Tag: anti piracy maritime security

  • China’s piracy patrols

    PLA Navy has done some sums. China Celebrates Growing Naval Capabilities China has highlighted its anti-piracy efforts over the past 10 years, noting its naval fleets have escorted 3,400 foreign […]

  • IRGC goes stealth

    No sign of a thaw in region for New Year. Iran’s IRGC censures U.S. presence in Gulf, improves battle features of speedboats: command Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy […]

  • AMAN 2019 preps

    Exercise due to begin in February. Pakistan’s AMAN 2019: “Together for Peace” Sultan M Hali Pakistan Navy is organizing a multi-nation naval exercise in the North Arabian Sea in February […]

  • Red Wave 1 preps

    Multi-national exercise due. Saudi naval forces prepare for Red Wave 1 JEDDAH: The joint military drill, Red Wave 1, is to launch early next week with the participation of the […]

  • Nigeria’s maritime concerns

    Concerns over Nigeria’s maritime industry. Smuggling, piracy choke shipping business By BAYO AKOMOLAFE Stakeholders in the maritime industry said that business activities suffered a serious setback this year, especially in the […]

  • Indian Navy rig drills

    The drill included anti-hijacking and bomb disposal exercise by slithering commandos on the oil rigs with choppers. Navy conducts offshore joint drill to check readiness Mumbai: The Navy conducted an offshore […]

  • Fishing hit by piracy

    Attacks and incidents in local waterways are often unreported by agencies. Fishermen lament frequent attacks by pirates in A’Ibom Patrick Odey Fishermen in Ibeno, a community in Akwa Ibom State, […]

  • The non-state threat

    He said that maritime piracy and maritime terrorism are the two major ways in which non-state actors threaten to jeopardise the security of the maritime domain, with a direct influence […]

  • USCG praise NIMASA

    The long road to compliance. A Pass Mark for NIMASA Eromosele Abiodun posits that the commendation of NIMASA by the United States Coast Guard for its efforts to improve security and […]

  • Deterring piracy

    Presence suppresses piracy. Naval Forces, a Major Deterrent to Pirate Activity By Baibhav Mishra Over 20,000 merchant ships, including ten percent of global oil trade, transit the Gulf of Aden […]