Offshore Installations

  • Sulu Sea patrols analysis

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    Will the patrols actually help? Trilateral Maritime Patrols in the Sulu Sea: Asymmetry in Need, Capability and Political Will By Zachary Abuza, Ph.D. A spate of shipjackings and kidnapping-for-ransoms has […]

  • New assault boats from Kalashnikov

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    Modernising programme continues. Kalashnikov Delivers First Assault Boats to Russian Military Russia’s Kalashnikov company, makers of the world-famous AK-47 assault rifle, has begun deliveries of their first transport and amphibious […]

  • EU Coast Guard approved

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    New force to help assist in migrant crisis. EU coast guard and border force approved by parliament The European Parliament has approved a proposal to set up a new border […]

  • Breaking the Pak-Indo deadlock

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    Hopes of new cooperation. Maritime meet may help break Indo-Pak ice Sachin Parashar| NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan look to break the logjam in ties, the two countries will […]

  • Piracy in West Africa

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    The troubled waters of the Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Piracy: More “sophisticated and prevalent” around Gulf of Guinea Posted by Greg Trauthwein While the matter of maritime piracy has seemingly […]

  • Militants Attack Eni Oil Crew

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    Militants attack another oil company. Militants Attack Eni Oil Crew, Kill 2 Unnamed militants attacked a boat transporting Eni workers in the Niger Delta region June 29, killing two, an […]

  • Cyber threat to merchant vessels

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    Hackers target merchants in Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Vessels in Gulf of Guinea Targeted by Email Phishing THE MDAT-GoG (Marine Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea) has received information that […]

  • Oil price sees kidnap rise

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    Nigeria still the hot spot. Low oil price means tanker crews are now kidnap targets by Edwin Lampert The traditional modus operandi of pirates off the coast of West Africa […]

  • Iran’s latest pirate claim

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    Of course they did. Absolutely. Completely legitimate. Navy stops 115 pirates from attacking Iranian tanker Iranian Navy’s 41st fleet rescued an Iranian-owned oil tanker from 12 pirate boats carrying 115 […]

  • South China Sea drills

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    China reasserts its authority. China to hold military drills in South China Sea China will hold military drills in the disputed South China Sea, ahead of a ruling by an […]

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