Tag: Maritime Security

  • Navy Capability Boost

    Italy adds it’s name to the growing list of countries willing to help equip the Philippine Navy with suitable vessels to assist it with upgrade plans. More countries willing to help […]

  • There is Anarchy in the Maritime Sector

    The Nigerian Chairman of the Senate Committee on Navy has raised the alarm over “anarchy in the maritime sector”, caused by a lack of synergy. By Tokunbo Adedoja Anyanwu: There […]

  • Amatola to resume anti-piracy patrols

    South Africa will send a Valour Class frigate to the Mozambique Channel at the end of January as part of its commitment to the African integrated maritime security strategy. Written […]

  • Navy Seeks Security Devices Aboard Vessels

    The Nigeria Navy (NN) has called for the installation and enforcement of special devices on board ships calling in Nigeria’s waters. It posited that if this measure is implemented it […]

  • Old Ships and Retirees on Senkaku Patrols

    Japan has a plan so its Coast Guard doesn’t lose the ability to patrol all its waters amid repeated entries near the Senkaku Islands by Chinese ships.   Japan Coast Guard looking […]

  • Maritime bill targets terrorist states

    The United States wields a new tool in its effort to combat Iran: the Coast Guard bill. And though the legislation still sits on the president’s desk, it may already […]

  • Suspected Pirates Apprehended

    EU Naval Force Belgian Frigate Louise-Marie Apprehends Five Suspected Pirates. In the afternoon of 15 December 2012, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Belgian Frigate Louise-Marie intercepted one skiff with […]

  • PH, Vietnam to hold bilateral cooperation meeting

    MANILA, Philippines – Officials from the Philippines and Vietnam met on Friday and talked about preparations for the 7th Joint Commission Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) to be held next year, which […]

  • SOUTHCOM hosts Caribbean security leaders

    As fears rise that illicit traffickers will shift their activities to the Caribbean, discussions move to how security vulnerabilities there can be plugged. SOUTHCOM hosts Caribbean security leaders to discuss illicit trafficking […]

  • US to help PH gain credible defense

    The US will provide troops, equipment and training as part of the implementation of Manila and Washington’s 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty and the Visiting Forces Agreement. US to help PH gain […]