Denpasar (ANTARA News) – US navy warship USS Benfold will conduct an exercise with two Indonesian navy warships in Bali waters, according to the chief of the naval base in Bali, Col I Wayan Suarjaya. “The exercise will cover tactical manoeuvers, communication, and other safety procedures,” he said when receiving the USS Benfold crew…
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa and his Australian counterpart Bob Carr agreed on Monday to tackle people smuggling. Marty said bilateral relationship such as maritime cooperation and the releasing of Indonesian minors in Australia was the focus of the talks. Indonesia hopes the Indonesian minors will be released soon. But, Indonesia and…
The Council today approved the launch of a new civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission, EUCAP Nestor, to support regional maritime capacity-building in the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean states. EUCAP Nestor is part of the EU’s comprehensive approach to fighting piracy and instability in the region. A team of around 175 people…
Piracy in Somalia has fallen sharply for the first half of 2012, while the Gulf of Guinea has experienced a worrying increase in attacks, the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau’s global piracy report has revealed. Globally, 177 incidents were reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre in the first six months of…