Governmental

  • Philippines: maritime security threats

    Piracy, illegal poaching and China… Other threats off our coastal waters CHINA’S TERRITORIAL expansion in the South China sea, illegal poaching by Chinese and other foreign fishers in Philippine internal […]

  • Nigeria’s insecure waterways

    Ongoing concern at insecurity in Nigeria’s waterways. Who Controls Bayelsa’s Waterways: Pirates or Gov’t? The high level of insecu­rity on the waterways in Bayelsa State is now a source of […]

  • LNA Air Force threatens Misrata bound ships

    Threat will concern shippers. LNA Air Force threatens to strike any Misrata bound ships The Libyan Air Force, of the only internationally recognized government in Libya, threatened yesterday to strike […]

  • Japan to sell arms to UK?

    Abe pushes arms exports Japan Seeks to Sell Sub-hunting Jet to UK Japan is asking Britain to buy its P-1 submarine-hunting jet in a deal that could top $1 billion, a […]

  • PLA Navy use 3D printers

    Innovative use of tech at sea. 3D printers replace parts aboard PLA warships 3D printers are being deployed aboard the warships of the People’s Liberation Army Navy to replace crucial […]

  • Dealing with an assertive China

    The West needs to react to Chinese moves.  How the US Should Respond to Chinese Military Assertiveness in 2015 Samuel Ramani In his speech at the November 10, 2014 Asia-Pacific […]

  • Last US frigate deployed

    USS Kauffman on six-month deployment. Last deployment: All Navy frigates soon to be decommissioned NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The USS Kauffman is about to become the last of its breed. […]

  • Ghost ship trend to continue, warns IOM

    Abandoned MVs full of migrants expected to be repeated. Ghost ship” trend set to continue, warns IOM The trend for so-called “ghost ships” taking migrants across the Mediterranean for up […]

  • High alert along Kerala coastline

    Fears a repeat of Mumbai attack planned. High alert along Kerala coastline G. ANAND Ingress of Pakistan-based boat on New Year eve The Navy, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), and […]

  • China and Japan – maritime security talks

    Hopes talks will defuse tension. China and Japan ‘to hold maritime security talks’ The governments of Japan and China have agreed to resume talks as early as next week to […]