Tag: Gulf of Aden

  • Navy Chief to Hold Talks with Indian Defence Officials

    First Sea Lord currently in India. British Navy Chief to Hold Talks with Indian Defence Officials NEW DELHI: British Navy Chief will hold talks with top defence officials on enhancement […]

  • Japan escorts 3,522 ships through Gulf

    MSDF convoy escorts preventing pirate attacks. Japan escorts 3,522 ships through Gulf of Aden pirate waters Hisane Masaki The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) vessels escorted a total of 3,522 commercialships in […]

  • Piracy and the armed guard question

    PMSCs look to Southeast Asia.  Piracy and the armed guard question By Marcus Hand from Singapore One of the more controversial growth sectors in shipping has been the private security business, in particular, […]

  • Navy Releases Revised Maritime Strategy

    US Navy new strategy revealed.  Navy Releases Revised Maritime Strategy WASHINGTON (NNS) — The sea services released a new maritime strategy, March 13, a plan that describes how the Navy, […]

  • Progress in HRA controversy

    Countries hope to reduce size of High Risk Area. Progress in HRA controversy: CGPCS participants agree on process On the 13th of March an extra-ordinary meeting of the CGPCS was […]

  • Modi Marks Out His Territory

    India pushing back against China in IOR. Modi Marks Out His Territory By Wendy Laursen The Indian Ocean has been dominated by foreign powers for 300 years, but Indian Prime Minister […]

  • Modi Commissions Indian-Built Mauritian Naval Patrol Ship

    New build for Mauritian Navy. Modi Commissions Indian-Built Mauritian Naval Patrol Ship PORT LOUIS: An India-built naval patrol vessel for Mauritius that will help in better policing its vast exclusive […]

  • 91 Sailors Held Hostage in 3 Years

    India firms up contingency plans.  91 Sailors Held Hostage in Three Yrs, Govt Works on Contingency Plan In view of incidents wherein 91 Indian crew members had been held hostage […]

  • Kenyan court orders pirate repatriation

    Pirate prisoner transfer planned.  Kenyan court orders repatriation of 10 Somali pirates A Kenyan Court on Wednesday ordered the repatriation of ten suspected pirates to Somalia. Mombasa High Court Judge, […]

  • Yemen Rolls out Maritime Security Zone

    Move to prevent immigrants from Somalia and Eritrea.  Yemen Rolls out Maritime Security Zone By Aiswarya Lakshmi Yemen is establishing a maritime security zone along the country’s 2,500 kilometre-long coastline […]