Offshore Installations

  • Piracy risk off West Africa

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    Countries along the Gulf of Guinea stretching from Senegal to Angola have been trying to cooperate on improving maritime security. US warns of growing piracy risk off West Africa The […]

  • Strategies for Maritime Security

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    IMO offers guidance. Preventive Strategies for Maritime Security By Aiswarya Lakshmi The importance of well-coordinated, risk-based preventive strategies to counter maritime security threats was highlighted by International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s […]

  • S. Korea joining EUNAVFOR

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    South Korea link up with EUNAVFOR. S. Korean naval unit to join EU counter-piracy operation next month South Korea’s Cheonghae Unit will take part in a counter-piracy military operation led […]

  • Is a tanker war coming?

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    Could US policy impact the merchant fleet? Maritime implications of Trump’s threats against Iran Dr. Theodore Karasik Last week, US President Donald Trump’s administration all but declared pending military action […]

  • USN boosts Red Sea presence

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    The US Navy has decided to deploy two more Arleigh-Burke class destroyers in the Red Sea in order to fend off attacks from Yemeni Houthi rebels US Builds Up Red […]

  • Yemen not affecting transits

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    Combined Maritime Forces see little change. Yemen Conflict Causes No Change in Vessel Movement – Canadian Commander The ongoing conflict in Yemen has had no impact on the movement of […]

  • Pirates hit tanker off Delta

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    Spike in pirate activity off Nigeria. Pirates attacked the crude carrier Rio Spirit in Gulf of Guinea Pirates attacked the crude carrier Rio Spirit on 110 nautical miles south off […]

  • Iran thwarts pirate attack. Again

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    Iranian Navy PR machine grinds into action. Navy thwarts pirate attack on Iranian vessel Naval forces have successfully saved an Iranian-owned trade ship from pirates in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, […]

  • BIMCO: Cyber security

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    BIMCO turns its attention to the cyber threat. Cyber Security interview with Phil Tinsley, Manager, BIMCO Maritime Security BIMCO’s Phil Tinsley discusses the risk of cyber security in shipping and […]

  • Aman-2017 kicks off

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    Multinational exercise opens. 36 countries to participate in Pakistan naval exercise Some 36 countries with host Pakistan as the 37th will be taking part in Pakistan Navy’s (PN) four-day joint […]

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