Law Enforcement

  • Togo receives Defender patrol boat

    US donates third vessel to Togo. Togo receives Defender patrol boat from United States The United States has donated a Defender patrol boat to the Togolese Navy, adding to the two […]

  • Nigeria hands pirates to Interpol

    Crew from MV Gare handed over as suspected pirates. Nigeria hands over suspected sea pirates to Interpol The Commander of NNS Delta, Musa Gemu, on Thursday handed over MT Gare […]

  • EU Improves Maritime Surveillance

    New efforts to improve security for European waters.  Maritime surveillance: Joining forces with Member States for safer seas and oceans The European Commission today took a further step towards more […]

  • Defence experts meet in E. Africa

    More than 300 defence experts to convene in Tanzania. Dar to host East African defence experts meet BY MALELA KASSIM More than 300 East African regional defence and military experts […]

  • Dryad issues Q2 report

    Dryad report highlights current hot spots. Dryad Maritime continues to report high levels of piracy in Southeast Asia Dryad Maritime is warning of an increasing threat from Southeast Asia piracy […]

  • Piracy linked to prisoners?

    Is spike in piracy linked to prisoner releases? Rise in piracy linked to recently released prisoners Singapore: Could the sudden spike in piracy in the region be linked to a […]

  • ‘Roads better than warships’

    Economic recovery seen as key to the problem. Somali piracy: ‘Roads better than warships’ Building roads and harbours in Somalia is a better way of tackling piracy than deploying warships, […]

  • That freighter may actually be a warship

    US ‘sea bases’ can take many forms. Watch out, that freighter may actually be a warship By David Axe U.S. military operations now increasingly begin and end at sea — […]

  • ‘Piracy on the high seas’

    Australia asylum policy under fire. ‘Piracy on the high seas’: Malcolm Fraser Deborah Snow Former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has characterised Australia’s interdiction and detention of  more than 150 […]

  • India-EU: maritime convergences

    The much awaited European Union Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS) was approved last month. India-EU: exploring maritime convergences – analysis The much awaited European Union Maritime Security Strategy (EUMSS) was approved […]