Industry Sector

  • Downsizing U.S. Merchant Marine Undermines Security

    During times of war or national emergency, the U.S. government relies on the U.S. Merchant Marine and its public-private partnership with the Department of Defense to ensure there is adequate […]

  • Seychelles strengthens maritime security

    (Forimmediaterelease.net) Seychelles Minister Jean-Paul Adam has highlighted the need to strengthen regional maritime connectivity and has stressed the role that IOR-ARC can play in this regard at the 12th Ministerial […]

  • Guns for Christmas?

    Nigerians will need to be more security conscious as Christmas draws nearer. Reason: intelligence report indicates increased arms importation. Already, security has been beefed up at the nation’s airports, land […]

  • Blockade Trial

    A Turkish court will try in absentia four ex-Israeli military commanders over the deadly raid of a Turkish boat as it tried to break the blockade of Gaza in 2010. Turkey […]

  • New Course For Coventry

    Coventry University announce 1 year Online MA in Maritime Security. Maritime Security Review visited Coventry University’s Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies (CPRS) last week to meet the team and […]

  • Pakistan Navy Exercise in Turkey

    ANKARA: Pakistan Navy ship “PNS Shamsheer” will be visiting Aksaz Naval Base Marmaris and Antalya harbour from 5 to 14 November 2012 and will participate in joint exercise “Mavi Baline-12” […]

  • Aerial Maritime Surveillance

    Two year contract extension agreement reached between UK company Cobham and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service. Cobham clinches £105m Australian Aerial Maritime Surveillance contract Cobham has reached agreement with […]

  • Security Forces Kill 14 Kidnappers

    Nigerian security forces stormed the hideout of the kidnappers of a Turkish national in oil-rich Rivers State and killed 14 of them in a shootout, police said Saturday. “The hoodlums […]

  • Next Maritime Security Priorities

    With Hurricane Sandy at the forefront of maritime organisations concerns at the moment, the increase in focus on border enforcement, economic exclusion zone protection and counter-piracy operations on-going, a key […]

  • Russia seeking to deploy reconnaissance aircraft to Djibouti

    Russia is seeking to base two Ilyushin Il-38 maritime surveillance aircraft to Djibouti in support of its anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden. A number of nations base anti-piracy […]