Americas

  • USCG’s record 2016

    Operations also saw 585 arrests. Coast Guard Seized a Record 416,600 Pounds of Cocaine in 2016 By Brian Slattery The year 2016 was a record-breaking year for the U.S. Coast […]

  • Spy ship raises eyebrows

    Nothing to see here. Move along. Russian Spy Ship Off Delaware Fox News reports that a Russian spy ship was spotted off the East Coast of the U.S. on Tuesday […]

  • BIMCO: Cyber security

    BIMCO turns its attention to the cyber threat. Cyber Security interview with Phil Tinsley, Manager, BIMCO Maritime Security BIMCO’s Phil Tinsley discusses the risk of cyber security in shipping and […]

  • New MARAD threat system

    New, streamlined system in place. US Maritime Advisory System Established Posted by Eric Haun The new U.S. Maritime Advisory System establishes a single federal process to expeditiously provide maritime threat […]

  • Return to Sea Control

    New thinking for the Navy? The U.S. Navy’s Surface Force Strategy Return to Sea Control By Vice Adm. Tom Rowden (Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet) We are entering […]

  • Analysis: The P-8 Poseidon MPA

    MSR looks at the changing role of maritime patrol aircraft. The United States and its revolution of Maritime Patrol Aircraft Guest Author: Peter Anson Since the end of the Cold […]

  • USCG updates cyber regs

    Reports to be made to Homeland Security. Cyber Reporting Included in Updated Coast Guard Policy The U.S. Coast Guard recently published CG-5P Policy Letter 08-16: Reporting Suspicious Activity and Breaches […]

  • US assures Manila on maritime security

    Relations get slightly less patchy. US assures Manila on maritime security By Manolo B. Jara MANILA: The new US ambassador to the Philippines has assured the Duterte administration of America’s […]

  • Cyber warning for shipping

    Shipping still playing catch up with information security. Insurance gaps leave shipping exposed to growing cyber threats By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn Shipping companies grappling with the threat of […]

  • In praise of the LCS

    Ignore the setbacks, admire the capabilities. Don’t Give Up on the Littoral Combat Ship By LT Kaitlin Smith The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program has been subjected to heavy scrutiny, […]