Offshore Installations

  • High alert along Kerala coastline

    Fears a repeat of Mumbai attack planned. High alert along Kerala coastline G. ANAND Ingress of Pakistan-based boat on New Year eve The Navy, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), and […]

  • China and Japan – maritime security talks

    Hopes talks will defuse tension. China and Japan ‘to hold maritime security talks’ The governments of Japan and China have agreed to resume talks as early as next week to […]

  • Philippine Navy Is Rusting Away

    Manila has to make up for decades of neglect The Philippine Navy Is Rusting Away by JOSEPH TREVITHICK In December 2014, the Philippine Navy announced plans for a major overhaul […]

  • Nigeria: over 50 pirate attacks in one State

    Maritime crime and robbery continues to cause concern. MWUN Records Over 50 Sea Pirate Activities In Rivers No fewer than 50 sea pirates operations were recorded within the territorial waters […]

  • Mauritius takes delivery of OPV

    First Indian-built OPV delivered. Mauritius receives Indian offshore patrol vessel India’s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) have handed over to Mauritius a 1 300 tonne offshore patrol vessel, three […]

  • Nigerian Navy frees captives

    Two men allegedly kidnapped by colleagues. Navy frees two abducted expatriates in Delta by THEOPHILUS ONOJEGHEN Nigerian Navy has rescued two foreign shipping experts working with a Panamanian vessel, ‘MT Equinox’, […]

  • New warship to arrive in Lagos

    Former US CG ship expected. New naval warship arrives Lagos today By PHILIP NWOSU Nigerian Navy is set to boost its policing of the nation’s maritime environment with the coming […]

  • Nigeria: JTF arrests murder suspects

    Six soldiers killed before Christmas by pirates.  PIRACY: JTF Nabs 5 Suspects Over Death Of 6 Soldiers Osa Okhomina The special team of the anti-kidnapping and sea robbery squad of […]

  • Oil pirates in West Africa

    Region still faces significant challenges. Piracy in West Africa Targets the Region’s Oil Industry by Global Risk Insights The Gulf of Guinea, which stretches over 5,500 kilometers of coastline across several […]

  • The undersea arms race

    Maritime spats ‘stirring undersea arms race’ Raul Dancel Territorial disputes in the East China Sea and South China Sea are fuelling a build-up in submarine fleets that can spark more […]