Tag: PMSA

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • SEASPARK 2018 concludes

    Exercise was aimed to assess combat readiness. Pakistan Navy conducts maritime exercise in Karachi A concluding session of the recently-conducted Pakistan Navy’s major maritime exercise SEASPARK-2018 was held in Karachi this […]

  • New patrol boat for PMSA

    The ship is fully equipped to enforce maritime security and search and rescue missions. New patrol vessel launched for Maritime Security Agency KARACHI: A new 600-ton maritime patrol vessel was […]

  • China gives Pakistan patrol vessels

    China gives Pakistan two patrol vessels ISLAMABAD: Two maritime patrol vessels built in China for Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) were commissioned on Saturday in an impressive ceremony in Guangzhou, […]

  • PMSA seize drugs-laden boat

    Indian Ocean route is a smuggling favourite. Maritime guards seize drugs-laden speedboat ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) yesterday launched search efforts to trace a drugs-laden smugglers speedboat which […]