Governmental

  • Esscom on high alert

    Concerns after ASG terrorists arrested in KL. Esscom on high alert for Abu Sayyaf members fleeing Philippines By AVILA GERALDINE KOTA KINABALU: The Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) has been on […]

  • Africa and maritime security

    African states don’t prioritise maritime security – here’s why they should Port workers secure berthing ropes belonging to a container ship as it prepares to dock at the port of […]

  • PLAN port visit

    Heading home after naval drill with Russia. Chinese Navy task force makes brief visit to the Cape Written by Dean Wingrin A Chinese naval flotilla on its way home from the North […]

  • Iran Navy heads out

    Invisible pirate battles, ahoy! Iranian Navy’s flotilla of warships sets sail for high seas A flotilla of Iranian warships has left the country’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas for […]

  • US plans more SCS patrols

    Move could prompt China to step up military deployment in the disputed waters, analyst says. US ‘planning more regular’ South China Sea patrols The Pentagon is planning to conduct more […]

  • Malaysia gets tough

    The move is being read as an escalation in the country’s crackdown on sea crimes Why Did Malaysia Just Burn an Illegal Fishing Vessel? By Prashanth Parameswaran On Wednesday, Malaysia made […]

  • Red Sea security

    Spillover from Yemen conflict is risk to shipping. Royal Saudi Navy Chief: Bab al-Mandeb and Red Sea security paramount The commander of the Saudi Royal Navy stressed the importance of […]

  • Patrols between Honduras, Guatemala

    For the last three years, the naval forces of the two nations have conducted monthly joint missions, with their regional commanders in constant communication. Maritime Patrols between Honduras and Guatemala […]

  • IUU fishing boats nabbed

    Fisheries protection a huge concern. Navy arrests four trawlers, 79 suspects for ‘illegal’ fishing  Posted By: Precious Igbonwelundu Operatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN) have arrested four trawlers belonging to a […]

  • Libya seizes foreign tanker, trawler

    Busy week for seizures off Libya. Libya seizes foreign tanker, trawler Tripoli – Libya seized a foreign oil tanker and trawler Wednesday off the country’s western coast and detained their […]