Month: March 2015

  • Obangame Express 2015 Concludes

    Maritime forces from Gulf of Guinea nations, Europe, South America, and the United States and several regional and international organizations concluded the multinational maritime exercise, Obangame Express 2015, March 27. […]

  • Indian monsoon’s past analysed

    Simulations of future climate generally suggest a 5-10% increase in monsoon rainfall over India, which could influence the economy and agriculture. Indian monsoon’s past analysed by scientists By Helen Briggs […]

  • Working more closely together

    The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that he is “a strong supporter of closer cooperation between the European Union and NATO”. Secretary General: NATO and the EU […]

  • Patrol boats

    The Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) has recently inducted two indigenous harbour patrol boats – CGS Boleshwar (pennant HPB 4903) and CGS Tentulia (HPB 4904) – into its fleet on 15 […]

  • Advanced amphib training

    Smaller vessels such as a yacht are not typically incorporated into U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command’s VBSS training, but this particular team sought to familiarize itself with the […]

  • USCG Cutter conducting counter-terrorism

    Over the past few weeks, the United States Coast Guard Cutter Aquidneck has patrolled the Gulf of Oman to conduct counter-terrorism and maritime security operations in support of CTF-150. USCG […]

  • Worries for Ships Off Yemen

    When it comes to world trade, a 17-day shortcut trumps terror, piracy and now bombs. That’s the time a supertanker saves by using the Bab el-Mandeb.  Add Bombs to Worries […]

  • Training with Tanzanian Navy

    On the 24th of March, during their port visit to Dar Es Salaam, EU Naval Force Flagship, HNLMS Johan de Witt, conducted maritime training with a delegation from the Tanzanian […]

  • Maritime security symposium

    With keynote speakers and panel discussions by some of maritime’s leading thinkers, the EMC Chair Symposium “Maritime Power and International Security” held at U.S. Naval War College (NWC), Newport, Rhode […]

  • Ospreys land on Korean Ship

    A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft made its first ever landing on the flight deck of a Republic of Korea Navy amphibious assault ship off the coast of […]