Maritime Powers

  • Boost for Bengal

    Modi to attend BIMSTEC summit in Nepal, call for cooperation against terror, other security threats India wants Bay of Bengal to be ‘common security space’ Anirban Bhaumik With most of […]

  • Pakistan Navy heads out

    Pakistan Navy to deploy. Pakistan Navy starts independent maritime security patrols ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy has started independent maritime security patrols in the region for which two of its units were […]

  • Nigeria protests piracy stats

    Sends protest to IMO. Nigeria protests global piracy reports By Emeka Anaeto,  Business Editor and Godwin Oritse Contrary to the reports of the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, which put Nigeria […]

  • Japan, SL vow closer ties

    Japan increases presence in region. Japan, Sri Lanka to further boost maritime security cooperation Japan and Sri Lanka will further strengthen the maritime security cooperation between the two countries.  This […]

  • Cyber and shipping

    Shipping cyber security still lags behind. The Global Maritime Industry Remains Unprepared for Future Cybersecurity Challenges Professor Vivian Louis Forbes The maritime industry is heavily reliant on electronic commerce (“e-business”) […]

  • Tanker missing in WAF

    Vessel went missing off Gabon, far from usual pirate grounds. Ship Sailing under Panama Flag with 17 Georgian Sailors Goes Missing A ship which was sailing under Panama flag with […]

  • Pakistan, China vow closer ties

    IOR continues to be a political battleground. Pakistan, China to deepen maritime security ties ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to further deepen practical cooperation in maritime security, science and […]

  • Security in the IOR

    South Africa could make the Indian Ocean Rim Association the top platform for achieving maritime security. Africa’s chance to boost maritime security in the Indian Ocean BY TIMOTHY WALKER AND DENYS REVA This […]

  • ReCAAP and PCG meet

    ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre and Philippine Coast Guard Co-Organised Meeting with Government Agencies and Shipping Industry to Enhance Maritime Safety and Security in the Sulu-Celebes Seas ReCAAP and PCG meet […]

  • New Bahamas force

    Boost for Bahamas. Joint Agency Task Force Planned To Guard Borders By FARRAH JOHNSON THE government will soon propose the creation of a “multi-agency task force” whose focus will be […]