Tripwire: 60 Percent of Organizations Suffered Container Breaches in 2018
The "State of Container Security Report" found that 94 percent of respondents were concerned about container security. Keep Reading
25 Percent Decrease in Maritime Piracy in Asia
There was a total of 76 incidents of piracy and armed robbery reported in Asia between January to December 2018, comprising 62 actual incidents and 14 attempted incidents. This marks the lowest number of incidents since ReCAAP ISC began keeping records in 2007. Keep Reading
Coast Guard, Navy Continue Rescue Efforts After Commercial Ship Fire
After rescuing 16 mariners off the burning Sincerity Ace, vessels continue to search for a handful of survivors who jumped into the Pacific. Keep Reading
Coast Guard Concludes Maritime Security Operations in Papua New Guinea
Operating under the control of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the ADF worked in cooperation with PNG’s Joint Security Task Force and the Australian Defense Forces. Keep Reading
U.S., UK Conduct Mine Countermeasures Exercise for Arabian Gulf Security
As mines threaten maritime traffic indiscriminately, the U.S. and UK are committed to taking all action necessary to reduce the risk of mines. Keep Reading
Japan Coast Guard Marks 150th Marine Aids to Navigation Anniversary
U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation (ATON) facilitate more than $4.6 trillion dollars of economic activity across 25,000 miles of U.S. waterways. Keep Reading
Royal Navy Seizes Massive Hashish Haul in Major Gulf Drugs Bust
The Type 45 destroyer was on patrol in the Middle East when they came across a suspicious dhow in a notorious drug smuggling route known as the Hash Highway. Keep Reading
NAVCENT Team Prepares for International Maritime Exercise
By working together as a coalition, all nations build familiarity with global partners and the shipping industry, with the goal of deterring threats to the freedom of navigation. Keep Reading
Australian Safety Authority to Use ROVs to Search for Containers Lost from Ship
AMSA has expressed concern for the lack of progress in locating the remaining containers, as well as the lack of an attempt to assess the need to recover the containers and debris found so far on the seabed. Keep Reading
U.S., Japan, Australia to Conduct Mine Warfare Exercise
The exercise will culminate in a combined phase in which U.S. and JMSDF will coordinate and communicate to clear a route for ships through a simulated minefield. Keep Reading
