Industry Sector

  • Security Council Extends AU Mission

    The Security Council this morning reauthorized the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to maintain its deployment for four months, until 7 March 2013, while deciding to expand the United […]

  • Happy Birthday, Marine Corps!

    November 10th marks the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Here’s a brief history of their founding, from the USMC History Division web site: On November 10, 1775, the […]

  • S. America maritime security business up

    Maritime security concerns are fueling a rise in the marketing and sales of equipment and services that feed into the growing procurement business with Central and South American navies and […]

  • Managing a Piracy Incident

    Control Risks, the world’s leading provider of incident response services, has designed a workshop for managers who will play a key role in responding to a piracy incident at a […]

  • Cutlass Express

    Held only for the second time, Cutlass Express is an East African maritime exercise focusing on counter-piracy, counter-narcotics and illegal fishing Eight Navies Complete East African Exercise Cutlass Express 2012 […]

  • Nine Days Adrift

    While conducting a routine patrol in the Eastern Pacific in support of Operation Martillo, tguided missile frigate USS Carr assisted a Panamanian fishing vessel in distress USS CARR Assists Panamanian Vessel […]

  • Dozens Missing

    Officials in Dhaka have said that dozens of people are missing after an overcrowded boat capsized off the coast of Bangladesh. Dozens missing as boat sinks off Bangladesh Dozens of people […]

  • Grounded Super Pumas Fly Again

    The onshore/offshore transport of North Sea oil workers will begin to return to normality this week as some of the grounded Super Puma helicopters begin to fly again. Grounded North Sea Super […]

  • Warning to Yacht Owners

    European Union Naval Force Commander Reminds Yacht and Leisure Craft Owners That Piracy Still a Clear and Present Danger in Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Rear Admiral Potts who […]

  • Security agencies face radical shake-up

    A radical overhaul of Bermuda’s security and defence agencies is in store to eliminate “expensive duplication”, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief said yesterday. The review will take in the Bermuda […]