Maritime Crime
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Maritime cyber reporting
Shipping grapples with the cyber threat. Shipping needs cyber reporting scheme now by Martyn Wingrove Shipping needs an anonymous reporting scheme for cyber threats and attacks to prevent the same […]
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Fleets avoid Gulf of Guinea
Crew kidnappings and armed robberies raise concerns. European tuna vessels avoid Gulf of Guinea amid rising piracy threat By Matilde Mereghetti BARCELONA, Spain — European tuna vessels are avoiding fishing in […]
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New drones for Australia
Tritons can fly further and higher. Australia invests in unmanned spy drones to fly over South China Sea (CNN) — Australia is spending billions on unmanned American spy drones that […]
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Somalia’s illegal charcoal trade
Charcoal trade has raised huge sums for Somalia’s terror group, al Shabaab. Somalia to Involve EU Naval Forces, Interpol and Amisom to Curb Illegal Charcoal Trade Somalia government on Saturday […]
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Nigeria: still no piracy law
Still no legislation in place to combat maritime piracy. ‘There is no comprehensive piracy law in Nigeria’ By Joseph Onyekwere Adjudicating on admiralty or maritime matters was a herculean task for […]
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Choppers for India
While the navy needs at least 100 such multi-role helicopters, the government has decided to go for the outright purchase of 24 anti-submarine warfare helicopters from US. India set to […]
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Bengal security boost
Bangladesh-India navy joint patrol in Bay from June 27 The naval forces of Bangladesh and India will, for the first time, conduct a joint patrol exercise, namely the Coordinated Patrol […]
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CMF seizes heroin haul
Drug smugglers not doing well this year. Marine Nationale ship Nivose seizes illegal heroin in Western Indian Ocean Within a month of joining Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150), the French […]
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Iran Navy head to Gulf
The Iranian Navy’s 54th flotilla of warships is on an overseas mission to international waters. Iranian Naval Flotilla on Way to Gulf of Aden The naval fleet, comprising the Kharg […]
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Finding the pirate backers
Navy wants the pirate backers. Navy Wants DSS To Unmask Sponsors Of Sea Pirates In Rivers The Nigerian Navy has urged the Department of State Security (DSS) to fish out […]