Tag: Netherlands

  • Sea mine hits tanker

    Aframax mine blast off Yemen puts shipping on alert Sam Chambers Shipping has been put on alert to be highly vigilant when transiting the Gulf of Aden with news of […]

  • EUNAVFOR, JMSDF ops

    EU Says Held Anti-Piracy Naval Exercises With Japan In Gulf Of Aden Faizan Hashmi The European Union‘s diplomatic arm on Wednesday stated that the bloc’s naval forces had held anti-piracy […]

  • CTF 151 and Oman talks

    Press Release Commander of CTF 151 (CCTF 151) held a video conference call with the Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (CRNO) to discuss future combined efforts in the […]

  • International Naval Engineering Conference

    The International Naval Engineering Conference, incorporating the International Ship Control Systems Symposium (INEC/ISCSS), will is the foremost professional event in the naval engineer’s calendar and in 2020 seeks to build […]

  • India, Bangladesh joint ops

    Bangladesh Navy and Indian Navy on Saturday started a three-day coordinated patrol and bilateral exercise “Bongosagar” in the Bay of Bengal aimed at curbing maritime crimes and smuggling. Two Bangladesh […]

  • Covid piracy surge?

    by Theo Locherer The last quarterly report from the International Maritime Bureau shows the negative effects of the Covid-19 on maritime security. There tend to be significant upswings of piracy […]

  • Egypt to buy MDA kit

    The government of Egypt has requested the purchase of a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) system from the United States at a cost of $417 million. The US Defence Security Cooperation […]

  • Dynamic Mariner-20 begins

    According to a press release published by the NATO website on September 25, 2020, seven NATO Allies have started the NATO naval military exercise Dynamic Mariner-20 (DYMR20) off the coast […]

  • Dutch Customs Seize 250kg Cocaine in Five Batches at Rotterdam Port March 13-17; 8 Suspects Arrested

    March 13-17: Dutch customs officials at Rotterdam Port found five different batches of cocaine from Friday to Tuesday, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) said in separate statements. Over 250 kilograms of […]

  • 103kg Cocaine Seized From Within Suitcases in Container at Brazilian Port of Paranaguá

    March 01: Initial reports suggest that Brazilian customs agents seized 103kg of cocaine at the port of Paranaguá. The narcotics were discovered in 4 suitcases in a container loaded with […]