Maritime Powers

  • Nigerian Navy doing well?

    Comments come a week after NIMASA’s on IMB. Navy’s support to merchant shipping thwarts 15 piracy attacks — Stakeholders By Oko Ebuka Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry have said […]

  • New PLAN fleet for Gulf

    The PLAN’s deployments to the western Indian Ocean region continue. China Dispatches New Naval Fleet for Gulf of Aden Escort Mission By Ankit Panda On Sunday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army […]

  • New Ops centre for Oman

    Joint Operations Centre and Maritime Security Centre should improve capability. Boost for SAF as Joint Operation Centre and Maritime Security Centre open A celebration was held at Muaskar Al Mortafa’ah […]

  • Somali piracy today

    Reporter spends time with EU NAVFOR. Somalia piracy: How foreign powers are tackling it Foreign navies have played a key role in curbing piracy off Somalia’s coast, writes the BBC’s […]

  • Iran plans naval drills

    Keeping the region simmering. Iran Navy to stage military maneuver in Indian Ocean: Commander Iranian naval forces plan to stage a large-scale drill in the Indian Ocean to boost and […]

  • Pakistan’s marsec vow

    Chief of the Naval Staff expressed his confidence over operational preparedness. Naval chief vows to maintain security in Indian Ocean Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi while […]

  • Grand African NEMO

    Training and capacity building to enhance maritime security. French navy drills with West Africans to battle Gulf of Guinea thuggery By: Christina Mackenzie PARIS – France and 14 West African nations […]

  • Indian Navy asset delays

    Concerns over delays. In action against Reliance firm, Navy encashes bank guarantee in Rs 3,000-crore vessel deal In a punitive action, the Navy has encashed a bank guarantee of the Reliance Naval […]

  • IMO terror workshop

    Emphasis on capacity building. IMO Holds Counter Terrorism Training for S. Asian Countries Shailaja A. Lakshmi Legal experts and port and maritime security officers from Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka have […]

  • New patrol boat for PNG

    Papua New Guinea receives first Guardian-class patrol boat Gabriel Dominguez The government of Papua New Guinea has received the first of four Guardian-class patrol boats in a ceremony held on […]