Geopolitics

  • Russia, China war games

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    Geopolitics continues to simmer. Russia launches biggest war games since Cold War Russia has launched its biggest military exercise since the Cold War, involving about 300,000 service personnel, in eastern […]

  • Catch & Release

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    Loopholes in legislation. Court bonds make fight against oil theft difficult – Nigerian Navy By: Bolaji Ogundele The Nigerian Navy has lamented the negative effect of unbridled granting of court bonds […]

  • BIMCO and marsec

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    BIMCO’s Head of Maritime Security discusses the challenges ahead. Focus on risk mitigation techniques vital for enhanced maritime security Mr. Jakob P. Larsen, Head of Maritime Security at BIMCO, provides […]

  • Indo fisherman kidnapped

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    Threat of Abu Sayyaf Group raises its head again. Indonesian fishermen kidnapped off Malaysia’s Sabah state Two Indonesian fishermen were kidnapped in waters near Malaysia’s Sabah state, police said Tuesday. […]

  • USN ignores Iran threats

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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 […]

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