Governmental

  • Concern over UK maritime surveillance

    Local MP expresses frustration. Home Office decision to end UK maritime surveillance at Bournemouth Airport is “mad”, says MP Toby Wadey CUTS to the UK’s maritime surveillance capability, which targets […]

  • Islamic State ‘lacks capacity to hit shipping’

    Terrorists would need to operate small speedboats from a mothership. Islamic State ‘lacks capacity to hit shipping’ by David Osler THERE is no positive evidence that Islamic State has the […]

  • US, Cambodia Navies Launch Joint Military Exercise

    CARAT Cambodia kicks off November 16. US, Cambodia Navies Launch Joint Military Exercise By Prashanth Parameswaran On November 16, the United States and Cambodia launched an annual military exercise with […]

  • Maritime Cyber Attacks: Changing Tides

    Shipping still behind the curve. Maritime Cyber Attacks: Changing Tides By Kate B. Belmont Front-page headlines revealing devastating cyber attacks on government agencies and the world’s largest companies have become […]

  • Navy chief fears cuts will leave forces stretched

    Strategic Defence and Security Review due to be published. Navy chief fears cuts will leave forces stretched THE former head of the Royal Navy says five years of government-led cutbacks […]

  • US cash to boost SE Asia security

    Money to boost regional security. US pledges $259 mn to SE Asian allies for maritime security By AFP The United States said Tuesday it would provide $259 million to its […]

  • Dryad issues Med advisory

    Dryad Maritime issues advisory on region. Mediterranean Special Advisory Press Release Today, Tuesday 17th November, Dryad Maritime release their Mediterranean Special Advisory, an in depth report, looking at the complex […]

  • SE Asia crime stats improve

    Situation improves, but caution urged. Piracy & Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia – ReCAAP ISC October 2015 Report ReCAAP ISC has released the Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships […]

  • US to return to Philippines?

    US Navy left base in 1992. US Navy edges back to Subic Bay in Philippines – under new rules The US – which was booted from the naval base in […]

  • Pirates seek out Gulf of Guinea weak spots

    Claims pirates using insider information prior to hijacks. Pirates seek out weak spots in the Gulf of Guinea Written by Africa Defense Forum – ADF The pirates of the Gulf […]