Geopolitics

  • Thai police arrested

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    Confusing situation following kidnap. Talks Ongoing With Malaysia Over Arrest Of Thai Police Officers Amid Allegations Of Piracy Thailand and Malaysia offered differing accounts of an incident off Satun province […]

  • Cyber and shipping

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    Shipping cyber security still lags behind. The Global Maritime Industry Remains Unprepared for Future Cybersecurity Challenges Professor Vivian Louis Forbes The maritime industry is heavily reliant on electronic commerce (“e-business”) […]

  • Malaysia fishermen kidnapped

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    Four fishermen kidnapped. Pirates have been breaching M’sian waters off Langkawi Ian McIntyre and Edmund Lee Pirates have been breaching Malaysian waters and terrorising vessels along the Langkawi-Koh Samui route […]

  • Tanker missing in WAF

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    Vessel went missing off Gabon, far from usual pirate grounds. Ship Sailing under Panama Flag with 17 Georgian Sailors Goes Missing A ship which was sailing under Panama flag with […]

  • Pakistan, China vow closer ties

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    IOR continues to be a political battleground. Pakistan, China to deepen maritime security ties ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to further deepen practical cooperation in maritime security, science and […]

  • Security in the IOR

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    South Africa could make the Indian Ocean Rim Association the top platform for achieving maritime security. Africa’s chance to boost maritime security in the Indian Ocean BY TIMOTHY WALKER AND DENYS REVA This […]

  • ReCAAP and PCG meet

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    ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre and Philippine Coast Guard Co-Organised Meeting with Government Agencies and Shipping Industry to Enhance Maritime Safety and Security in the Sulu-Celebes Seas ReCAAP and PCG meet […]

  • New Bahamas force

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    Boost for Bahamas. Joint Agency Task Force Planned To Guard Borders By FARRAH JOHNSON THE government will soon propose the creation of a “multi-agency task force” whose focus will be […]

  • NIMASA’s piracy concerns

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    If only there was an agency charged with preventing…oh. NIMASA laments pirate attacks on Nigerian waters By Sulaimon Salau The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has expressed concerns about […]

  • Base to deter Abu Sayyaf

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    New base to deter Abu Sayyaf in region. Philippine forward post in Tawi-Tawi Kota Kinabalu: The Philippine military has set up a base on Panguan island in Tawi-Tawi province near its […]

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