Maritime Crime

  • Japan and the S China Sea

    Boosting Tokyo’s presence is key to regional security. Why the South China Sea Needs Japan’s Navy Takuya Shimodaira Twenty-five years after the end of the Cold War, the Japan Maritime […]

  • MMEA steps up surveillance

    As TPP looms closer, MMEA prepares for doubling of ships on Msian sea routes BY ZAHRATULHAYAT MAT ARIF KAJANG: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) is gearing up ahead of […]

  • Terrorists hijack tanker

    Report has not been confirmed by IMB or other agencies. Terrorists hijacked tanker off Nigeria Terrorists in support of Biafra agitation hijacked foreign tanker off Bakassi Peninsula Nigeria coastal line. […]

  • Mediterranean still terror target

    Threat to shipping taken seriously. NATO Officer: Daesh Wants to Have Maritime Arm for Attacks in Mediterranean The Daesh (Islamic State) jihadist group has an ambition of creating a maritime arm […]

  • ReCAAP issues 2015 report

    Total of 200 incidents logged by ReCAAP for SE Asia. ReCAAP ISC Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia – 2015 Annual Report ReCAAP ISC has published its annual […]

  • PLA-N visit Bangladesh

    China continues to woo region. Chinese Navy vessels with missile frigates for the first time dock in Bangladesh Three Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy vessels, including two missile frigates, […]

  • Tackle rise in sea robbery

    Militancy, kidnap and armed robbery plaguing Delta. Tackle rise in sea robbery attacks, FG charged By Godfrey Bivbere Lagos—Former President of Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transportation Senior Staff […]

  • Exercise Iron Fist 2016

    Exercise will see troops train on land and sea. Exercise Iron Fist 2016 Story by Cpl. Garrett White CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – For more than 55 years, the United States […]

  • Iran “warns US warship off”

    Claims made in Iranian media. US warship leaves Iran war drills area after warning By Khalid Kazimov A US warship had to leave the secured area, where Iran was conducting […]

  • New toys for SL Navy

    These will be the first brand new OPVs to join the Lankan navy. India to Sell Two OPVs to Lankan Navy in 2017 By P.K.Balachandran COLOMBO: India is to sell […]