Month: April 2018

  • Marsec act for Nigeria?

    Nigeria would do better to reduce the number of competing agencies… Stakeholders Urges FG To Establish MASECA On Waterways By Daniel Abia Following the on ending activities of the sea […]

  • New OPV for India

    India’s maritime fleet expands. Indian Coast Guard commissions OPV The Indian Coast Guard has commissioned its first of class offshore patrol vessel (OPV), ICGS Vikram, at Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) Defence […]

  • S. Korea warship in Ghana

    Hostages likely spirited away to… you know which country. S. Korean naval destroyer arrives in Ghana to help rescue kidnapped nationals A South Korean destroyer carrying elite naval troops arrived […]

  • Ghana’s marsec push

    Recent piracy incidents focus minds. Security Agencies To Track And Crack Maritime Crimes The Chief Staff Officer of the Ghana Navy, Commodore Issah Yakubu, says maritime security agencies have resolved […]

  • Further boost for Vietnam CG

    Another capacity boost. Metal Shark Delivers Six More Patrol Boats to Vietnam Coast Guard Another six new military patrol boats built by Louisiana, USA-based shipbuilder Metal Shark have been delivered to […]

  • Keeping Malacca secure

    Regional cooperation paying dividends. DSA 2018: Malacca Strait security needed by ASEAN by Wendell Minnick Multilateral cooperation amongst ASEAN militaries has been successful, but still needs to improve if the vital sea lines […]

  • PLA Navy display

    Another calm day in geopolitics. South China Sea: Xi Jinping attends massive naval display China’s leader Xi Jinping has attended a massive naval display in the disputed South China Sea. […]

  • Russia in Somaliland?

    Reports remain unconfirmed. Moscow to pen military base in Somaliland Mogadishu- Russia hopes to open a 1500-man naval base in the breakaway republic of Somaliland in the horn of Africa, […]

  • India boosting Mauritius

    Defense and naval cooperation is central in the Indian-Mauritian partnership. India boosting naval capabilities of Mauritius Written by ADIT- The Bulletin Following an official visit of Indian President Ramnath Kovind to Mauritius […]

  • Militarization of Spratly

    Confirmation of what was already known. China Acknowledges Militarization of its Spratly Island Bases On Tuesday, a spokesman from China’s ministry of defense said that China has a “natural right […]