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  • Integrated surveillance will reduce risk at sea

    Integrated surveillance will reduce risk at sea Press Release As safety continues to dominate the shipping industry agenda, particularly in relation to heightened interest in new Arctic routes, Synectics sees […]

  • Phoenix Express 2015 Kicks Off

    Multi-nation exercise begins. Phoenix Express 2015 Kicks Off by Joseph R. Fonseca Maritime forces from North Africa, Europe, and the United States kicked off Exercise Phoenix Express 2015 with opening […]

  • Navy confiscates 30 ships over oil theft

    New focus against kidnappers. Navy confiscates 30 ships over oil theft By Lucia Edafioka The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy has said that 30 ships, tugboats and baggies […]

  • The nightmare of a Mediterranean Somalia

    Fears for regional security. The nightmare of a Mediterranean Somalia The two latest incidents off the coast of Libya involved a Turkish cargo ship, a Greek oil tanker and the […]

  • Indonesian Navy to set up sea traffic management center

    New centre to improve security and safety. Indonesian Navy to set up sea traffic management center Surabaya, E.Java (ANTARA News) – The Indonesian Navy will set up a Traffic Management […]

  • ReCAAP releases April report

    17 incidents reported for the month. ReCAAP releases April report ReCAAP has released its piracy and maritime crime figures for April 2015, noting that the hijacking of small coastal tankers […]

  • Chaos in Libya, Nightmare in the Med

    How chaos in Libya spawned a security nightmare in the Mediterranean Ioannis Chapsos, Coventry University Libya has been in a state of chaos ever since the fall of its former […]

  • Bunkers linked with piracy rise

    Analysis by Risk Intelligence.  Analyst Links Singapore Bunker Players with Increase in Region’s Fuel Piracy, says it’s “the Perfect Product to Steal” Higher bunker standards in Singapore may be inadvertently causing ships […]

  • Nigeria’s maritime security

    Will new President affect change? Will Buhari Change the Face of Nigerian Maritime Security? By Cassie Blombaum, Guardian Global Resources The campaign speeches have long been over, the ballot boxes […]

  • Tanker docks at Libyan port of Derna

    Greek tanker bombed there in January. First foreign tanker docks at eastern Libyan port since air strike (Reuters) – Libya has persuaded a foreign shipper to send a tanker to […]