GAC Protective Solutions, Powered by AKE, has entered into two new strategic partnerships with the innovators of anti-piracy technologies to help protect vessels, cargoes and seafarers: Unifire's SEASERPENT Anti-Pirate Water Cannon System and…
Imabari Shipbuilding has developed the 'Aero-Citadel', a newly designed superstructure which includes both energy efficiency benefits as well as anti-piracy measures The Aero-Citadel is a superstructure with a slim streamlined shape which combines ship's accommodation…
West African pirates off Lome, Togo, release tankship 'BW Rhine' after a week of pillaging oil product cargoPirates have freed a gasoline tanker they hijacked, after stealing some of the cargo, the shipowner reports, in a fresh example of…
The Royal Navy's Assault Landing Ship, HMS Ocean, sails up the River Thames in preparation for forthcoming OlymicsHMS Ocean will berth at Greenwich in east London where she will act as a launch pad for eight Lynx helicopters and a base for…
The Supreme Court has granted permission for the 'Enrica Lexie' to leave Indian watersAgreeing that Italian ship Enrica Lexie is not the “object of crime”, the Supreme Court has allowed the detained vessel to leave Indian waters and continue…
Somali pirates charged with murder of four Americans aboard their yacht last year face trialFederal prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against three Somalis charged with murder in the fatal shooting of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht last year…
With the Scarborough Shoal territorial dispute with China in mind, Philippines, US officials met for talksThe U.S. says it will help build the Philippines’ sea patrol capability but will not take sides in that nation’s standoff with China at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea…
LoBiondo Holds Hearing to Examine Impact of Coast Guard and EPA Regulations on Job Growth in the Maritime Sector The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), held a hearing on Thursday…
To help better coordinate with counter-piracy naval forces, Russian warships will be equipped with NATO navigation & communications systemsRussian warships will be equipped with NATO navigation and communications systems to improve coordination in anti-piracy missions around the world…
Panel to Navy: Keep 12 ballistic missile subsA minimum of 12 ballistic missile submarines must remain in service for the foreseeable future, a key congressional committee said, despite Navy plans to drop below that number beginning in 2029…
New deal would see Tanzania prosecute & jail pirates for the European Union in return for logistical, financial & military supportTanzania and the European Union are on the verge of striking a deal that would see the former use its territory to charge…
USCG implements a new non-lethal, signal, warning deviceThe Coast Guard is implementing the use of a non-lethal signaling and warning device to support the service’s ports waterways and coastal security mission in Hawaii.The LA51 signal…
The recent incident involving the MV Enrica Lexie off the coast of India highlights the increasing carriage on merchant vessels of armed security guards (whether military personnel or private contractors) to ward off attacks by pirates and robbers…
Sea piracy drops 28% worldwide in first quarterSea piracy worldwide dropped 28 percent in the first quarter of the year as attacks fell sharply in Somalia’s waters thanks to international naval patrols. Pirate attacks intensified, however…
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus sat down with Navy Times to share his vision for the future of the Navy as he begins his fourth year on the job.Strategic shift to the PacificQ. Is there anything about the Navy you would like to discuss, anything right off the bat…
