Areas of Risk

  • USN ignores Iran threats

    Keeping the pot on the boil. U.S. Navy Conducts Military Exercises in Gulf Amid Iran Tension By Zainab Fattah The U.S. Navy is conducting exercises this month to ensure its […]

  • ReCAAP round up

    Slight increase in incidents, year on year. ReCAAP has issued its piracy and maritime crime figures for August. Piracy and Sea Robbery Situation in Asia in August 2018 • A […]

  • Bay of Bengal focus

    No news about the Bay for months, then suddenly, it’s everyone’s focus. Japan is back in the Bay of Bengal BY David Brewster The eastern Indian Ocean has become contested […]

  • IORIS launches

    New centre to boost security. New regional information sharing system launched in Seychelles to counter illegal fishing, drugs, piracy By: Daniel Laurence Edited by: Betymie Bonnelame (Seychelles News Agency) – A […]

  • 200 boats in two years

    Plenty of assets but crime persists. Navy Inducts 200 Boats In Two Years The Nigerian Navy says it has inducted over 200 assorted boats into the naval platforms in the […]

  • Turkey, Ukraine joint ops

    Maritime security squads and Navy officers of Ukraine and Turkey conduct joint drills and counteract the illegal activity of poachers in the Black Sea waters Turkish, Ukrainian coastal guard to […]

  • New Aus Security Center

    Move will strengthen domain awareness. Australia Announces New Pacific Security Center Australia has announced the establishment of a Pacific Fusion Center to strengthen the ability of Pacific governments to enforce […]

  • S. China Sea security

    Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea is creating false hopes for regional maritime stability Naval code of conduct won’t make US-China encounters in South China Sea safer Mark J. Valencia […]

  • Kuwait heads CTF152

    Handover sees Kuwait take charge. Kuwaiti Coastguard takes command of maritime task force Raji Unnikrishnan The Kuwaiti Coastguard took command of a regional task force in charge of maritime security […]

  • Shipping gets smarter

    New product offers protections. Marlink Launches Cyber Threat Detection Solution Marlink is unveiling a unique and intelligent threat detection solution for the maritime industry at SMM 2018 this week. Cyber […]