GoA & Indian Ocean

  • March on Stress assesses MPHRP

    Visit made to MPHRP in the Philippines.  March on Stress assesses MPHRP’s care Professor Neil Greenberg of March on Stress at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, visited the […]

  • Eyes of 6 pirates gouged out in Hatia

    Piracy in Bay of Bengal is rarely reported, but still ongoing.  Eyes of 6 pirates gouged out in Hatia Seven others receive injuries in the mob beating incident The local […]

  • Today’s Value of Anti-Piracy Measures

    Are shipping companies ignoring the basic requirements of BMP4? Today’s Value of Anti-Piracy Measures Two recent attacks in the Gulf of Guinea have highlighted the value of prepared crews and […]

  • US fires warning shot at Iranian dhow

    US Navy Ship Fires Warning Shot at Armed Iranian Dhow in Volatile Persian Gulf By Vasudevan Sridharan An American navy vessel fired a warning shot towards an armedIranian fishing vessel during […]

  • AFM soldiers back from Somalia mission

    Anti-piracy team return from deployment.  AFM soldiers back from Somalia mission A contingent of 21 AFM soldiers are back from Somalia where they formed part of an EU-mandated anti-piracy mission. […]

  • Fiji police conclude high seas probe

    Investigation in to ‘murder at sea’ video concludes locally.  Fiji police conclude high seas probe Fiji police say they have concluded their investigation into a video which surfaced in Fiji […]

  • Turkish Navy security expert to speak

    QMARSEC conference to be held in October.  Turkish Navy Maritime Security Expert to Speak at Qatar Conference in October Lt. CDR. Murtaza Durmazuçar, a member of the NATO Maritime Operations […]

  • OP/ED: The State of Piracy

    Ambrey Risk discuss the current security situation.  OP/ED: The State of Piracy Piracy’s gone away, right? You’d be forgiven for thinking that. The predominant narrative for the Indian Ocean is […]

  • Growing threat of cyber-attacks

    Security concerns persist in the shipping sector. Digital pirates and the growing threat of cyber-attacks to shipping By Charlie Bartlett from London In a world where young men are willing to pounce on […]

  • PMSCs: 7 Key Questions for shipping

    Collapse of GoAGT leads to increased scrutiny of due diligence procedures.  PMSC’s bankruptcy and ISO 28007 – 7 Key Questions that may help   The issues that led to GoAGT […]