Law Enforcement

  • PH patrol boats boosted

    New vessels to bolster capability. Philippines commissions 2 more patrol ships from Japan The Philippines commissioned into service two more Japan-made patrol ships on Thursday, the final batch of a […]

  • Militant Delta threat

    New threats from militants. Amnesty : Return our guns within 21 days or…, ex-militants tell Ondo govt By Dayo Johnson & Jimitota Onoyume FORMER militants in the riverine areas of […]

  • Yachter’s pirate encounter

    Roy Erez, sailing to Jamaica, was forced at gunpoint by crew of local fishing boat to take on unknown passenger; vessel later boarded by soldiers, redirected to Colombia Israeli yachtsman […]

  • NATO, Japan exercise

    No message for Russia there… NATO and Japan conduct joint exercise in the Baltic Sea BALTIC SEA – Yesterday, Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) participated in a Passing Exercise […]

  • Boost for Bengal

    Modi to attend BIMSTEC summit in Nepal, call for cooperation against terror, other security threats India wants Bay of Bengal to be ‘common security space’ Anirban Bhaumik With most of […]

  • Pakistan Navy heads out

    Pakistan Navy to deploy. Pakistan Navy starts independent maritime security patrols ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy has started independent maritime security patrols in the region for which two of its units were […]

  • Nigeria protests piracy stats

    Sends protest to IMO. Nigeria protests global piracy reports By Emeka Anaeto,  Business Editor and Godwin Oritse Contrary to the reports of the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, which put Nigeria […]

  • Japan, SL vow closer ties

    Japan increases presence in region. Japan, Sri Lanka to further boost maritime security cooperation Japan and Sri Lanka will further strengthen the maritime security cooperation between the two countries.  This […]

  • Thai police arrested

    Confusing situation following kidnap. Talks Ongoing With Malaysia Over Arrest Of Thai Police Officers Amid Allegations Of Piracy Thailand and Malaysia offered differing accounts of an incident off Satun province […]

  • Cyber and shipping

    Shipping cyber security still lags behind. The Global Maritime Industry Remains Unprepared for Future Cybersecurity Challenges Professor Vivian Louis Forbes The maritime industry is heavily reliant on electronic commerce (“e-business”) […]