Maritime Crime

  • Singapore’s naval assets

    A force to be reckoned with? Singapore’s Fleet Modernization: Slow and Steady? By Paul Pryce Among the maritime forces of the small Southeast Asian states, the Republic of Singapore Navy […]

  • Royal Malaysian Navy consolidates

    New Littoral Combat Ships coming, too. RMN moves to strengthen country’s maritime security LUMUT: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is set to consolidate all its naval units from 15 classes […]

  • Evolving threats in the Med

    ISIS presence in Libya focuses military minds. Opinion: ISIS, Russia and NATO’s Evolving Threat in the Mediterranean By: Henrik Paulsson At the Surface Warship Summit in Bucharest, Romania, from Jan. […]

  • West African Navies Coming of Age?

    Response times improve in encouraging sign. West African Navies Coming of Age? By Dirk Steffen On 11 February 2016, fourteen Nigerian and Ghanaian pirates in two speedboats attacked the product […]

  • China CG loot trawler

    Tensions between China and Vietnam continue. China Coast Guard loots Vietnamese fishing boat A Vietnamese fishing boat was reportedly ambushed and looted by a China Coast Guard vessel off Vietnam’s […]

  • Convicted pirates return home

    All seven claim to be innocent. Naturally. 7 Somali Fishermen accused of Piracy released from Kenya jail Posted by Hussein Farah Kenya has released from its jails 7 Somali men […]

  • CMF in huge arms bust

    Weapons en route to Somalia. HMAS Darwin seizes large weapons cache Operating as part of Combined Task Force 150 (CTF150), Australian ship HMAS Darwin has uncovered and seized a large […]

  • Nigerian Navy get new kit

    Surge in piracy and militancy sees new patrol boats launched. Navy retools for battle against pirates, oil thieves Posted By: Bisi Olaniyi For the first time in the history of […]

  • Iran to continue pirate fight

    THE Islamic Republic of Iran has reiterated its commitment to fighting piracy and providing maritime trade security. Iran reiterates dedication to swab piracy JAFFAR MJASIRI Speaking at the reception held […]

  • No hack at MTISC-GoG

    Piracy reporting centre in alleged security breach. MTISC-GOG investigation finds no evidence of breach There’s a follow-up to a post concerning a possible data breach involving Maritime Trade Information Sharing […]