Tag: Gulf of Aden

  • Counter-Piracy Op Changes Command

    Ocean Shield Commander hands over reins to Royal Danish Navy Commodore. Counter-Piracy Op Changes Command Rear-Admiral (ESP N) Eugenio Diaz Del Rio, Commander Standing NATO Maritime Group TWO (SNMG2), handed […]

  • Iran to Train Tanzanian Navy Officers

    Iranian Ambassador announces Tehran to train Tanzanian navy  Envoy: Iran to Train Tanzanian Navy Officers Iranian Ambassador to Darussalam Mehdi Aqajafari announced that Tehran has pick up [sic] to train Tanzanian […]

  • With discoveries come new threats

    Concerns that Mozambique’s gas bounty could attract the wrong kind of attention. With discoveries in Mozambique, come new threats BY JINTY JACKSON MOZAMBIQUE’S natural gas bounty, coupled with the country’ […]

  • Thales lands deal to fight piracy

    Equipment manufactured as part of a £48m deal for a Belfast arms firm will help the Royal Navy fight piracy on the high seas. Missile firm Thales lands £48m deal […]

  • Aspida: Cowboys still prevalent

    Shipowners are still being hoodwinked when it comes to choosing a private maritime security company Aspida: Cowboys still prevalent among PMSCs Athens: Shipowners are still being hoodwinked when it comes […]

  • Iran naval fleet heads to Cape Town

    The 30th Fleet of the Iranian Navy is heading to South Africa in line with the Islamic Republic’s strategy of expanding its naval presence in international waters. The flotilla, which […]

  • Japan, Sri Lanka enhance cooperation

    Japan and Sri Lanka are looking to expand their cooperation on maritime security issues. Japan and Sri Lanka Enhance Maritime Cooperation In a little noticed diplomatic trip, the chief of […]

  • Maritime security key to Indo-US ties

    Jennifer McIntyre: maritime security operation a key component of defence and strategic cooperation Maritime security cooperation key to Indo-US ties US Consul General, Chennai, Jennifer McIntyre, has termed maritime security […]

  • Southeast Asia overtakes Somalia

    Southeast Asia has become the world’s hotspot for pirate attacks Southeast Asia overtakes Somalia as hub of global pirate attacks Southeast Asia has become the world’s hotspot for pirate attacks […]

  • UK MoD awards £111 million contracts

    MoD awards contracts for small boat fleet. £111 million of work buoys UK’s boat support industry The Ministry of Defence has awarded millions of pounds worth of new contracts to […]