Taiwan Coast Guard Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat Near Penghu
March 13 2019: According to Taiwanese media, the Taiwanese Coast Guard in Penghu seized a Chinese fishing boat on the morning of March 13 that Continue Reading »
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Kenya, Somalia to ‘Work Towards Peace’ in Maritime Border Dispute
Kenya and Somalia agreed Wednesday “to work towards peace” in a spat over an oil- and gas-rich region of the Indian Ocean, said the office Continue Reading »
Israeli PM States Navy Could Act Against Iranian Oil Smuggling
Israel’s navy could take action against Iranian oil smuggling, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, urging world powers to foil any effort by Tehran Continue Reading »
Chinese Hackers Target Universities in Pursuit of Maritime Military Secrets
The University of Hawaii, University of Washington and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are amongst more than two dozen universities in the U.S. and around the Continue Reading »
Nigeria seizes 130 vessels in year
Figures reveal scale of problem. Maritime crimes: Nigerian Navy seizes 130 vessels in 1 year The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 130 vessels for crimes Continue Reading »
US will protect Philippines
Reassurance for Duterte. Pompeo assures Philippines of U.S. protection in event of sea conflict Karen Lema, Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Continue Reading »
Malacca’s low crime stats
Australian Border Forces (ABF) played a major role in reducing the number of maritime crimes along the straits. Team work with Australia sees drop in Continue Reading »
S. Korea aids yacht in Gulf
News coincides with a suspected piracy approach on a yacht in the Gulf of Aden this week. Navy’s Cheonghae unit rescues two foreign yachts off Continue Reading »
US and UK in S. China Sea
Joint exercise doesn’t please China. US Navy and British Commandos defy China, conduct joint exercises around the South China Sea by Stavros Atlamazoglou In direct defiance Continue Reading »
India, Pakistan tensions
Tensions increase between India and Pakistan. Security beefed up in Paradip, Kolkata ports Security was stepped up at the two major ports of the Eastern Continue Reading »