Coastguard

  • New boats for Mauritius

    Mauritius boosts maritime security. Induction of ten Fast Interceptor Boats A safe and secure maritime environment is a prerequisite for the achievement of a Second Economic Miracle and to meet […]

  • Militants take Somali port

    al Shabaab take over former pirate town. Somali militants seize small port in Puntland region By Abdiqani Hassan Somali al Shabaab fighters have seized a small port in the semi-autonomous […]

  • Puntland raises security

    Recent seizure by CMF prompts security hike. Somalia: Puntland to boost surveillance after weapons haul off Oman GAROWE, Somalia-Puntland government in northern Somalia has issued new orders in a bid to […]

  • IoM focus on Indonesia

    Illegal fishing, human trafficking under the spotlight. Crimes at Sea Focus of New Indonesian Research, Maritime Security Forum Told Indonesia – Research into human trafficking in the fisheries sector in […]

  • IMO Pushes new SAR Initiatives

    Improving search and rescue for shipping. IMO Pushes Ahead with SAR Initiatives By Wendy Laursen The IMO’s sub-committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue held its third Session (NCSR3) […]

  • Ton of cocaine seized

    Huge drugs haul off Aruba. Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized, 7 Arrested aboard Ro-Ro Vessel By John Stansfield Some 1,200 kilograms of cocaine were seized and seven people were […]

  • NIMASA grilled over losses

    NIMASA money woes continue. Reps Summon NIMASA Mgt Over Alleged $10bn Leakages BODE GBADEBO and KAUTHAR KHALEEL Following alleged financial leakages of about $10 billion, the House of Representatives has […]

  • Air patrols for Philippines

    President says leasing the TC-90 aircraft was part of government efforts to protect Philippine territory Philippines to lease Japan planes to patrol disputed waters Manila will lease five military planes […]

  • Singapore’s naval assets

    A force to be reckoned with? Singapore’s Fleet Modernization: Slow and Steady? By Paul Pryce Among the maritime forces of the small Southeast Asian states, the Republic of Singapore Navy […]

  • Evolving threats in the Med

    ISIS presence in Libya focuses military minds. Opinion: ISIS, Russia and NATO’s Evolving Threat in the Mediterranean By: Henrik Paulsson At the Surface Warship Summit in Bucharest, Romania, from Jan. […]