Tag: Maritime Security

  • Bolstering Maritime Security

    Maritime security and bolstering counter-piracy cooperation will be amongst the key items on the agenda at the annual Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation meeting which begins today in India. […]

  • Customs Swamped

    Customs is struggling to crew patrol planes and boats as it battles record numbers of asylum seeker arrivals. A surge in boats from Sri Lanka intercepted off the Cocos Islands […]

  • HALO Counter-Terrorism Summit 2012

    The 2012 HALO Counter-Terrorism Summit will transform a 44-acre private island into a tactical battle lab for five days of international security training scenarios and course education. Utilizing the island […]

  • Coast Guard Looking North

    The Arctic has become a hotbed of interest in recent years. The Coast Guard has recognized this trend and is pursuing more presence in the region, but will its resources […]

  • Prince Rupert Cargo Security Pilot

    A pilot cargo screening program underway at Canada’s Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia allows cargo entering the facility to be screened and then freely move across the Canadian/U.S. […]

  • Yachts Remain Vulnerable to Pirates

    Intelligence from the NATO Shipping Centre (NSC), the Maritime Security Centre for the Horn of Africa (MSCHOA), UK Maritime and other agencies remains clear; that all sailing yachts should avoid […]

  • Security Zone

    Coast Guard will enforce a security zone on Potomac and Anacostia Rivers for upcoming presidential inauguration. The Coast Guard does not yet know whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney will […]

  • ISPS Compliance

    Increasing global awareness of the threat of terrorism means Pacific Island countries and territories must ensure they comply with the International Ship and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code. SPC Helps […]

  • Oil Turf Tension

    Venezuelan police board Petrotrin rig in the Gulf. There was tension on the high seas yesterday as Venezuela’s police, La Guardia Nacional, boarded a Petrotrin oil rig to determine whether […]

  • Tackling Maritime Security Challenges

    For two days, stakeholders in the maritime sector gathered at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, near Kaduna to proffer solution to the security challenges in the […]