Geopolitics
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Asia piracy incidents hit 5-year high in 2020, shipping insurance rates firm
Sea robbery and piracy related incidents across Asia increased 17% year on year to just under 100 in 2020, amid consistent threat of possible attacks by the Abu Sayyaf Group, […]
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Maersk Urges Better Military Response to West Africa Piracy
Bloomberg/ By William Clowes (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record kidnappings off the coast of West Africa. […]
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Frontex and EUNAVFOR Sign Maritime Security Cooperation Agreement
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI have agreed to expand their cooperation to address challenges and threats to EU security in the Central […]
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India deeply worried over increase in threats arising out of Yemen: Amb Tirumurti
By Yoshita Singh United Nations, Jan 14 (PTI) India has said that it is “deeply worried” by the increase in threats arising out of Yemen on commercial ships navigating the […]
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CTF-151 and RBNF hold talks to combat piracy in the region
The Commander of the Pakistan-led Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151), Commodore Abdul Munib SI (M) held a recent engagement with the Commander of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF), Rear […]
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Indonesia says spots Chinese research vessel in its waters, tracker off
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A Chinese research vessel has been identified in the waters of Indonesia with its tracking system turned off, authorities said on Thursday, […]
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2 Japan-Based Destroyers Conduct Second Taiwan Strait Transit This Month
By: Megan Eckstein Two Japan-based destroyers conducted a Taiwan Strait transit today, in the second such transit in three weeks and the fourth overall mission during that time to push […]
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Maritime Security Centre conducts rescue operation
Muscat: The Maritime Security Centre has conducted a search and rescue operation for the crew of an Iranian merchant ship that was exposed to a sank accident in Oman territorial […]
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Chinese Navy Expanding Bases Near South China Sea
By: H I Sutton The Chinese Navy, formally known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), conducted a live-fire exercise several days ago over the South China Sea utilizing a […]
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Cybersecurity will remain a maritime threat in 2021
Sue Terpilowski The maritime industry will remain a target of cyber-criminals in 2021 and the world’s shipping fleets will need to be on high alert for cyber-attacks as the industry […]