Governmental

  • EU Lessons from Fighting Piracy

    Reflections on EU chair of CGPCS. EU Lessons from Fighting Piracy off Somalia’s Coast One of the priorities of the 2014 EU Chairmanship of the Contact Group on Piracy off […]

  • Migrant ship docks in Italy

    No further reports of armed men. Cargo ship carrying ‘700 migrants’ docks in Italy A cargo ship said to be carrying 700 clandestine migrants which was taken under Italian control […]

  • Gone fishing by hook or by crook

    Crackdown on illegal fishing continues.  Gone fishing by hook or by crook Nirmal Ghosh It was a signal the fight against illegal fishing in the region has been taken to […]

  • Aircraft Carriers in the Taiwan Strait

    Aircraft carriers are a major factor in cross-strait strategic stability. Aircraft Carriers in the Taiwan Strait By Vasilis Trigkas The recent landslide victory of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan’s local elections […]

  • Pinoy CG to guard Pope

    New task forces to protect Pope during visit. Coast Guard task forces to provide maritime security for Pope’s visit The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has created two Maritime Task Forces […]

  • Iran continues military drills

    Iran’s military drills continue in south The largest war-games by Iran’s army at the southern coast of the country. A new series of weapons that according to Iran’s army are […]

  • Governor laments pirate killings

    Despite hiring ex-militants to secure waterways, killings continue. Dickson laments killing of soldiers by pirates From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has lamented the killing of […]

  • Nigerian pirates kill 3 JTF troops

    Killings come days after a similar brutal attack left 3 dead. Panic In Bayelsa Communities Over Killing Of 6 JTF Soldiers Osa Okhomina There was panic among indigenes of coastal […]

  • Navy arrests 6 Malacca strait pirates

    Gang of robbers apprehended.  Navy arrests six Malacca strait pirates The Indonesian Navy has apprehended six pirates involved in a sea piracy network operating in the straits of Malacca and […]

  • IMB concern over pirate payouts

    ECHR decision sparks comments. IMB concerned over decision to compensate pirates The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has joined other maritime organisations in expressing concern over the decision to compensate convicted […]