Month: February 2012

  • Naval Logistics in the 21st Century

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    The wide spectre of current naval operations around the globe rely upon effective afloat support. Never has efficient afloat support been more important and the trend is expected to grow. […]

  • Unlimited Calling

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    Vobal Technologies have launched the Vobal “On-Net” telephony service, an unlimited satellite call service for a low, flat monthly fee. Vobal Technologies adds On-Net calling to its maritime satellite Multi-Voice […]

  • Dryad’s Global Anti-Piracy Centre

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    As part of the response to the threat of pirates, Dryad Maritime have set up an intelligence hub manned round-the-clock by a team of ex-Royal Navy warfare specialists and intelligence […]

  • Save Our Seas

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    The world’s oceans are in danger, and the enormity of the challenge is bigger than one country or organisation. We need co-ordinated global action to restore our oceans to health. […]

  • China’s Falkland Islands Lesson

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    Like nature, power politics abhors a vacuum. It’s probably no coincidence that Buenos Aires is ramping up its demands for the islands as Britain’s capacity to re-conquer them dwindles. China’s […]

  • More Armed Guards

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    In October 2011, the British Prime Minister said  that UK ships could carry armed security details. It is now estimated that 20-30% of UK ships in the high risk areas carry armed […]

  • U.S. threatens sanctions

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    (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone blocking reforms intended to end Somalia’s “hopeless, bloody conflict” and counter militant and pirate groups seen […]

  • Somalia Conference – Live

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    Latest from the conference on Somalia’s future in London, where the threats of terrorism and piracy are among the issues being discussed by world leaders. See link at foot of […]

  • GPS Attacks Risk Maritime Disaster

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    Marine navigation systems rely on Global Navigation Satellite Systems, the most familiar being the Global Positioning System (GPS) set up by the U.S. Government. Experts are worried about havoc that […]

  • Piracy Gets Rougher

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    This excellent Reuters article by Peter Apps examines the rise in violence during acts of piracy and the ever greater recourse to armed security. Although private armed security and the […]

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