Month: November 2015

  • EUNAVFOR, Seychelles in training op

    Exercise included Seychelles Air Force assets. Operation Atalanta Warships Train With Seychelles Maritime Forces During Port Visit On Friday 30 October 2015 Operation Atalanta warships, ESPS Meteoro and HNLMS Groningen, […]

  • ASEAN’s maritime hotline

    Hopes that improved communication will improve relations. Asean countries agree to set up hotline to deal with maritime issues in the region The 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations […]

  • Maldives declares state of emergency

    FBI found no trace of ‘bomb’ on board President’s boat. Maldives president declares state of emergency The president of the Maldives has declared a state of emergency that will curtail […]

  • Nigeria investigates oil theft security

    Captured refineries and products commonly burned by law enforcement. House Summons JTF, NNPC, Others over Illegal Refineries in Niger Delta Damilola Oyedele The House of Representatives on Tuesday opened investigations […]

  • Japan Delivers 2 Used Ships to Vietnam

    Two more ships due before year’s end. Japan Delivers 2 Used Ships to Vietnam By Aiswarya Lakshmi Japan delivered on Tuesday two used ships to the Vietnamese Coast Guard to […]

  • India holds war games

    Waves at Pakistan. With guns. Massive wargame on to secure western coast Rajat Pandit NEW DELHI: India is conducting a major military exercise, the ‘Defence of Gujarat Exercise (DGX)’, on […]

  • Pakistan’s naval woes

    Navy feels the budgetary pinch. Only 10 per cent of the defence budget goes to the navy KARACHI: Only 10 per cent of the defence budget goes to the navy, […]

  • Disturbances at UK military base

    Tensions rise among migrants. Migrant crisis: Disturbances at UK military base in Cyprus Footage has emerged showing a series of disturbances by migrants who want to leave a UK military […]

  • Libya Oil Guard halts exports

    NOC declares force majeure Libya Oil Guard Halts Zueitina Port Exports in Politics Rift By Hatem Mohareb, Laura Hurst Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard halted crude shipments from Zueitina port indefinitely […]

  • PNG pirates arrested

    Papua New Guinea armed robbers nabbed. Madang Pirate Members Successfully Caught By Police by Rachel Shisei The Madang police have successfully caught two members of the pirate suspects, who are […]