GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Somali piracy down, not out

    Lack of attacks doesn’t equal lack of risk. Somali piracy is down, not out The pirates who once ruled the seas off Somalia are little more than a memory now, […]

  • Asket gets award nod

    PMSC broker gets awards nomination ASKET Ltd Shortlisted for Lloyds List North American Awards 2016 We are delighted to announce that ASKET Ltd has made the shortlist for the Lloyd’s […]

  • Pakistan security questioned

    Embarrassing report for Pakistan. Sri Lanka vital for China as Pakistan’s security ‘calamitous’: Report BEIJING: Sri Lanka is of great importance to China’s strategic interests in the Indian Ocean as […]

  • IMCMEX kicks off

    IMCMEX kicks off in the Middle East. US kicks off largest maritime exercise in Mideast The United States has kicked off the world’s largest maritime exercise in the Middle East, […]

  • The port cyber risk

    Port and Terminal security weaknesses. How Technology Is Boosting Risk Levels at Ports and Terminals By: Robert J. Bowman Without question, technology has been a boon to global trade. But […]

  • Neptune, Port2Port Merge

    PMSCs join forces in merger. Port2Port and Neptune Maritime Security to merge Port2Port Maritime Security and Neptune Maritime Security, two of the leading global maritime security risk management providers, announced […]

  • U.S. Navy Intercepts Yemen-Bound Arms Smugglers

    Third major arms haul in region. U.S. Navy Intercepts Yemen-Bound Arms Smugglers The U.S. Navy announced Monday that the coastal patrol ship USS Sirocco intercepted and boarded a stateless vessel […]

  • Iran Navy head to Gulf

    Pirates beware, the Iranians are coming. Iran’s New Naval Flotilla Dispatched to Gulf of Aden: Commander Iranian Navy’s 40th flotilla of warships has left for the Gulf of Aden and […]

  • India’s regional role

    Keeping China in check. India must join the US, Japan and Australia to contain China’s adventurism Gurmeet Kanwal Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue earlier this month, Admiral Harry Harris, Commander-in-Chief, […]

  • Singapore to lead CTF-151

    UK taking lead with CTF-150. Singapore takes over command of counter-piracy task force from Pakistan Navy SINGAPORE: The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) command team will lead and coordinate Combined Task […]