Governmental

  • IRGC Red Sea threat

    War of words escalates. IRGC commander: Red Sea no longer safe for US A senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says that the Red Sea will not […]

  • Saudi oil halted

    Attacks follow war of words between Iran and USA. Saudi Oil Shipment Halt: A Potential Watershed in the Yemen War James Dorsey A spike in oil prices as a result of a […]

  • Houthi boat destroyed

    Incident comes just after US and Iran trade war of words. Coalition destroys Al Houthi boat off coast Cairo: UAE forces, part of an Arab Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-allied Al […]

  • Delta security agency pushback

    Soon, everyone in Nigeria will be in a maritime agency… Stakeholders kick against maritime agency bill By Emman Ovuakporie CRITICAL  stakeholders in the maritime sector, yesterday kicked against the Bill […]

  • Boosting maritime security

    India pushes ‘Act East’. Boosting maritime security WRITTEN BY C Uday Bhaskar India and the 10-member ASEAN collective engaged in  an intensive two-day Delhi Dialogue (July 19-20) whose focus was […]

  • Iran, US rattle sabres

    Hormuz continues to heat up Iran reportedly threatens ‘countermeasures’ if US blocks its oil exports Iran’s foreign ministry reportedly said it would implement countermeasures against the U.S. if it tries […]

  • IMB releases report

    New report highlights risk. New IMB report shows persistent piracy risk in Gulf of Guinea The second quarterly report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) shows that all 2018 […]

  • S’pore takes charge at RIMPAC

    RIMPAC runs until August 3rd. Singapore navy takes leadership roles in largest global maritime exercise Fabian Koh SINGAPORE – The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has again taken up leadership […]

  • SL-Japan to boost military ties

    Promised cooperation in the areas of maritime safety and security and regional multilateral initiatives SL-Japan to boost military ties to ensure maritime safety Sri Lanka and Japan had agreed to […]

  • Praise for the CMF

    Counter narcotics and anti-terrorism operations by the Combined Maritime Forces cuts funding to terrorist networks from drug smuggling pirates Anti-drug patrols smash hashish and heroin smugglers in the Arabian Sea amid record narcotics […]