Month: December 2020
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US, China in another near-miss clash in South China Sea
China says it ‘expelled’ USS John S McCain from contested sea but US Seventh Fleet denies that’s what happened by Richard Javad Heydarian MANILA – Another close encounter between US […]
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Operation ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia: mandates extended for two more years
The Council prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions in Somalia and Operation ATALANTA. The mandate of EUCAP Somalia, the EU’s civilian capacity-building mission, […]
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Maritime security: Navy boasts of operational capability to combat crimes
By Evelyn Usman The Nigerian Navy has boasted of its operational capability and combat readiness of its fleet to address maritime illegalities within the nation’s territorial water and its Gulf […]
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Index reveals areas needing improvement to ensure Australia’s maritime security
Jay Benson Stable Seas recently released its third annual Maritime Security Index with one very important addition. This year, the geographic scope was expanded to include Australia for the first […]
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Microsoft hacks put shipping companies at risk
by Martyn Wingrove Two separate criminal players, suspected to be state-funded, have compromised SolarWinds Orion network monitoring platform in the past week, according to reports. At least one attack penetrated Microsoft’s […]
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Coast Guard, Partners Interdict 7 Suspected Drug-Smuggling Vessels in the Caribbean over 10 days
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations and the Dutch Caribbean coast guard interdicted seven suspected drug smuggling vessels over […]
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CMA CGM-chartered boxship escapes Gulf of Guinea attack
By Adam Corbett A CMA CGM-chartered boxship attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea on Monday is now safe, according the vessel’s owner. The attack on the 3,000-teu Port […]
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US nuclear submarine crosses Strait of Hormuz
A US nuclear submarine crossed the Strait of Hormuz Monday in a new show of force directed at Iran as the anniversary of the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani […]
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China says aircraft carrier group on way to South China Sea for drills
BEIJING: An aircraft carrier group led by China’s newest carrier, the Shandong, has sailed through the Taiwan Strait on its way to routine drills in the South China Sea, China’s […]
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Maersk Boxship Boarded off West Africa
The geared container ship Maersk Cadiz was boarded by pirates off West Africa on Saturday afternoon, Maersk Line confirmed Sunday. While the Maersk Cadiz was under way on a short […]
