Military Sealift Command's (MSC) joint high-speed vessel, USNS 'Spearhead' visits the Port of St. Petersburg, FLA. U.S. Rep. C.W. Bill Young, Mayor Bill Foster and other distinguished visitors from St. Petersburg joined Navy Chief of Information Rear Adm…
NavTeach.com to provide USCG navigation rules training to ESAR, Escambia County Search & Rescue volunteers.Public service organizations like ESAR are always on call, continiously ready to assist and respond to any on the water emergency and recovery…
Today Al Seer Marine and 5G International announced the introduction of a new family of unmanned surface vessels, a family ranging from the 3m Sea Serpent to the 11m monohull Eclipse. The USV family is designed to rapidly penetrate a vibrant Middle East defense market and to offer affordable…
Four piracy and armed robbery incidents are noted in the latest ICC-CCS report. None off the Somali coast.Adang Bay anchorage, IndonesiaThree robbers armed with knives boarded an anchored bulk carrier via the anchor chain. They attacked the duty crew on the forecastle…
The Secretary of Defense delays the scheduled deployment of 'USS Harry S. Truman' & 'USS Gettysburg'.The affected ships have begun formally notifying the men and women of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG) that they will not be deploying…
North P&I Club advises shipowners to be careful about employing piracy protection armed guards in west Africa.According to the Club's new loss prevention briefing entitled West African Piracy, standard solutions and contracts for hiring armed guards on the other side of Africa…
The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) - the principal international trade association for shipowners, representing all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet - met in London today (5 February)…
Transas Middle East instals & commissions standalone AIS solution at the Port of Aqaba, Jordan. Transas standalone AIS solution incorporates the latest VTS technology and meets all international standards. At the core of the system is Transas AIS Base station T214…
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) notes pirate attacks off Nigeria, Indonesia & Mauritania in past week.Off the coast of NigeriaA product tanker under way noticed three skiffs approaching it at high speed. A suspected mother vessel was observed on radar at a distance of around 1…
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet has entered territorial waters in the South China Sea for patrol and training missions.Comprising the missile destroyer Qingdao and the missile frigates Yantai and Yancheng, the fleet entered the…
With the publication of the law on various measures concerning the fight against maritime piracy in the Belgian official journal, the use of private security on board Belgian flagged ships is allowed. As a result, from now on ship-owners have…
Due to political unrest & public demonstrations a State of Emergency & curfew declared in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez.According to GAC, navigation in the Suez Canal is running normally, unaffected by the curfew.Transit registration formalities…
Typhon's new service combines a convoy escort with comprehensive intelligence for ships transitting piracy risk areas.This service, described by UK-based Typhon as a naval-grade service to the commercial market, enables ship operators to transit the Gulf of Aden…
UK's Dryad Maritime, specialists in maritime intelligence, opens a new office in Hastings.Dryad Maritime is a specialist maritime intelligence company helping seafarers to quantify, mitigate and manage the threats from piracy, terrorism and other waterborne threat and crime…
EU Naval Force transfers 12 suspect pirates to Mauritius for prosecution after attack on merchant vessel off Somalia.At the time of the attack on 5th January, 2013, the master of the merchant vessel sent out a distress call reporting that…