Month: December 2014

  • US, Nigerian forces train together

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    Gulf of Guinea remains piracy hotspot.  US, Nigerian forces train for maritime security Story by 1st Lt. Maida Kalic NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy – Illicit and uncontrolled activities, including trafficking, […]

  • India: threat of maritime terrorism huge

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    India taking terrors threats seriously in wake of recent incidents.  ‘Threat from terrorists in the maritime domain is huge,’ says Navy Chief Admiral Robin Dhowan New Delhi: Speaking on the eve […]

  • Russian Navy in English Channel

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    NATO countries play down reports.  Russian Warships Entered English Channel On ‘Training’ Mission, Ran Anti-Submarine Drills Four Russian warships entered the English Channel last Friday, laying down anchor and conducting a series […]

  • Former Militants Back Jonathan

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    Ex-gunmen back current Nigerian President. Once Terror of Nigerian Oil, Former Militants Back Jonathan By Dulue Mbachu As the Islamist group Boko Haram intensifies attacks in northern Nigeria, former militants in […]

  • Maritime crime prosectors meet

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    Message that pirates are still out there. Third Regional Prosecutors’ Conference on Maritime Security Starts Today in Dar es Salaam From 2 to 4 December, prosecutors from around the Horn […]

  • Pakistan Navy ships dock at Jeddah

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    Visit follows joint exercises. Pakistan Navy ships dock at Jeddah port JEDDAH – Two combating ships from Pakistan Navy PNS ALAMGIR and PNS ASLAT docked at Jeddah Port on Sunday. The […]

  • India reinforces maritime domain

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    Improvements since Mumbai, but issues persist. India Reinforces Maritime Domain Awareness, but Challenges Remain  VIJAY SAKHUJA Six years ago, in November 2008, a group of Pakistan-based terrorists landed at unsecured […]

  • Alphard Security builds on success

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    Continued growth for PMSC in difficult market.  Alphard Security builds on success 2014 has been a year of growth for Alphard Security, with the company expanding its operations by opening […]

  • Nigerian Navy seizes oil theft ship

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    Clampdown against oil theft continues.  Nigerian Navy seizes vessel loaded with over N1bn stolen oil Naval operatives from the Central Naval Command, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, have arrested nine suspected illegal […]

  • Huge cocaine find at port

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    Second Largest Cocaine Haul for Port of Rotterdam Rotterdam port police has discovered some 3,000 kilos of cocainehidden in a container. The street value of the haul has been estimated to over € […]

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