GoA & Indian Ocean
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Iran Raps Any Move against Maritime Security after Jeddah Tanker Blast
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has denounced any threat to maritime security after the recent explosion of an oil tanker in […]
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Pakistan Navy seizes drugs worth $11.2m in joint operation with ANF
Islamabad: The Pakistan Navy, in a joint counter-narcotics operation with Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), seized more than Rs1.8 billion (US$11.2 million) of illegal substances, preventing illicit drugs reaching the local and […]
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Explosion Strikes Tanker Off Jeddah
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Shipping company Hafnia said on Monday that one of its oil tankers had been hit by an unidentified external source that caused fire and explosion while the […]
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Pakistan Navy assumes command of multinational anti-piracy taskforce
Pakistan Navy on Thursday assumed command of a multinational anti-piracy task force operating in the Indian Ocean region. The command of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) was handed over to the […]
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Chinese trawlers on the prowl in the Indian Ocean: IUU pose the greatest maritime threat
By: Huma Siddiqui IUU [fishing] has been rated as the highest maritime security threat, more serious than Piracy and Narcotic Smuggling, according to research undertaken by `Caught Red Handed project’. […]
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Maritime security and the Cabo Delgado insurgency
Written by Justin Cronje When Mozambican insurgents known as Al-Sunna captured the port of Mocimboa da Praia in early September this year it meant the ISIS-inspired group added a maritime […]
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Iranian attacks at sea deterred by US-led coalition: American commander
Iran’s maritime activity has been “cautious and circumspect” following the establishment of a US-led naval coalition that includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, according to a top […]
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The risks of trading in the Middle East remain of real concern
by Craig Jallal Pre-Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest challenges facing tanker operators was the Middle East. Specifically, how to pass by Somalia pirates (a situation largely resolved) and then […]
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia stress importance of freedom of navigation
CAIRO – Saudi Arabia and Egypt stressed on Tuesday the importance of guaranteeing maritime freedom in the Gulf, Bab el Mandeb strait and the Red Sea, Saudi state television reported. […]
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With Sudan naval base, Russia may have a ‘key to Africa’
Author Roman Goncharenko The Kremlin plans to set up a naval base on the Red Sea in Sudan. The prestige project would expand Russia’s presence in Africa. That could have […]
