Tag: Hostage

  • Russian, Chinese Navies Hold Anti-Piracy Training

    Mediterranean drills between two nations. Russian, Chinese Navies Hold Anti-Piracy Training During Joint Drills The training involved Russia’s guided missile cruiser the Moskva, the Ladny frigate, the Alexander Shabalin and […]

  • Singapore: Global Effort To Address Maritime Challenges

    Concerns over possible affects of crime on trade.  Singapore Calls For Global Effort To Address Maritime Challenges By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, May 19 (Bernama) — Singapore has […]

  • Forum fears about fuel siphoning

    Asian Shipowners discuss piracy. Forum fears about fuel siphoning and migrants Titus Zheng he 24th Annual meeting of the Asian Shipowners’ Forum (ASF) was held in Jeju, South Korea, on […]

  • Fisherman injured as Navy fires warning shots

    Police investigating attack on fisherman. Fisherman injured as Navy fires warning shots SHUBHOMOY SIKDAR A 22-year-old fisherman was injured after sustaining injuries from a bullet shot by one of the […]

  • ASKET releases marsec app

    PMSC broker launches new app. ASKET BROKARAGE SERVICES – Release New Maritime Security App Press Release ASKET Director Emma Mitchell: ASKET was established in 2013 to work with and for […]

  • Oriental Glory hijacked in SE Asia

    Pirates take eighth ship this year. Oriental Glory hijacked in SE Asia ReCAAP reports that pirates hijacked the MT Oriental Glory on May 15th at around 0600 LT in Southeast […]

  • Navy confiscates 30 ships over oil theft

    New focus against kidnappers. Navy confiscates 30 ships over oil theft By Lucia Edafioka The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy has said that 30 ships, tugboats and baggies […]

  • Asia’s Biggest Maritime Expo To Kick Off

    IMDEX opens tomorrow. Asia’s Biggest Maritime Expo To Kick Off By Wendell Minnick TAIPEI — Singapore’s quest for a new maritime patrol aircraft, a mid-life upgrade for F-16s and possible […]

  • Japan escorts 15 merchant ships off Somalia in April

    Convoy escort programme still operating.  Japan escorts 15 merchant ships off Somalia in April Hisane Masaki Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted 15 commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden […]

  • JFT nabs pirates in Nigeria

    Blames men for all the local maritime crime… JTF arrests four pirates, seizes arms, ammunition The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested four suspected sea pirates at […]