Japan vows to beef up PH maritime security capabilities

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Japan Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday said in light of a decision of an arbitral tribunal at The Hague regarding the South China Sea dispute, Japan would actively participate in preserving harmony and stability in the...

Op Caribbe promotes partnerships, enhances maritime security

With RCN ships recently wrapping up a deployment to Op Caribbe, a MARLANT naval officer visited members of the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia on July 27 to relay the relevance of the mission and pass on facts to RUSI(NS) members.

Japan vows to support Philippine maritime security

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Japan Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida reaffirmed his country’s commitment “to provide support for the improvement of the maritime security of the Philippines” even as he stressed the preeminence of the rule of law – not of force – in resolving maritime...

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre issues special report on the abducting of crew from ships in waters off Eastern Sabah and Southern Philippines

In the light of three incidents where the crew of tug boats were abducted in the waters off Eastern Sabah and Southern Philippines, the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) published a special report on the ‘Abducting of Crew from Tug Boats in Waters off Eastern Sabah and Southern Philippines’ in April...

ONI Piracy Report for 28 July – 3 August 2016

The Office of Naval Intelligence has issued its Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report for 28 July – 3 August 2016. According to the report, pirate and maritime crime activity in East and West African waters is at a low level. There was one bombing against infrastructure and one boarding during this past...