Taiwan holds military drills

"The move is aimed to highlight our determination to safeguard sovereignty," Rear Admiral Lee Tung-pao said. "The coastguards have vowed to protect our fishermen wherever they are." Taiwan holds military drills ...

Farewell

EU NAVFOR Force Commander Bids Farewell To French Navy Ships FS Tonnerre and FS Georges Leygues As They Complete Their Final Counter Piracy Patrols. During their final patrol with the EU’s ...

Gulf anti-mine exercise

The International Maritime Exercise Force (IMEF) drill aims to protect the free movement of the shipping lanes and test the response time of the coalition of navies. Royal Navy officer heads ...

New Taiwanese sanctions for Philippines despite apology

Taiwan has imposed more sanctions on the Philippines, despite an apology from the Philippine president for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. New Taiwanese sanctions for Philippines despite ...

Protection from pirates

In the first three months of this year, there were 66 incidents involving pirates worldwide - compared to 102 incidents for the same period 2012. German shipping companies invest in protection ...

‘animal on display’

Jessica Buchanan recalls the moment she was seized by Somali pirates.  "Yelling, screaming, hitting windshields with AK-47s. Guns in my face." Woman abducted by Somali pirates 'felt like animal on display' While ...

Carrier fighter jet U-turn cost £74m

A government U-turn over fighter jets for the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers cost taxpayers £74m, says the National Audit Office. Carrier fighter jet U-turn cost £74m, says audit office A government ...

Gas finds in east Mediterranean

Gas finds in the East Mediterranean may change the area's strategic balance, but could the dispute between Israel and Lebanon over their un-demarcated maritime border dissuade investors? Gas finds in east Mediterranean may change ...

Taiwan recalls envoy

Taiwan is showing its "strong dissatisfaction" by suspending hiring Filipino workers and recalling its envoy amid a row over the killing of a fisherman. Taiwan recalls envoy, suspends hiring over Philippine row Taiwan ...

Gunslingers on the High Seas

In the draft of her forthcoming research paper, Yvonne Dutton of Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law calls for regulation of private maritime armed guards. Gunslingers on the High Seas: A ...
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