Offshore Installations

  • US drone tests continue

    US Navy continues drone tests. DARPA Awards Northrop Grumman Contract for Full-Scale Demonstration Program of Next-Generation Unmanned System for Maritime ISR and Strike The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) […]

  • Still no MPA for UK

    UK still lacks MPA. No date yet for new maritime patrol aircraft fleet to be based at RAF Lossiemouth A defence minister has insisted it would be “quite wrong” to […]

  • Angola boosts security

    Assets will boost Angolan maritime security. Finmeccanica To Supply Angola With Maritime Surveillance Equipment, Craft By Oscar Nkala The Angolan government has signed an agreement to acquire two fast-attack naval […]

  • Libya terminal fires

    At least nine guards were killed and more than 40 injured in fighting. Four oil tanks now on fire at Libyan ports after clashes Jan 6 Fires caused by clashes […]

  • Turkey conducts major anti-drugs operation

    Operation scoops up 13 tons of marijuana. Turkey conducts major anti-drugs operation in international waters Turkish security forces conducted major-anti drug operation and seized 13 tons of marijuana later Tuesday […]

  • The Indo-Pacific push back

    Position of the US in the region is now being challenged by China. India And Japan Affirm Security Of Indo-Pacific Region -Analysis By Bhaskar Roy The recent official visit (Dec. […]

  • ISIS target Libyan terminals

    Islamic State take advantage the security vacuum. Islamic State fighters target Libya’s main oil terminals Islamic State militants clashed with security forces near Libya’s Es Sider oil export terminal on […]

  • Somali illegal fishing woes

    Illegal fishing threatens local fleets. Somalia: Who is protecting Somalia’s fishermen? By Ahmed Ali As Somalia’s waters have become less dangerous for international shipping, they have become much more dangerous […]

  • Piracy in South East Asia

    Call for more unified action in region. The continuing surge of piracy in South East Asia Clyde & Co LLP – Gerald Yee and Nazirah K. Din The surge of […]

  • Bimco launches cyber guidelines

    Industry turns attention to new threats. Bimco launches new cybersecurity guidelines By Charlie Bartlett from London Bimco has launched a set of guidelines to help the shipping industry secure itself […]