Month: February 2018

  • Destroyer alight

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    Damage thought to be minimal. Russian Destroyer Catches Fire During Repairs On Friday, the anti-submarine destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov caught fire while undergoing repairs at the Port of Vladivostok. The fire began in the […]

  • USN in Black Sea

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    Russia not too happy. Two U.S. Guided-missile Destroyers Now Operating in the Black Sea By: Sam LaGrone Under cover of darkness, U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) slipped through the Bosporus Strait […]

  • Pak-Saudi exercises conclude

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    RIYADH: Exercise Naseem Al Bahr XI (NAB), between Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) concluded in Saudi Arabian waters off Al Jubail, KSA. Pak-Saudi joint naval exercises conclude […]

  • ASG attack thwarted

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    Crew poured boiling water over attackers. Abu Sayyaf foiled in bid to hijack cargo ship By Manolo B. Jara MANILA: Members of the Daesh-linked Abu Sayyaf terror group were foiled […]

  • O&G in the Med

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    O&G finds could spark conflict. Tempers flare over gas exploration in Mediterranean Metin Gurcan Turkey’s confrontation with an Italian drilling ship in the eastern Mediterranean Sea could quickly reach crisis proportions. As […]

  • NATO focuses on marsec

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    Move focuses on protecting seas lanes. New NATO Commands to Focus on Maritime Security, Cyber Defense NATO approved two new alliance commands Wednesday to put a greater focus on maritime […]

  • Nigeria port security

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    Security concerns follow USCG visit. Security poses major challenge in Rivers Port-ICRC Precious Akutamadu Mr Chidi Izuwah, Acting Director-General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), has said that the issue […]

  • India, Mozambique’s new ties

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    Could bring added security to Mozambique’s waters. India, Mozambique review defence cooperation New Delhi: India and Mozambique have reviewed the state of defence cooperation, and agreed to accelerate the initiatives […]

  • The Indian Ocean Base Race

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    Geopolitics moves fast. The Indian Ocean Base Race By David Brewster] It seems that we are in the middle of a base race across the Indian Ocean. The latest move, reported […]

  • Nigeria and maritime security

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    Nigeria and maritime security By: Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation At a time like this when the global energy situation is in a flux, fluctuating prices of crude oil, and the […]

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