Chinese Military Drills - Taiwan

In light of the military exercises China are currently conducting around the surrounding waters of Taiwan, the Association’s correspondent, Taiwan Transport Insurance Services Ltd. (TTIS) has sent us the attached notices issued by the Maritime and Port Bureau and the MOTC.

The Maritime and Port Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) in Taiwan issued a notice to all mariners for the military exercise held by China. It is noted that the warning zones are very close to Taiwan’s major commercial ports, including Keelung, Suao, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Anping, Hoping and Hualien, and therefore navigation and safety will inevitably be affected. The authority suggests that all vessels take alternative routes to avoid these zones. The duration of the military exercise is 3 days, starting from 1200 hours of 4 Aug until 12:00 7 Aug 2022.  

Here are the coordinates of the warning zones.  

1. East of Taiwan – 

  1. A. N22-56/E122-40
  2. B. N23-38/E122-51
  3. C. N23-38/E123-23
  4. D. N22-56/E123-09

2. North of Taiwan – 

Zone 1:

  1. A. N25-15-26/E120-29-20
  2. B. N24-50-30/E120-05-45
  3. C. N25-04-32/E119-51-22
  4. D. N25-28-12/E120-14-30

Zone 2:

  1. E. N26-07/E121-57
  2. F. N25-30/E121-57
  3. G. N25-30/E121-28
  4. H. N26-07/E121-28

Zone 3:

  1. I. N25-34/E122-50
  2. J. N25-03/E122-50
  3. K. N25-03/E122-11
  4. L. N/25-34/E122-11

3. South of Taiwan - 

Zone 1:

  1. A. N21-14/E121-33
  2. B. N21-33/E121-18
  3. C. N21-07/E120-43
  4. D. N20-48/E120-59

Zone 2:

  1. M. N22-43/E119-14
  2. N. N22-10/E119-06
  3. O. N21-33/E120-29
  4. P. N22-09/E120-32

Referring to the attachment, ‘MOTC_22-268.pdf’, the following is a free translation:

 

Regarding the military exercises conducted by PRC from 10:00 on August 4 to 10:00 on 10th August 2022, vessels are urged to avoid the following areas by using alternate routes to maintain navigation safety.

Eastern waters location coordinate：

A

23°40′00″ 

122°30′00″ 

 

B

23°40′00” N 

122°54′00″E

 

C

23°13′00″ N

122°54′00″ E

 

D

23°13′00″ N

122°30′00″ E

(Four Point connection)

 

Location coordinates：

A

23°40′00″ 

122°30′00″ 

 

B

23°40′00” N 

122°54′00″E

 

C

23°13′00″ N

122°54′00″ E

 

D

23°13′00″ N

122°30′00″ E  (WGS 84 Datum)  

 

Members should get in touch with their usual Club contacts with any queries regarding the above.

Neil Beckwith

Correspondent Manager/Senior Claims Executive

Date04/08/2022

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China has ratified the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks 2007 and the Convention will enter into force in China from 11 February 2017. 

These Guiding Opinions will be of assistance to all Members trading to or from China, or who are currently involved in litigation proceedings in China. 

This Legal Briefing provides a quick overview of the cabotage regimes in Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Peru and the United States, highlighting the restrictions, the exceptions, and penalties for violating these regulations.

The UK P&I Club have received the following update from Oasis P&I Services, on the implementation of a ban on the transportation of highly toxic chemicals in the Yangtze River basin in China

The following table lists countries which have imposed bans on vessels fitted with open-loop SOx scrubbers calling at their ports, and on the discharge of washwater from these scrubber systems within their port waters.

With its team of risk assessors, the UK Club is in a unique position to gather data and target areas of risk onboard ships.