Maritime Security News


Newport News to Host JAMF Ground-breaking Event

Jun 19, 2015

Newport News Shipbuilding to host ground-breaking ceremony for aircraft carrier and submarine production facility Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding subsidiary will hold a ground-breaking ceremony for its new Joint Manufacturing and Assembly Facility (JMAF) on Monday…

Hijacked Tanker Released, Pirates Escape

Jun 19, 2015

The hijacked oil tanker Orkim Harmony has been released by pirates, who fled in the ship's rescue boat, Malaysian navy and maritime officials said on Friday. The Orkim Harmony, hijacked on June 11 off the Malaysian coast by pirates reportedly armed with pistols and machetes…

Joshi, Young Recognized as Top Navy Scientist, Engineer

Jun 18, 2015

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division’s (NSWC IHEODTD) Dr. Vasant Joshi, senior materials scientist; and Dr. Greg Young, propulsion engineer and program lead; received the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research…

China to Use Civilian Ships for Military

Jun 18, 2015

The Chinese government has approved a set of technical guidelines that require all civilian shipbuilders to ensure that their new vessels are suitable for military use in an emergency, the China Classification Society has revealed, reports Reuters…

Hijacked Tanker Located in Cambodian Waters

Jun 18, 2015

MT Orkim Harmony, the fuel-laden Malaysian tanker that “disappeared” off the east coast of Johor last Thursday has been detected in Cambodian waters, according to Chief of Navy Admiral Abdul Aziz Jaafar says a report in Bernama. Abdul Jaafar said the tanker had been repainted and renamed…

Pirates Attacks Three Ships in SOMS within Three Hours

Jun 18, 2015

Three commercial ships were boarded by pirates within just three hours of each other in Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) has reported. The vessels have been identified as the Brazilian-flagged bulk carrier MV Densa Shark…

Training Program to Boost Abu Dhabi Port Security

Jun 17, 2015

General Authority for the Security of Ports, Borders and Free Zones and Abu Dhabi Ports establish training program to reinforce comprehensive protection standards; MoU to improve ports and ports systems protection, initiating security training…

Curtiss-Wright Wins $480m Deal for Navy Subs

Jun 17, 2015

Charlotte-based manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corp. has won a series of contracts valued at $480 million to supply parts for the U.S. Navy’s Virginia-Class nuclear submarines. The Navy’s Block IV Virginia Class Submarine Program covers 10 submarines…

Russia Builds Yasen-class Submarines

Jun 17, 2015

Russia is going to complete building a series of seven Yasen-class nuclear submarines by 2023, says Vladimir Dorofeyev, CEO of the Malakhit Marine Engineering Design Bureau. According to previous reports, the state armaments program for…

Kearsarge, 26th MEU Begin ARG Exercise

Jun 16, 2015

Sailors from the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and Marines assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) kicked off the KSGARG/MEU Exercise (ARGMEUEX) in the waters east of of the United States June 13.The KSGARG comprises Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 4…

Oz, NZ ships Seize $700 mi in Narcotics

Jun 16, 2015

Maritime security operations by Australian and New Zealand frigates operating in the Middle East region during the past six weeks have seized almost a tonne of narcotics worth an estimated street value of $711 million. Royal Australian Navy Guided Missile Frigate…

Submarine Begins Underwater Search for Missing Dornier Aircraft

Jun 15, 2015

The search for the missing Dornier aircraft of Indian Coast Guard and its three crew members is being augmented with underwater search by naval submarine, reports All India Radio. After six days of efforts to trace the missing Coast Guard Dornier aircraft…

North Korea Fires Anti-Ship Missiles

Jun 15, 2015

North Korea has test-fired newly deployed anti-ship rockets -  three short-range KN-01 type missiles - with a reported range of 120km just weeks after the country claimed it tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile, , the North's media said…

Russian Military Plane Buzzes NATO Warships

Jun 14, 2015

A Russian military surveillance aircraft skimmed above four North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) warships in the Baltic Sea earlier this week, CNN is reporting. According to the television channel, the incident involving four NATO warships…

New Edition of Danish List of Lights

Jun 14, 2015

A new edition of the Danish List of Lights has been published that provides the readers with a complete overview of the lights around Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The 2015 edition replaces the previous List of Lights from 2013…

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