(Seychelles News Agency) - Six Sri Lankan nationals are being held by local law enforcement after their fishing boat was intercepted on suspicion of fishing illegally in the waters of…
[By Chris Kremidas-Courtney] Today, state and non-state actors are challenging nations, institutions, and private companies through a wide range of overt and covert activities targeted at their vulnerabilities. Both NATO and…
Secure and protected sea lanes provide a state with the advantageous position where it can virtually have control over the world, as was rightly proclaimed by Alfred Thayer Mahan “whoever…
KUALA LUMPUR • The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has voiced its uneasiness over the presence of foreign warships in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea. "It could…
Eight million Yemenis currently live on the brink of starvation. Their fate hinges on the imminent fight to retake vital port city back from the Houthis. Ramadan is particularly punishing…
Iran's intelligence forces have rescued four Iranian sailors from the captivity of pirates in Somalia following a complicated operation. The sailors Masoud Balouchi, Ahmad Balouchi, Adam Balouchi and Shir-Mohammad Tabezar, kidnapped three…
Bhubaneswar: At least 52 delegates from 16 countries are participating in the East Asia Summit on Maritime Security and Cooperation that kick started in Bhubaneswar today. For the next three…
From hijackings off Nigeria to boardings on the South American coast, pirates are still hunting. For nearly five days much of the world was transfixed on a small lifeboat in…
RIYADH/ADEN (REUTERS) - Forces backed by a Saudi- led coalition are closing in on Yemen's Houthi-held port city Hodeidah, a coalition spokesman said, but did not specify whether there were…
As the waters of the Gulf of Guinea remain a dangerous hotbed for pirates, Nigeria still lack legal framework to deter armed robbery on sea and port channels, BAYO AKOMOLAFE…
MANILA, Philippines — The relationship between the Philippines and South Korea is reaching a "new maturity," President Rodrigo Duterte said, as he cited the gains of what he described as a "meaningful…
Incessant pirate attacks and kidnappings are taking an alarming toll on shipping in Nigeria's territorial waters and the Gulf of Guinea.This year alone, freight costs have reportedly risen six times,…
A former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, who was charged with an alleged fraud of N2.6bn, has been set free by the…
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Piracy remains at elevated levels in West African waters, with 97 incidents recorded in 2017, including an increase in successful kidnappings compared to the previous year. This is according to…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled a $195 million deal with HSLI for maritime security after allegations of fraud and corruption. Nigerian media report that Buhari cancelled the contract via…
