Maritime Powers

  • IRGC designated as terrorists?

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    Could raise the temperature for the US Navy. Trump administration debating ‘terrorist’ label for arm of Iran’s military By Jenna McLaughlin and Elise Labott Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is weighing whether to label […]

  • Joint S’pore/Malaysia patrols?

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    Joint counter-piracy ops cut costs. S’pore open to joint patrols with M’sia around Pedra Branca and Middle Rocks   By KENNETH CHENG SINGAPORE — Singapore and Malaysia could explore joint patrols […]

  • Hodeidah on hold

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    Hopes talks will achieve something. Saudi-led coalition announces pause in Yemen offensive to let UN negotiate with Houthi rebels The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday it had halted its […]

  • MSC-HOA to move after Brexit

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    MSC-HOA is heading to France. Brest will host the European Maritime Monitoring Center As a result of Brexit, the Maritime Safety Center for the Horn of Africa (MSC-HOA) will be […]

  • BAE score Oz deal

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    Ships to be built locally. BAE wins multi-billion pound Australian warship contract British defence giant BAE Systems has won a multi-billion pound contract from the Australian government to build nine […]

  • Med, migrants and merchant ships

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    Shipping’s concerns over Italy’s migrant stance. Migrant crisis may pose threats to Med shipping By Julia Louppova The migrant crisis continues in Europe and the shipping industry is getting increasingly worried […]

  • Nigeria’s uncharted dangers

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    They could always survey… Nigerian Navy blames mariners for lack of adequate information on security By Tola Adenubi THE Nigeria Navy has accused mariners of not giving enough information to […]

  • Armed Police oversee China CG

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    Expansion of duties welcomed. Armed Police to oversee Coast Guard China’s Coast Guard will be better trained once it starts working under the Chinese Armed Police Force, and it will […]

  • RIMPAC begins

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    The navies gather… 47-Ship RIMPAC Exercise Kicks Off By: Ben Werner About 25,000 naval personnel and 52 ships and submarines from 26 countries will participate in this year’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) […]

  • New drones for Australia

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    Tritons can fly further and higher. Australia invests in unmanned spy drones to fly over South China Sea (CNN) — Australia is spending billions on unmanned American spy drones that […]

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