South East Asia

  • Aus, Indo in joint anti piracy ops

    Targets will include IUU fishing. Joint Piracy Operations for Australia and Indonesia Australia and Indonesia will from a partnership to combat regional maritime piracy. It will begin later this year […]

  • Indonesian hijack kingpin caught

    Man had been investigated for some time. Indonesian navy nabs MT Orkim Harmony hijack mastermind JAKARTA: The Indonesian Navy has arrested the alleged mastermind behind the hijacking of Malaysian oil […]

  • The Future of Maritime Security

    Unique opportunities for maritime CSOs and senior staff. The Future of Maritime Security 2015-2020 The Security of Seafarers is a board level issue. CSO Alliance, working with BIMCO and Port2Port […]

  • 12 pirate attacks off Malaysia in 2015

    MMEA releases new figures for the year to date. 12 pirate attacks reported in southern region so far this year ALOR GAJAH: A total of 12 attacks by pirates have […]

  • US, Philippines discuss freedom of seas

    China looms large in discussions. Spokesman: US, Philippines Hold Talks On Boosting Military Capacity Agence France-Presse MANILA — America’s Pacific commander held talks with the Philippine military Wednesday on ways to […]

  • China’s Maritime Master Plan

    China gets to grips with naval logistics. China’s Master Plan to Become a Global Maritime Power Bernard D. Cole China’s navy, from its founding in 1949 to the 1996 Taiwan […]

  • America’s Asia-Pacific Marsec Strategy

    By 2020, 60 percent of U.S. naval and overseas air assets will be based in the Pacific. US Releases Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy By Cody M. Poplin Last week, the […]

  • U.S. plans more Asia-Pacific drills

    U.S. focusing on ‘freedom of the seas’. U.S. plans more Asia-Pacific drills to counter China reclamation MANILA (Reuters) – The United States plans to increase the number of military and […]

  • Cyber security & maritime networks

    The older the ship’s network, the greater the risk. Cyber Security & the Challenge to Maritime Networks By Adrian Hartman & Paul Remick “Look at me: I am the Captain […]

  • Philippines, Malaysia Joint Naval Exercises

    Drills focus on maritime security and transnational crime Philippines, Malaysia Hold Joint Naval Exercises Amid Security Concerns By Prashanth Parameswaran The Philippines and Malaysia are holding naval drills this week […]