Maritime Powers

  • ReCAAP round up

    Slight increase in incidents, year on year. ReCAAP has issued its piracy and maritime crime figures for August. Piracy and Sea Robbery Situation in Asia in August 2018 • A […]

  • Bay of Bengal focus

    No news about the Bay for months, then suddenly, it’s everyone’s focus. Japan is back in the Bay of Bengal BY David Brewster The eastern Indian Ocean has become contested […]

  • Turkey, Ukraine joint ops

    Maritime security squads and Navy officers of Ukraine and Turkey conduct joint drills and counteract the illegal activity of poachers in the Black Sea waters Turkish, Ukrainian coastal guard to […]

  • New Aus Security Center

    Move will strengthen domain awareness. Australia Announces New Pacific Security Center Australia has announced the establishment of a Pacific Fusion Center to strengthen the ability of Pacific governments to enforce […]

  • S. China Sea security

    Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea is creating false hopes for regional maritime stability Naval code of conduct won’t make US-China encounters in South China Sea safer Mark J. Valencia […]

  • ReCAAP recap

    ReCAAP hosts meeting. Maritime Law Enforcement and Regulatory Officers from 15 Countries Meet in Yangon, Myanmar for ReCAAP ISC Capacity Building Workshop to Share Best Practices in Combatting Piracy and […]

  • Keeping track

    Keeping things warm in the Med. Royal Navy Tracks Russian Warships as Med Buildup Continues As the Russian Navy prepared for a mass exercise in the eastern Mediterranean, the Royal Navy warship HMS […]

  • Nigeria deploys new assets

    New capabilities should improve visible presence. Navy Deploys 16 Warships to Critical Oil Installations in N’Delta, W’Africa Chiemelie Ezeobi The Nigerian Navy yesterday inaugurated 16 newly acquired warships and boats, […]

  • Kakadu kicks off

    Australia’s largest maritime exercise kicked off on Sunday in participation of navies from 27 countries. Australia’s largest maritime drill kicks off Australia’s largest maritime exercise kicked off on Sunday in participation […]

  • Nigerian Navy MoU

    Security boost for ECOWAS Zone E. Nigerian Naval chief signs MoU on joint maritime operations The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, has signed a Memorandum of […]