Tag: Maritime Security

  • U.S. talks with Yemen’s Houthis

    Uncertain future for country in wake of president’s resignation. Pentagon confirms U.S. talks with Yemen’s Houthis U.S. officials are holding discussions with representatives of the Shiite militia in Yemen who […]

  • German Combat Divers

    Germany’s elite unit in action. German Combat Divers Are Busy on Land and Underwater by THOMAS NEWDICK It’s one of the toughest commando units you’ve probably never heard of. The Kommando […]

  • HMS Dauntless arrives East of Suez

    Destroyer due to join Combined Maritime Forces in region. HMS Dauntless arrives East of Suez Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless has arrived in the Middle East to continue the Royal […]

  • CMF and EUNAVFOR COs meet

    Chance to discuss operations.  Commander of CMF’s counter-piracy Task Force meets his EU Naval Force counterpart in Muscat The Commander of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) counter-piracy task force, CTF-151, […]

  • EUCAP Nestor to deploy in Puntland

    Capacity building in former pirate region. EUCAP Nestor to deploy in Puntland The European Union’s Maritime Capacity Building Mission in the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean (EUCAP Nestor) […]

  • Fighting Asian piracy

    Increase in incidents prompts regional security debate. The threat of piracy in the South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca increase By Martin Sieff Piracy in the South China Sea […]

  • US, Italy and Indo cooperation

    New patrol ships to boost security. Spain, Italy to strengthen maritime cooperation with RI Spain and Italy have pledged to boost cooperation with Indonesia in the field of maritime infrastructure […]

  • Bastion announces new platform

    Platform to simplify PMSC selection process. PRESS RELEASE Bastion announces new platform Malta-based maritime security brokerage Bastion International has created an online platform where shipping companies can trade with security […]

  • Court remands Nigerian pirates into custody

    Men accused of hijacking MT Mariam. Court remands 8 Nigerian pirates into prison custody The eight suspected pirates arrested by the Ghana Navy aboard vessel, MT Mariam, have been remanded […]

  • Widow of Slain Piracy Hostage Loses Claim

    Hostage killed during hijack. Widow of Slain Piracy Hostage Loses Claim By RICHARD RABICOFF RICHMOND, Va. (CN) – The widow of a Taiwanese man whose fishing vessel was sunk in […]