Tag: Piracy

  • Japan to join Malabar full time?

    Japan could become a permanent participant in the U.S.-India-led Malabar naval exercises. Will Japan Become a Permanent Part of US-India-led Naval Exercise? By Ankit Panda Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) will likely be […]

  • The EU Maritime Security Strategy

    The EU should be a global player. The EU Maritime Security Strategy Written by European Values Lennart Landman (Netherlands Institute of International Relations – Clingendael) For Europe, the sea has been […]

  • Japan extends Somali patrols

    Mission extended into 2016. Japan: MSDF anti-piracy mission off Somalia extended another year The government added another year to the Maritime Self-Defense Force mission to protect commercial vessels from pirate […]

  • Are PMSCs the answer for the Med?

    The question is being asked… Faced with migrants and terrorists is private security the answer for Med shipping? By Charlie Bartlett from London As if it is not enough for […]

  • EUNAVFOR Commander: Piracy suppressed

    Good news for shipping, bad news for pirates. EUNAVFOR Commander: Piracy suppressed off Somalia With the mandates for EUNAVFOR’s Operation Atalanta and NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield both due to expire […]

  • Pirates cite navy as deterrent

    EUNAVFOR and NATO due to withdraw in late 2016. Prisoner survey notes international naval presence as the primary deterrent to pirates UNODC and OBP jointly conducted an informal survey of […]

  • Dryad releases their Q2 figures

    Southeast Asia the major concern. Maritime Crime in Southeast Asia sees a 22% increase in first half of 2015, Dryad’s latest figures show  Today, Dryad Maritime, the UK’s leading maritime […]

  • NEMA, NSA collaborate on maritime crime

    But what of NIMASA, Marine Police and Navy? NEMA, NSA collaborate to tackle maritime crimes The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday said it would collaborate with the office […]

  • Nigerian pirates kill baby

    Pirates grow ever more callous. Pirates Drown Seven Months Old Baby In Akwa Ibom Aghatise Osazuwa Sea pirates, who operated in Mbo Local Government Council axis of the Gulf of […]

  • The fight against piracy is growing

    UNODC hosts event for prosecutors and judges. The fight against piracy is growing Togo – The cost of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea for 2014 is estimated at nearly […]