Tag: maritime crime

  • China’s maritime militia

    How China uses its “bad cops” to do its dirty work. Countering China’s Third Sea Force: Unmask Maritime Militia before They’re Used Again By Andrew S. EricksonConor M. Kennedy As the […]

  • Sulu Sea patrols analysis

    Will the patrols actually help? Trilateral Maritime Patrols in the Sulu Sea: Asymmetry in Need, Capability and Political Will By Zachary Abuza, Ph.D. A spate of shipjackings and kidnapping-for-ransoms has […]

  • RSN gets acknowledgement

    RIMPAC nations gather. Singapore navy takes lead role in international exercise Jeremy Koh From fighting pirates to leading two global giants in an exercise, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) […]

  • Breaking the Pak-Indo deadlock

    Hopes of new cooperation. Maritime meet may help break Indo-Pak ice Sachin Parashar| NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan look to break the logjam in ties, the two countries will […]

  • Piracy in West Africa

    The troubled waters of the Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Piracy: More “sophisticated and prevalent” around Gulf of Guinea Posted by Greg Trauthwein While the matter of maritime piracy has seemingly […]

  • Militants Attack Eni Oil Crew

    Militants attack another oil company. Militants Attack Eni Oil Crew, Kill 2 Unnamed militants attacked a boat transporting Eni workers in the Niger Delta region June 29, killing two, an […]

  • Cyber threat to merchant vessels

    Hackers target merchants in Gulf of Guinea. Maritime Vessels in Gulf of Guinea Targeted by Email Phishing THE MDAT-GoG (Marine Domain Awareness for Trade – Gulf of Guinea) has received information that […]

  • Italy swoops on smugglers

    Traffickers captured by Italians. Italy arrests 38 suspected migrant smugglers who ‘sold organs’ for $15,000 At least 38 suspected migrant smugglers have been arrested in Italy who are thought to […]

  • Iran’s naval ambitions

    Bad news for invisible Somali pirates… Iranian Commander: Navy to Launch Homegrown Destroyer, Submarine Soon Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said new domestically-made military hardware, including Sahand destroyer […]

  • Oil price sees kidnap rise

    Nigeria still the hot spot. Low oil price means tanker crews are now kidnap targets by Edwin Lampert The traditional modus operandi of pirates off the coast of West Africa […]