelf' by nearly 10,000 square km but also modified an earlier claim to avoid a long-standing dispute with Pakistan over the maritime boundary between the two countries, suggest documents submitted earlier this month with the United Nations. Coastal countries have an 'exclusive economic zone,' (EEZ) which gives exclusive mining and fishing rights, upto 200 nautical miles from their coastlines. In addition to this, such states can make claims for more area in the ocean provided they can scientifically establish to a UN body, called the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS), that this claimed area extends unbroken from their landmass all the way till the sea bed. All of this oceanic area is considered part of a country's extended continental shelf. This gives them rights to commercially mine for valuable minerals, polymetallic nodules and oil reserves. India already has 12 nautical miles of territorial sea and 200 nautical miles of the EEZ measured from the baselines. 'With the anticipated addition of approximately 1.2 million square km of extended continental shelf from the two submissions to the ~2 million sq. km of EEZ, India's seabed and sub-seabed area would become almost equal its land area of 3.274 million sq. km,' according to the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa. India made its first claim in 2009 in vast stretches of sea spanning the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. Due to geology, the continental shelf of a country can frequently over-lap with another and the process of scrutinising and deciding upon the claims of countries can run into years. While India's claims are still being weighed upon, Pakistan in 2021 objected to portions of India's claimed territory in the Western offshore regions on the grounds that nearly 100 nautical miles overlapped with a maritime border that was under 'dispute.' Specifically, this referred to a dispute between the countries over the Sir Creek, a strip of water in the marshes of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. The creek roughly separates the Kutch region in India and Pakistan's Sindh province. While India countered these objections, the net result was that the CLCS, in March 2023 rejected the entirety of India's claim in the Arabian Sea region. However, the Commission gives leeway to countries to submit 'modified claims.' It's in response to this that on the April 3, India split its original claim (in the Western Arabian Sea) into two 'partial ones.' Doing so, said an official in the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), is to ensure that India's claim in the Central Arabian Sea region isn't affected. 'Countries can submit any number of partial claims. Overall we have increased our claim by an additional 10,000 sq km based on additional data gathered,' M Ravichandran, Secretary, MoES told The Hindu. 'The remaining part can be discussed bilaterally. This strategy is part of our approach to ensure that at least (the region) without dispute, and which is very valuable, is awarded to us.' Institutions of the MoES, such as the NCPOR, have played a key role in the technical aspects of determining India's continental shelf. Some parts of India's continental shelf claims in the Arabian Sea overlap with that of Oman. However the two countries have an agreement in place since 2010 that while the continental shelf between them is yet to be delimited, it is 'not under dispute.' On the eastern and southern coast, India has claimed about 300,000 square km in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean though these have faced contests by Myanmar and Sri Lanka. The CLCS is expected to begin a new session of consultations later this year.
Associated Press
28-01-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Fairbanks Morse Defense's Maxim Watermakers Completes Testing of First U.S. Navy Closed Loop Cooling System
BELOIT, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 28, 2025-- Maxim Watermakers, a business unit of Fairbanks Morse Defense, has successfully completed qualification testing for a first-of-its-kind submarine maintenance Closed Loop Cooling System (CLCS) for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNS and IMF). This qualification is the first CLCS implementation for the U.S. Navy and Maxim's initial application of this groundbreaking technology at naval facilities. The testing, funded by the Maritime Sustainment Technology and Innovation Consortium (MSTIC), highlights Maxim's engineering expertise and commitment to advancing U.S. Navy operations. The CLCS is designed to support submarines during dry dock maintenance by enhancing operational efficiency, reducing corrosion, optimizing maintenance schedules, and ensuring long-term system reliability. These advantages are particularly critical for naval vessels operating in environmentally sensitive regions or areas with stringent water resource management regulations. The system features a ship service skid to circulate cooling water through the submarine and a chilled water skid to circulate water through high-capacity air-cooled chillers. Maxim's full-scale testing flawlessly executed 14 separate evaluations, proving the system meets U.S. Navy requirements. The rigorous, four-day testing process verified normal operations, emergency responses, test modes, and essential filling and draining functionalities. 'This milestone reflects the engineering excellence of Maxim Watermakers and Fairbanks Morse Defense's dedication to innovation in naval systems,' said Monica Rogers of Maxim Watermakers. 'By leveraging MSTIC's support alongside our technical capabilities, we deliver state-of-the-art solutions that address evolving client needs and enhance critical naval operations worldwide.' Fairbanks Morse Defense and Maxim Watermakers continue to lead the development of advanced water treatment technologies. Through ongoing innovation, the companies aim to deliver reliable, high-performance water systems that address critical challenges and support their customers' operational needs. About Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD): Fairbanks Morse Defense builds, maintains, and services the most trusted naval power and propulsion systems on the planet. With nearly a century of expertise, FMD supports the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, and Canadian Coast Guard with innovative marine technologies, OEM parts, and turnkey services. As a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, FMD is dedicated to ensuring mission-critical reliability and operational excellence across naval fleets worldwide. To learn more, visit . Michelle Hargis Mercom Communications SOURCE: Fairbanks Morse Defense Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 01/28/2025 10:36 AM/DISC: 01/28/2025 10:36 AM
