A background essay on the Ming Dynasty, its powerful trade networks and diplomatic missions as far as Africa and ... ports on the Indian coast; and Hormuz. This voyaged marked the height of Chinese ...

In the 17th century, the Indian ocean slave trade was arguably on a bigger scale than the Atlantic slave trade. The hub of this vile industry was in modern-day Tanzania, an area that specialized ...

The MV Houston Express, a 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containership docked at Jebel Ali Port on 5th February, ...

International power rivalry is playing out in the Indian Ocean region, India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday, adding that a strong naval presence in the key trade route was his ...