Tag: Piracy

  • Atalanta – the deterrent effect

    A two part article examining EU NAVFOR’s Operation Atalanta from a German perspective. Atalanta – the deterrent effect is visible A welcome development, but not yet clear. The shipping office of […]

  • Togo takes delivery of patrol boat

    The Togolese Navy has taken delivery of a new  patrol boat from Raidco Marine Togo takes delivery of 33-metre patrol boat Written by Oscar Nkala The Togolese Navy has taken delivery […]

  • NATO extends counter-piracy mission

    NATO Defence Ministers extend NATO’s counter-piracy operation Ocean Shield NATO Defence Ministers decide to extend NATO’s counter-piracy mission until 2016 NATO Defence Ministers on Tuesday (3 June) decided to extend […]

  • CSO Alliance tackles maritime crime

    Network will facilitate a coordinated response to a major problem CSO Alliance tackles maritime crime with ‘real time’ intelligence sharing Network will facilitate a coordinated response to a major problem, […]

  • Insurers stonewall AdvanFort crew

    Sailors denied needed medical treatment and other benefits from their insurers Insurers stonewall Seaman Guard Ohio crew More than seven months after the Seaman Guard Ohio sailors  have been detained […]

  • Chinese naval fleet visits Cameroon

    16th escort task force arrived at Douala, Cameroon, on May 30th. Chinese naval fleet pays four-day goodwill visit to Cameroon The 16th escort task force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) arrived at the harbour […]

  • Italian Navy Assess Camcopter UAV

    The Italian Navy has begun technical assessments of Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAV Italian Navy Assess Camcopter UAV The Italian Navy has begun technical assessments of Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 unmanned-aerial vehicle […]

  • Details of Thai tanker hijack emerge

    Diesel tanker MT Orapin 4 was boarded and hijacked by about 10 pirates  Details of Thai tanker hijack emerge The Thai diesel tanker MT Orapin 4 was boarded and hijacked […]

  • The Bay of Bengal: A New Locus

    The Bay of Bengal’s security problems may soon dwarf those in other parts of Asia The Bay of Bengal: A New Locus for Strategic Competition in Asia David Brewster believes […]

  • Hijacking Raises Piracy Fears

    The hijacking of a Thai oil tanker is raising fears that piracy is escalating Latest High Seas Hijacking Raises Piracy Fears in Southeast Asia By CELINE FERNANDEZ KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia–The […]