Month: August 2012
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Piracy Hotspots
Defence IQ talks to Brigadier General Wiseman Mbambo on the attempts to control an increasingly violent piracy and insurgency movement on the high seas. […]
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Threat to Security
Maritime incidents involving Chinese fishermen seem to have become a major trigger for maritime tensions and clashes. Overfishing and illegal fishing are increasingly threatening the sustainability of the global fishing […]
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Armed Guards Authorised
The Indian Government has authorised the deployment of armed guards aboard Indian flagged merchant vessels. Guidelines regarding the use of armed security details have been released to ship owners and […]
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US Navy helps crew of Iranian dhow
Muscat: Guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) rendered medical assistance and provided food, water and fuel to an Iranian-flagged dhow, M/V Payam, on Wednesday, approximately 45 miles southeast of […]
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IMO welcomes Maritime Labour Convention ratifications
IMO has welcomed the landmark ratifications of the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Maritime Labour Convention, which will bring the treaty into force in 12 months’ time, establishing minimum requirements for […]
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Turning the Tide on Piracy
The House of Lords EU Committee for External Affairs has today praised the success of Operation Atalanta in curbing piracy off the Somali coast. However, they say that the operation must be […]
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Minehunter SP(D)
Babcock has started work on Sandown class minehunter HMS Grimsby, now in dock in Rosyth for a six month Support Period (Docking) (SP(D)). Babcock starts work on minehunter Babcock has […]
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Little Boat, Big Danger
As tensions continue to rise in the Persian Gulf, does a British designed and built speedboat pose the biggest threat to coalition naval forces? Little boat, big danger: how a […]
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HMCS Regina in Arabian Sea
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina has joined the multinational coalition fleet conducting maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea. HMCS Regina Arrives in the Arabian Sea To Join Multinational Coalition The […]
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Sino-Japanese Naval War 2012
OK, it’s probably not going to happen…..but if it did, who would win? This article by James R. Holmes for Foreign Policy examines how the current tensions could develop into. […]
