Maritime Crime

  • Ghana takes piracy lead

    Private security working with law enforcement. Ghana Takes Lead in New Piracy Initiative By Wendy Laursen To understand the maritime security issues afflicting Ghana, it is instructive to first look at […]

  • NATO speaker for QMARSEC

    Event to be held in October. Expert NATO Shipping Center Speaker Announced for QMARSEC 2015 An expert NATO speaker has been added to the distinguished panel of speakers at the […]

  • Thailand’s Navy needs to get ship-shape

    Ongoing debate over submarine purchase plan. Thailand’s Navy needs to get ship-shape Kavi Chongkittavorn JUST IMAGINE these two scenarios: an aircraft falling from the sky into the Gulf of Thailand, […]

  • Securing the sealanes

    Ensuring energy security. Securing the sealanes of the super highway by Nicholas Rodgers Safe, secure and continuous supplies of energy are critical to modern society, providing the lifeblood to the […]

  • JTF arrests sea pirates in Bayelsa

    Pirates and pipeline vandals scooped up. JTF arrests sea pirates in Bayelsa The Joint Task Force, JTF, in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, said it has arrested five suspected […]

  • Drones on Demand

    The era of cheap UAVs is here. Drones on Demand By Shilpa Kappur Vasudevan The British Royal Navy assembled a cheap drone with body and wings made using a 3D printer […]

  • Tanzania tweaks piracy laws

    Prisons await upgrade from EU. Piracy laws set for amendment Government will amend judicial laws to enable the judiciary to deal with piracy related cases reported in the country’s Indian […]

  • India fears China base in Maldives

    People’s Daily quoted a military officer as saying that China did not own any military base abroad. China says India’s fears of military base in Maldives unfounded ATUL ANEJA China’s […]

  • On the trail of fuel oil pirates

    Latest ReCAAP report makes grim reading. On the trail of fuel oil pirates in Southeast Asia By Vincent Wee from Hong Kong The most recent ReCAAP ISC half yearly report has revealed the […]

  • Egypt holds Suez trial run

    High security for test run. Egypt holds trial run on second Suez Canal The first cargo ships have passed through Egypt’s second Suez Canal, amid tight security, ahead of the […]