Tag: hijack

  • IRGC Red Sea threat

    War of words escalates. IRGC commander: Red Sea no longer safe for US A senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says that the Red Sea will not […]

  • Delta security agency pushback

    Soon, everyone in Nigeria will be in a maritime agency… Stakeholders kick against maritime agency bill By Emman Ovuakporie CRITICAL  stakeholders in the maritime sector, yesterday kicked against the Bill […]

  • Boosting maritime security

    India pushes ‘Act East’. Boosting maritime security WRITTEN BY C Uday Bhaskar India and the 10-member ASEAN collective engaged in  an intensive two-day Delhi Dialogue (July 19-20) whose focus was […]

  • IMB releases report

    New report highlights risk. New IMB report shows persistent piracy risk in Gulf of Guinea The second quarterly report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) shows that all 2018 […]

  • SL-Japan to boost military ties

    Promised cooperation in the areas of maritime safety and security and regional multilateral initiatives SL-Japan to boost military ties to ensure maritime safety Sri Lanka and Japan had agreed to […]

  • Sri Lanka positions itself

    SL positioning itself in IOR power plays. Sri Lanka to play key role in defusing tension in Indian Ocean: PM As the political interplay in the Indian Ocean intensifies, Sri […]

  • UNODC boats for Ghana

    New assets will boost patrol capabilities. UN Office of Drugs and Crime donates 2 patrol boats to Ghana Marine Police The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime [UNODC] with […]

  • ReCAAP report released

    ReCAAP figures show drop in crimes. ReCAAP releases six-month report Forty Incidents Reported to ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre from January to June 2018, Marking 15% Year-on-Year Decrease, and the Lowest […]

  • More PH, Australia naval drills

    Joint drills in region again. Philippines, Australia begin joint drills in Sulu Sea The Philippine Navy said on July 16 that it and the Royal Australian Navy has started 10-day […]

  • Keeping pirates at bay

    Training and capacity building pays off. UN says anti-piracy fund has boosted maritime security in Somalia The UN counter-piracy fund that has been in existence since 2011 has boosted maritime […]