Month: December 2012

  • UNCLOS 30th Anniversary

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    ICS Congratulates UN Secretary General on the 30th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. ICS Chairman Masimichi Morooka has celebrated the 30th anniversary of the […]

  • Defining piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

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    This article examines how piracy in the Gulf of Guinea is different from that off Somalia, and how this effects how it should be tackled. WEST AFRICA: Defining piracy in […]

  • NIMASA, Joint Task Force Take Battle to Sea Bandits

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    The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in collaboration with the Joint Task Force (JTF) have been on the offensive to curtail the activities of sea pirates and other […]

  • SEA Delivers DECKsim

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    SEA has delivered the latest – third generation – Flight Deck Officer Training System (DECKsim) to the Royal Norwegian Naval Training Establishment (RNoNTE). SEA delivers DECKsim to the Royal Norwegian […]

  • CMA CGM Marco Polo visits UK for first time

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    The world’s largest container ship has arrived in Southampton as part of its first visit to Europe. The Marco Polo is 54m (177ft) wide and 396m (1299ft) long, and is […]

  • Demand for Arctic Shipping Heats Up

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    Shipping in the Arctic region is predicted to boom as ice sheets that formerly proved impenetrable recede due to global warming, opening up faster sea routes between Europe and Asia. […]

  • Vietnam breaks up anti-China protests

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    Rare protests have taken place in Vietnam over maritime territorial disputes with neighbouring China. The protests in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi were quickly dispersed by police. Tensions are […]

  • Trespassers will be Prosecuted

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    What do the new maritime regulations passed by the Hainan Peoples Congress in China mean for innocent ships, and what defines illegality in disputed waters? Trespassers will be Prosecuted: China’s […]

  • MoD announces £1.2bn submarine contract

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    A £1.2bn contract has been awarded to build the Royal Navy’s new attack submarine Audacious. The BAE Systems deal, which will secure 3,000 jobs at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, will progressively […]

  • India’s Ocean

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    As India continues to grow it’s naval force, could it be a viable opposition to China’s unbending will in the South China Sea and beyond? Could New Delhi’s growing naval […]

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