Tag: maritime piracy

  • 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 […]

  • Taiwan, Japan talks

    The two countries reached agreements on issues of illegal fishing, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and scientific research, with two MoUs signed in Tokyo Successful Taiwan-Japan maritime cooperation talks conclude in […]

  • 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 […]

  • Fishing Somali waters

    Concern among Somalia’s fishing community. China will start fishing along Somalia’s coastline just as piracy makes a comeback The country with mainland Africa’s longest coastline is inviting China to its […]

  • 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, […]

  • Thames Stowaways detained

    Nigerian stowaways in custody. Special Boat Service Storms Ship, Arrests Stowaways 25 Royal Navy Marines from the Special Boat Service’s X Squadron abseiled on to the Grande Tema from helicopters on Friday […]

  • 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 […]

  • Kidnappers identified

    Hostages now believed to be in the Philippines. Police identified group involved in kidnapping three fishermen Elton Gomes Police believed they have identified the group involved in the kidnapping of […]