Maritime Powers

  • ASEAN, PLAN exercises

    Cooperation to boost understanding and prevent incidents. China, ASEAN begin joint maritime drills China and Southeast Asian states kicked off their first joint maritime exercises on Monday in an effort […]

  • PH Navy making progress

    Navy recently completed fifth round of joint patrols with Royal Australian Navy. PH Navy now making progress in maritime security The Philippine Navy (PN) is now making a headway in […]

  • EU NAVFOR notes attack

    Full report on last week’s incident. Pirate attack averted off the east coast of Somalia On the 16th October 2018, the MV KSL Sydney, a Hong Kong flagged Bulk Carrier, […]

  • Fighting IUU fishing

    Fisheries protection is becoming a serious issue. OOC to Strengthen Indonesia`s Attempt to Fight Illegal Fishing Indonesia`s attempt to encourage maritime cooperation among nations by holding the 2018 Our Ocean […]

  • Taiwan’s CG headache

    Taiwan is bulking up its coast guard, but the scope of ROC territory necessitates some tough decisions for its commanders. The Taiwan Coast Guard’s South China Sea Challenge Written by Wu […]

  • IMO Focus on Marsec

    Table-top exercise held. IMO Focus on Maritime Security Maritime security is a key element of International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s work and, over many years, the Organization has developed a number of measures […]

  • Iran’s UAVs

    New risk for US Navy. Iran has found a new way to harass US warships, and it’s got the US Navy on edge CHRISTOPHER WOODY, RYAN PICKRELL It’s been more […]

  • China Gains Control of Israeli Ports

    Renewed concerns about China’s quiet expansion. China Gains Control of Israeli Ports By Callum Wood China has forked out billions of dollars to upgrade two Israeli port facilities as part of […]

  • Brazil and the CMF

    Brazil is the only Latin American member country of the Combined Maritime Forces, a multinational naval partnership to promote security, stability, and prosperity in 3.2 million square miles of international […]

  • Marsec for Ukraine

    Tensions with Russia continue. New regional marine security dept to protect Ukraine’s maritime border from Izmail to Mariupol The Regional Maritime Security Administration of the State Border Service, which will […]