Month: August 2018

  • Libya kidnap pressure

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    Move follows South Korea’s last week. PH Navy to send task group to Libya for kidnapped Filipinos MANILA- The Philippine Navy said Saturday it would deploy a task group to […]

  • Houthis warned off

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    Al Houthis accused of manipulating fishing boats in sea attacks Keep off coalition ships, Yemen fishermen told The Yemeni government has warned fishermen against coming closer to ships of a […]

  • HMS Albion in Tokyo

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    Soft power projection. British amphibious assault ship arrives in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) – The British Navy’s flagship amphibious assault ship HMS Albion arrived in Tokyo on Friday extending Britain’s naval […]

  • Costa Rica’s huge drug bust

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    Huge drugs haul for Costa Rica CG. Costa Rica seizes two tons of cocaine from ‘low-profile’ boat SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Law enforcement officials in Costa Rica said on Thursday […]

  • IMO promotes security

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    Good turnout for workshop events. IMO workshop promotes secure shipping in Asia Shipping forms the backbone of world trade, transporting around 80% of global trade by volume. No other method […]

  • Death penalty for piracy

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    India introduces stringent laws. Union Cabinet approves stringent anti-piracy law The Union Cabinet today approved a bill providing for death penalty or life imprisonment to those involved in piracy at […]

  • Nigeria still high risk

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    PMSC notes increase in crew kidnappings. Kidnappings Accelerate in the Gulf of Guinea BY EOS RISK GROUP According to security firm EOS Risk Group, Nigerian pirates have kidnapped 35 seafarers from […]

  • Iran ramps up tension

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    Nothing to see here, move along… Iran To Practice Blockading Strait Of Hormuz As Saudis Say Mandeb Strait Is No Longer Safe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, is reportedly […]

  • Mice that roar

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    Capabilities improved, but questions remain. Mice that roar: patrol and coastal combatants in ASEAN John Coyne For very good reasons, maritime security concerns, particularly those centred on the South China […]

  • Red Sea attacks paused

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    Unilateral halt in naval military operations. Yemen’s Houthis halt Red Sea attacks for two weeks DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi group said on Tuesday it is unilaterally halting attacks in […]

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