Month: May 2015

  • Nigeria: Time to Earn Big From Maritime

    Can new President clamp down on corruption, maritime crime? Nigeria: Time to Earn Big From Maritime By Andrew Airahuobhor With prevailing level of corruption, Nigeria has been eating the crumbs […]

  • Chinese Activities in IOR Monitored

    Indian Navy keeping tabs.  Chinese Activities in IOR Monitored Minutely: Navy NEW DELHI: Naval chief Admiral R K Dhowan on Thursday said that the activities of the Navy’s Chinese counterpart […]

  • Saab sees MPA growth in SE Asia

    Increase in sub activity prompts demand.  Saab sees subs driving MPA demand in Southeast Asia By: Greg Waldron Saab continues to see interest in Southeast Asia for maritime surveillance and patrol […]

  • EUCAP Nestor: maritime security workshop

     Several Somali agencies participate.  EUCAP Nestor holds maritime security workshop in Mogadishu On May 26th EUCAP Nestor and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) co-hosted the second Workshop on maritime […]

  • Expired Pyrotechnics Supplied to Ships

    Serious concerns raised.  Expired Pyrotechnics Supplied to Ships By Yatish Yadav NEW DELHI:Even sailing in the high seas is not spared from corruption as expired pyrotechnics, an illuminating distress signal […]

  • Piracy in Southeast Asia

    “It is likely that piracy in Southeast Asia will continue for years to come…” Piracy in Southeast Asia When we think of piracy, Somalia and the 2013 Hollywood movie Captain […]

  • China’s stance on the S. China Sea dispute

    Beijing’s strategy document. A look at China’s stance on the South China Sea dispute With tensions running high over disputes in the South China Sea, Beijing has outlined a strategy […]

  • Iran’s approach to global energy security

    Iran explains its security approach. Iran’s approach to global energy security not politicized: Navy cmdr. A high ranking Iranian military commander says although Iran is located “at the focal point […]

  • Counter-Piracy Operational Commanders Meet

    Meeting of ‘the big three’. Counter-Piracy Operational Commanders Meet in Northwood NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) welcomed U.S. Naval Force Central Command/U.S. FIFTH FLEET/Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) Commander, Vice Admiral […]

  • The Cooperative Strategy

    An analysis of US strategy from a German perspective. The Cooperative Strategy (CS-21/CS21-R): A View From Germany By Dr Sebastian Bruns In mid-March 2015, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps, […]