Month: October 2015

  • Bengal launches 13th FPV

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    At present, the ICG fleet has 116 surface platforms and 62 air assets. West Bengal Governor launches 13th Fast Patrol Vessel Written by Aniruddha Ghosal Even as the central government […]

  • Niger Delta tensions rise

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    Withdrawal of amnesty payments sees threats and increased tensions among militants. Tensions build in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta BY ULF LAESSING Enjoying a chilled cider in a hotel pool bar, former […]

  • Robbery attempt off Singapore

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    MMEA reports robbery attempt. Robbers Board Vessel In Singapore Strait – MMEA At least six robbers boarded a vessel in the Strait of Singapore at 7am today, according to the […]

  • Back to the future

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    US Navy recruits to learn how to navigate using the stars as America grows increasingly worried about possible hacking of computer navigation systems US navy returns to celestial navigation amid […]

  • Nigeria seeks US oil theft aid

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    Gulf of Guinea security to be ramped up. Crude theft: Buhari canvasses greater US cooperation in securing Gulf of Guinea President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday appealed for greater cooperation from […]

  • China’s 12nm limit and the USA

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    What the United States actually hope to accomplish by sailing within 12 nm of Chinese claims in the South China Sea? South China Sea: What 12 Nautical Miles Does and […]

  • Security in the Persian Gulf

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    How to improve relations between Iran and Gulf States? Imagining a New Security Order in the Persian Gulf FREDERIC WEHREY, RICHARD SOKOLSKY For over three decades, the question of who […]

  • Threats to global maritime security

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    With 90% of the world’s trade being carried by sea, maritime security is a paramount issue.  2-3 December 2015 / Olympia London According to a recent report from NYA International, […]

  • More Asia drills for US Navy

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    ‘Multilateralization’ of drills to take place next year, a senior naval official tells The Diplomat. US to Expand Military Exercises in the Asia-Pacific in 2016 By Prashanth Parameswaran The United […]

  • Cyber incidents at US ports

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    Coast Guard concerned over malicious and non-malicious incidents. Coast Guard official: Cyber incidents with physical consequences impacting the maritime transportation system By Molly Bernhart Walker Cyber threats are real and […]

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