Month: September 2014
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Guards here to stay
SAMI CEO speaking at SMM in Hamburg. Guards here to stay Private security personnel are “here to stay” in the fight against increasing levels of crime at sea, according to […]
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Dumping Trident would be dangerous
As independence vote looms, defence concerns are voiced. Former Sea Lord warns Scotland that dumping Trident would be ‘dangerous’ By Lynsey Bews Plans to remove Trident from an independent Scotland […]
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MSDF/NATO drills planned
Counter-piracy mission plans exercises. MSDF planning joint drill with NATO forces The head of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force says he is trying to arrange the first joint exercise between MSDF […]
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Bangladesh no longer pirate prone
PM looks to build on blue economy. ‘Bangladesh no longer in pirate prone countries’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said journey in the sea route is safe now as Bangladesh […]
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UN urges action on drug trafficking
Sea routes seeing increase in drug smuggling. UN agency urges prosecution to end impunity for drug trafficking on high seas The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted […]
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Seychellois Meeting before piracy trial
Pirates accused of attempting to hijack Torm and Chinese ships. Danish-Seychellois Meeting Prior to Trial of Suspected Pirates Prior to the trial of nine suspected pirates in the Seychelles courts, […]
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Danger on the High Seas
Armed guards still divide many in the shipping industry. Danger on the High Seas: Are Private Security Firms the Solution? Jeffrey Payne, Schuyler Moore In 2013, 80 percent of trade was transported […]
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Pakistan navy repels militant attack
News of attack takes 48 hours to emerge. Pakistan navy repels militant attack at Karachi dockyard The Pakistan navy fought a long gun battle with militants who had attacked its […]
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Abe fosters regional security ties
Sri Lanka to receive new patrol boats from Japan. Abe fosters regional security ties Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday in Colombo that Japan […]
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Chinese want US P-8s to go home
Issue of surveillance proving to be contentious. Chinese Reporters Press US Navy Chief: P-8s, Go Home! By SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR. WASHINGTON: A tag-team of Chinese reporters pressed the normally soft-spoken Chief of […]
