Areas of Risk

  • Tracking the drug trade

    on

    Tackling the traffickers.  From Afghanistan to Africa: Heroin trafficking in East Africa and the Indian Ocean CARINA BRUWER Interest in drug trafficking in Africa has typically focused on cocaine in […]

  • Delta oil thieves nabbed

    on

    Nigerian Navy claim victory. Navy raids Delta community, destroys illegal refinery Chrisantus Obi-Ezechukwu The Nigerian Navy in its ongoing effort to maintain and sustain security in the nation’s maritime area, […]

  • Drones for Indian Navy?

    on

    India had previously shown interest in purchasing these drones from the US, but attempts were thwarted as India was not a member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). India seeks […]

  • Inside the IFC

    on

    Inside the IFC. International Fusion Centre tackles ship hijackings BY RAZAK AHMAD SINGAPORE: When pirates hijack a ship in Asian waters, an international maritime security outfit known as the Information […]

  • Nigerian Navy gets new toy

    on

    Hopes new kit will help maritime security. Navy launches equipment to protect water ways The Nigerian Navy yesterday reiterated its commitment to protect the nation’s water ways devoid of any […]

  • Nigerian piracy makes waves

    on

    World slowly waking up to the threat to shipping. Pirates Go West: Somali Piracy Crisis Shifts to Nigeria LUKE DOOGAN Remember the British yachting couple held in the Somali desert […]

  • New safe route for SE Asia

    on

    New corridor to reduce piracy threat. Three southeast Asian nations to designate shipping corridor in piracy battle Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on Monday agreed to designate a transit corridor […]

  • South China Sea stories

    on

    The bizarre story of a tattered book and territorial claims. South China Sea: The mystery of missing books and maritime claims By John Sudworth If you want to understand the […]

  • MSDF continues Somali patrols

    on

    MSDF sign up for another year. Japan extends by one year MSDF anti-piracy mission off Somalia The Japanese government decided on Friday to extend the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (MSDF) anti-piracy […]

  • Laws for South China Sea?

    on

    Region needs legislation, says former CG Commandant. Busy Coast Guards Show Law Needed in South China Sea, Allen Says By Jason Koutsoukis With non-military actors like coast guards increasingly active […]

CSO Alliance & Petrospot Present: