Industry Sector

  • Managing Indo-Pacific Crises

    Reducing regional tensions becomes focus. Is there a multilateral mechanism that could manage air and maritime encounters in a tense region? By Koh Swee Lean Collin and Darshana M. Baruah Tensions […]

  • Warship in huge heroin haul

    HMAS Toowoomba in second big drugs bust. Combined Maritime Forces Ship Swoops in on Narcotics Smugglers A Royal Australian Navy warship operating under the Pakistan-led Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) […]

  • Iranian Warships Berth in Djibouti

    Anti-piracy patrol makes port visit.  Iranian Warships Berth in Djibouti The Iranian Navy’s 32nd fleet of warships dispatched to the high seas berthed in Djibouti port on Wednesday. The 32nd […]

  • US, Japan, Australia boost cooperation

    Closer ties to boost maritime security. US, Japan, Australia Boost Maritime Cooperation The leaders of the three countries met on the sidelines of the 2014 G20 meeting in Brisbane, Australia. […]

  • New naval security hub ready

    New centre to oversee maritime threats. New naval security hub ready for action in Gurgaon The nerve centre of the country’s maritime security domain will soon come alive in Gurgaon, […]

  • Indonesia declares war on IUU fishing

    Measures could include sinking illegal vessels. Jokowi declares war on illegal fishing Responding to rampant illegal fishing in the country’s territorial waters, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered drastic measures […]

  • India: new maritime crime agency

    New agency in wake of Enrica Lexie case.  Italian Marines case: Govt to appoint central agency to deal with crime in high sea and territorial waters Rahul Tripathi Learning from […]

  • Royal Marines in piracy drill

    Exercises held during IMCMEX international drills. Royal Marines turn pirates as they try to ‘hijack’ HMS Bulwark SAILORS and Royal Marines played out scenes reminiscent of Captain Phillips as they […]

  • PMSC takes action on new threats

    Neptune expands offering to meet new threats.  Maritime security company takes action on new threats An international maritime security company is stepping up its services to combat increasingly sophisticated threats […]

  • Greenpeace rammed to prevent piracy

    Activists injured in incident. Spanish navy rammed Greenpeace boat to prevent “piracy,” Defense Ministry says The Spanish Defense Ministry has justified the actions of the country’s navy, which rammed into […]