Month: January 2013

  • Bangladesh to buy first submarines

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    Bangladesh is to acquire its first submarines to boost its naval power as a deterrent in the Bay of Bengal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said. Bangladesh to buy first submarines […]

  • Britain earmarks $3.56M for anti-piracy

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    Britain says it has earmarked $3.56 million to support U.N. anti-piracy efforts that seek to build prisons and upgrade the justice system in Somalia. Britain earmarks $3.56M for anti-piracy LONDON, […]

  • China likely to ignore Philippines

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    Analysts say China will likely ignore the Philippines’ decision to take a long-running territorial feud to an international tribunal, but winning could give Philippines moral high ground.  China Likely to Ignore […]

  • Under Pressure

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    Following the two being at logger heads, and their refusal to merge with NIMASA Nigeria has scrapped PICOMSS, potentially putting Nigeria’s port security under pressure. NIGERIA: FG scraps PICOMSS, puts […]

  • Philippines takes China maritime dispute to UN tribunal

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    The Philippines has exhausted “almost all” political and diplomatic avenues in the dispute with China over oil and fishing rights in the South China Sea. Philippines takes China maritime dispute […]

  • Pak to release all Indian fishermen

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    All Indian fishermen being held in Pakistani jails will be released soon as a goodwill gesture, Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced to the media today. Pak to release all Indian […]

  • Security Diamond

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    Since assuming office at the end of 2012, Japan’s new prime minister has started conducting a diplomatic offensive to counteract China’s influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Abe advocates ‘security diamond’ […]

  • Russia Starts Major Naval Drills

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    Russia has launched its largest naval exercises in decades in the Mediterranean and Black Seas near the territorial waters of Syria amid the ongoing crisis. Russia starts major naval drills […]

  • Honduras to define sea border

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    Officials from Honduras and Jamaica will meet Thursday in the Caribbean city of Tela to define maritime borders, Honduran Foreign Minister Arturo Corrales said Monday. Honduras to define sea border […]

  • Russia Calls For Tougher Arctic Security

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    Russia and other Arctic littoral states should boost security on their Arctic frontiers, as rapid ice loss is making the region accessible to maritime traffic. Russia Calls For Tougher Arctic […]

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