Month: June 2016

  • Gas leak kills crewman

    Tragic accident hits Indian Navy. 2 Die On Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya After Gas Leak Written by Sudhi Ranjan Sen Two people including a sailor of Indian Navy […]

  • Pirates face court

    Final prisoners face their fate. Seychelles court sentences five Somalis to 12 years, concludes last piracy case By: Sharon Uranie (Seychelles News Agency) – A last group of suspected Somali […]

  • Indian Navy hacked?

    Cyber security fears come home to roost. Hackers Attempt to Track Indian Aircraft Carriers In an announcement validating the concerns of the IACS, the U.S. Coast Guard and other organizations […]

  • Malabar kicks off

    Multi nation exercise begins. US, Indian, Japanese Maritime Forces to Participate in Malabar 2016 By Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70 Public Affairs SASEBO, Japan (NNS) — Naval ships, aircraft and […]

  • Sulu Sea Security

    Beyond the South China Sea, conversations at the 2016 Shangri-La Dialogue also centered on the Sulu Sea. The Other Sea That Dominated the 2016 Shangri-La Dialogue By Prashanth Parameswaran A […]

  • People smuggler wrong man

    Suspect extradited for people smuggling ‘is wrong man’ Friends of a man extradited to Italy on Tuesday on people smuggling charges say police have the wrong man. Prosecutors believe Mered […]

  • Tanker escapes pirate attack

    Nigerian pirates return to the water. Loaded tanker escapes attack off Nigerian coast Rasheed Bisiriyu with agency report A group of pirates on Wednesday attempted to attack a heavily loaded […]

  • ASG releases hostages

    ASG finally releases men. Terrorist Group Releases Four Tug Crewmembers Philippine military officials have confirmed that four Malaysian tug crewmembers held by the Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf have been […]

  • China, Japan spat

    PLA Navy upsets neighbours. Japan protests to China over ship in disputed waters Japan has lodged a protest with the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo, after a Chinese ship sailed close […]

  • Egypt Ports and Waterways 2016

    20-21 September 2016 InterContinental Citystars Cairo, Egypt Web Link: http://bit.ly/1NSJt7L Join key stakeholders responsible for Egypt’s maritime sector including, Maritime Transport Sector, Jordan Maritime Authority, General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic […]