Tag: hijack

  • ISPS: Benefits and Burdens

    ISPS: Operational Benefits, Administrative Burdens Op-Ed by Herbert Anyiam Every initiative has positive and negative sides. This applies equally to the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.  Whilst […]

  • BAE to build 3 new OPVs

    UK MoD awards BAE new contract. BAE Systems awarded contract for U.K. OPV trio BAE Systems reports that it has been been awarded a £348 million (about $584 million) contract […]

  • SEACAT gets underway

    Naval exercise to focus on piracy.  13th maritime exercise involving 7 navies to focus on piracy and terrorism SINGAPORE – Sailors from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s Maritime Security […]

  • Indian tanker false alarm in Gulf

    Report of possible pirate attack proves to be false alarm. Indian tanker false alarm in Gulf Yesterday (August 12th), the Harbour Master of Fujairah Port, Oman, issued an alert to […]

  • Armed Guarding End Game

    Collapse of major PMSC causes industry concerns. Armed Guarding End Game What goes up, must come down – especially when a bubble bursts, Which it seems is exactly what is […]

  • MEND militants running security

    Perfect case of poachers turned gamekeepers. Governor Dickson Of Bayelsa Outsources Maritime Security To Former Militant ‘Boy Loaf’ In a seeming indication that he is overwhelmed by rising insecurity and […]

  • Neptune provides safe port in storm

    PMSC offers port security services to clients. Neptune provides safe port in storm Press Release Neptune Maritime Security has successfully delivered crisis management training to bolster defences at major ports […]

  • Piracy still a threat

    PMSC union raises concerns over complacency. Piracy still a threat – maritime security union In spite of a global drop in maritime piracy, the threat still remains, especially off West […]

  • E. Africa tries to stem heroin tide

    Region is a key smuggling route for Afghan heroin. East Africa seeks help to stem surge in heroin smuggling: U.N By Drazen Jorgic NAIROBI (Reuters) – East African states worried by […]

  • India addresses ASEAN meet

    India’s address discusses freedom of the seas. India supports freedom of access in South China Sea Amid tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea overshadowing the Asean and […]