Maritime Crime

  • Another tanker hijacked in SE Asia

    Spate of hijackings continues. Another tanker hijacked in SE Asia The spate of tanker hijackings in Southeast Asia continues, with ReCAAP reporting the hijacking of the MT Ocean Energy on […]

  • Mediterranean crisis is unsustainable

    Calls for intergovernmental contact group. Mediterranean crisis is unsustainable for shipping Peter Hinchliffe, secretary-general of the International Chamber of Shipping The terrible tragedy on April 19 is believed to have […]

  • China’s pirate patrol submarine too noisy

    Type 091 sub poses no real threat to region – experts. China’s pirate patrol submarine is too noisy, say naval experts Minnie Chan China’s recent deployment of a nuclear submarine […]

  • Japanese ship in Philippines for anti-piracy exercise

    Joint exercise begins on Wednesday.  Japanese ship in Philippines for anti-piracy exercise MANILA – A Japan Coast Guard (JCG) vessel docked at a Philippine port yesterday for a law enforcement […]

  • Norway Regrets Selling Warships

    Ships sold to former militant in Nigeria. Nigeria: Norway Regrets Selling Warships to Ex-Niger Delta Militant, Tompolo Norwegian Defence Chief, Haakon Bruun-Hansen, an admiral, has apologised to the country’s lawmakers […]

  • Project Biro and African marsec

    Tenders for South African Navy. Can Project Biro Help Africa to Overcome Its Maritime Security Challenges? By Timothy Walker A conference held on Project Biro in Simon’s Town last month […]

  • Violent Attack on Cruising Couple

    Robbers attacked yacht off Haiti. Skipper’s Tale of Violent Attack on Cruising Couple, Haiti THE HARROWING story of the violent attack on a cruising couple while at rest at Petit […]

  • Iran’s navy repels pirate attack

    No independent confirmation of incident. Iran’s navy repels pirate attack on Hong Kong’s ship By Umid Niayesh Iran’s 34th naval fleet repelled a pirate attack against a Hong Kong’s merchant […]

  • EU must focus on root causes of migration

    Analysis of recent EU moves. The EU must focus on the root causes of migration The EU is planning to act against human traffickers in the Mediterranean. But the plight […]

  • Nigerian pirates case adjourned

    Suspects held following MT Mariam hijacking. Nigerian pirates case adjourned The Adjabeng magistrate court in Accra yesterday once again adjourned hearing of the case involving the 10 pirates suspected to […]