Governmental

  • CMF on charcoal smuggling

    lllegal trade funds terror group. CTF152 Hold Counter Charcoal Smuggling Conference The second conference on combatting the illegal smuggling of Somalian charcoal was held at the Combined Maritime Forces headquarters in […]

  • Nigeria oil deal scrutiny

    Wrongdoing denied. Nigeria loses $6bn from ‘corrupt’ oil deal linked to fraud By Russell Padmore A court in Milan is considering charges of corruption against Eni and Shell in a […]

  • Crimea tensions

    Tensions have been ongoing for some time. Russia-Ukraine tensions rise after Kerch Strait ship capture Ukraine’s parliament is to decide whether to bring in martial law as anger over the […]

  • Envoy arrives in Hodeidah

    Push for peace talks continues. U.N. envoy to Yemen arrives in Red Sea city of Hodeidah: witnesses HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) – The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived […]

  • UK retains OPVs

    Brexit forces rethink? UK’s Batch 1 OPVs retained as more Type 26 names announced by Richard Thomas The UK will retain three Batch 1 River-class OPVs for use by the Royal Navy in […]

  • JTF Delta crackdown

    JTF continue crackdown. Nigerian military taskforce destroys 156 boats, 300 refineries in Niger Delta The Commander of the joint military taskforce operating in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Safe, Rear […]

  • Azov tensions continue

    Ukraine accused Russia of “aggressive actions”. Russia says inspections in Crimean waters legitimate The Russian inspections of ships sailing through the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait are legitimate […]

  • Shortfall in UK MPA

    Concerns over assets. UK Officers Highlight Shortfall in Maritime Patrol Capacity by Grant Turnbull Senior officers from the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) have admitted that, despite the […]

  • Drones for RMN

    Programme is a collaboration with the US. RMN to deploy UAS to tighten maritime security LUMUT: In the effort to raise its monitoring capability, the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) will […]

  • Maritime Recon & Surveillance Technology

    Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology 6th-7th February 2019 Rome, Italy http://www.maritime-recon.com/marscr Now in its 4th successful year, Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance Technology is the only event that specifically focuses on […]