Law Enforcement

  • Anti-piracy force plan for the Gulf

    Possible regional force proposal discussed again. Anti-piracy force plan for the Gulf Bahrain backed a call to establish a special maritime force to tackle growing problems of pirates attacking fishermen […]

  • Nigeria can do more to reduce piracy

    Comments made ahead of conference. Nigeria can do more to reduce piracy The Senior Regional Vice President of ASIS International, a global organisation for security professionals, Mrs. Victoria Ekhomu, has […]

  • SE Asian piracy really has spiked

    Examining all data shows a clear increase. Yes, Southeast Asian piracy really has spiked Elliot Brennan Earlier this month, Sam Bateman’s post (Is Southeast Asia Really a Piracy Hotspot?) questioned my […]

  • Special forces deployed as seafarer runs amok

    Incident highlights mental health issues at sea. Special forces deployed as seafarer runs amok, threatening to kill crew and torch ship SAM CHAMBERS Portuguese maritime police stormed a Liberian flagged […]

  • Hundreds Of Migrants Rescued

    Coastguards pluck another 534 people from the sea, including a toddler found unconscious in an overcrowded dinghy. Hundreds Of Migrants Rescued From Aegean Sea Coastguards have rescued hundreds more migrants […]

  • Dead fisherman returned to India

    Murdered man was victim of “Iranian pirates”. Body of fisherman who was shot dead by pirates to arrive in Kanyakumari on Wednesday night J Arockiaraj KANYAKUMARI: The mortal remains of […]

  • China-Russia drill no reason for concern

    Exercises start today. Commentary: China-Russia joint military drill no reason for concern by Xinhua Writer Wang Haiqing BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — As China and Russia started the second phase […]

  • Russia’s maritime strategy adrift?

    Prestige over practicality? Is Russia’s Maritime Strategy Adrift? This article originally appeared on The Strategy Bridge. You can read it in its original format here. The Russian defense industry has always […]

  • Cyber threats to shipping

    Industry still lags behind in cyber-security awareness. Aronnax: Don’t think the data thieves aren’t interested in shipping by Craig Eason SHIPPING is lagging behind most other industries when it comes to […]

  • Indonesia hits illegal fishing

    Scuttled ships will form artificial reef. Indonesia sinks 34 foreign vessels to stop illegal fishing By John Stansfield Indonesia, the world’s biggest archipelago nation, sank 34 foreign illegal fishing boats in several places […]