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  • NATO navies: beef up against Russia

    NATO will from September to November launch its largest exercises in more than two decades. NATO navies should beef up against Russia: commanders NATO should beef up its maritime arm […]

  • BAE to run new VTS in UK

    More acronyms than is reasonable… New management system for naval base and carriers MILLIONS of pounds are to be spent installing new technology to monitor ship movements in and around […]

  • EU Med force awaits green light

    May be restricted to surveillance. Politics Delays EU Anti-Human Trafficking Ops By Tom Kington ROME — Europe has announced an impressive array of ships, submarines and drones it plans to […]

  • EUNAVFOR: From pirates to migrants

    Despite threats from Libya, EU presses ahead. EUNAVFOR: Switching from pirates to migrants? A human disaster is currently happening in the Mediterranean Sea where more than 10,000 migrants have been […]

  • Maritime Cyber Security Threats

    Confronting shipping’s latest challenge. Combatting Maritime Cyber Security Threats By Captain Emil Muccin The U.S. Executive Branch has declared that the cyber threat is one of the most serious economic […]

  • US Marines on foreign ships?

    Lack of current platforms forcing new ideas. Marines looking at deploying aboard foreign ships Jim Michaels Faced with a shortage of U.S. Navy ships, the Marine Corps is exploring a […]

  • EU to launch migrant drone ops

    GCHQ also involved in operations. EU to launch surveillance missions against Mediterranean people traffickers ‘within days’ First phase of intelligence gathering to be followed by active intervention to board and […]

  • People smuggling in Libya

    Smugglers operate in the open. In lawless Libya, human smuggling right out in the open ‘I never had to hide it from anybody,’ says 27-year-old smuggler, in the business for […]

  • Are shipowners ready for cyber attacks?

    Hacking seen as next big threat. Are shipowners ready to prevent cyber attacks? Shipowners should be prepared to battle cyber threats to their assets, and the industry should be doing […]

  • EU drones for Mediterranean

    Hopes drones will speed up tracking of migrant boats. EU to use Tekever drones to help in Mediterranean migrant crisis BY JESSICA CHEN The Portuguese navy plans to use drones […]