PHNOM PENH – Efforts to ease tensions in the South China Sea will dominate this week’s Asian security dialogue in Cambodia, analysts say, while the US will be at pains to stress it seeks cooperation with China. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins the ASEAN Regional Forum in Phnom Penh on Thursday, a few […]
Published on July 6, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments The House of Representatives yesterday requested President Goodluck Jonathan to convene a security meeting to review the status of Nigeria’s maritime boundaries. House Wants Maritime Boundaries Reviewed by Onwuka Nzeshi, This Day Live The House of Representatives yesterday requested President Goodluck Jonathan to convene […]
Published on July 4, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments NATO Channel Series “Piracy” Episode 1: “The Human Cost” focuses on a report released on 22nd June by the International Maritime Bureau and “Oceans Beyond Piracy” called “The Human Cost of Somali Piracy” which highlights the plight of hostages. Includes interviews with the authors […]
Hoboken, NJ, July 01, 2012 –(PR.com)– Extreme weather events that can devastate populations have been occurring more frequently over the last decade, and that trend that is expected to persist as the climate continues to change. Coastal cities are particularly vulnerable to such events because of the combination of dense populations and the dual hazard […]
Combined Maritime Forces: U.S.’s Global Naval Force in the Arabian SeaRick Rozoff The U.S. Navy blog site ran a feature on the U.S.-created and -led multinational Combined Maritime Forces operation throughout the Arabian Sea on June 28. Established in February 2002 toward the beginning of the so-called global war on terror, it has in the […]
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program hosted its second annual conference on Maritime Security in the South China Sea June 27-28, 2012. The conference was a timely policy level discussion of the complex and important issues around the South China Sea. CSIS is pleased to have recruited a world-class group of experts from Asia and the United […]
Published on June 29, 2012 by Mark Lowe · No Comments The chief of Somalia’s anti-piracy task force has thanked the UAE government for contributing to a programme that is helping the war-ravaged African country turn the tide in the battle against pirates. Somalia anti-piracy chief thanks UAE By Ahmed Al Majaida, Khaleej Times The […]
HERNDON, Va., June 27, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced that OmniAccess S.L., a leading communications provider to super- and mega-yacht owners, has deployed a new iDirect Series 15100 Universal Satellite Hub to complete its global maritime satellite network. With the addition of […]
Rewarding mutineers could be the best way to capture their leaders. By Timothy Coleman & Brittany Minder Escalating maritime piracy off the Horn of Africa and throughout the world’s vital shipping lanes and strategic chokepoints is a modern-day plague with an elusive framework. Failed states and lawless regions around the world, like Somalia, serve as […]
HERNDON, Va., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — VT iDirect, Inc. (iDirect), a company of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), today announced that OmniAccess S.L., a leading communications provider to super- and mega-yacht owners, has deployed a new iDirect Series 15100 Universal Satellite Hub to complete its global maritime satellite network. With the addition of the […]