Month: January 2015

  • JTF talks tough on kidnappers, pirates

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    JTF ramps up the rhetoric against pirates.  JTF talks tough on kidnappers, pirates Akam James, Yenagoa Apparently disturbed by the spate of criminal activities in the Niger-Delta region, authorities of […]

  • Yemen Port Crisis Eases

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    Port closed on Wednesday following Houthi tensions. Yemen Port Crisis Eases Authorities in southern Yemen re-opened Aden’s air and sea ports on Thursday, officials said, after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi […]

  • SL gov’t probes defence deals

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    Floating armoury part of probe. Sirisena Government Probing Defense Ministry’s Shady Deals By P.K. Balachandran COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government has ordered investigations into the shady deals of the Ministry of […]

  • Did 2014 signal the end of physical piracy?

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    Short answer… no. Did 2014 signal the end of physical piracy? Compared to the number of attacks that occurred between 2009 and 2013, 2014 was a relatively tempered year as […]

  • Satellites target illegal fishing

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    Project Eyes on the Seas. Satellite watchroom targets illegal fishing By Jonathan Amos Technologists have introduced a novel system they hope can help tackle illegal fishing. It meshes satellite and […]

  • Nigerian pirates to appear in court

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    Accused of hijacking MT Mariam. 8 Nigerian pirates to be processed for court The  Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) sources say they will process Nigerian pirates for a preliminary court […]

  • Blue-Water Navies in the IOR

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    What Indian and Chinese positions on their “blue-water” status says about strategy in the IOR. ‘Blue-Water’ Navies in the Indian Ocean Region By Abhijit Singh In India’s strategic institutes and think-tanks, […]

  • Iran, Oman to hold navy drills

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    Joint drills to strengthen naval ties. Iran to Hold Joint Naval Drill with Oman By Aiswarya Lakshmi The naval forces of Iran and Oman plan to hold a joint rescue […]

  • Mauritius PM meets Indian Navy chief

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    Discussions focused on strengthening further bilateral ties. Mauritius: Prime Minister Receives Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy PRESS RELEASE The Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, […]

  • Arrests made in Norway navy sale

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    Two UK businessmen arrested on suspicion of involvement in sale of warships to Nigerian security company In December last year, the Norwegian press revealed that six decommissioned naval Hauk-class guided […]

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