Geopolitics
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Nigeria oil deal scrutiny
Wrongdoing denied. Nigeria loses $6bn from ‘corrupt’ oil deal linked to fraud By Russell Padmore A court in Milan is considering charges of corruption against Eni and Shell in a […]
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Crimea tensions
Tensions have been ongoing for some time. Russia-Ukraine tensions rise after Kerch Strait ship capture Ukraine’s parliament is to decide whether to bring in martial law as anger over the […]
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Envoy arrives in Hodeidah
Push for peace talks continues. U.N. envoy to Yemen arrives in Red Sea city of Hodeidah: witnesses HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) – The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived […]
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UK retains OPVs
Brexit forces rethink? UK’s Batch 1 OPVs retained as more Type 26 names announced by Richard Thomas The UK will retain three Batch 1 River-class OPVs for use by the Royal Navy in […]
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Azov tensions continue
Ukraine accused Russia of “aggressive actions”. Russia says inspections in Crimean waters legitimate The Russian inspections of ships sailing through the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait are legitimate […]
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Shortfall in UK MPA
Concerns over assets. UK Officers Highlight Shortfall in Maritime Patrol Capacity by Grant Turnbull Senior officers from the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) have admitted that, despite the […]
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Drones for RMN
Programme is a collaboration with the US. RMN to deploy UAS to tighten maritime security LUMUT: In the effort to raise its monitoring capability, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) will […]
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Maritime Recon & Surveillance Technology
Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology 6th-7th February 2019 Rome, Italy http://www.maritime-recon.com/marscr Now in its 4th successful year, Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology is the only event that specifically focuses on […]
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Nigeria losing trade
Concerns other regional nations are taking trade. Sustained insecurity threatens Nigeria’s shipping trade By BAYO AKOMOLAFE Piracy, kidnapping, hijacking of vessels, robbery and other thefts on Nigerian waters have become […]
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China’s new build
New construction prompts regional concern. China building on new reef in South China Sea, think tank says China has installed a new platform on a remote part of the Paracel […]
