For the third time nearly five years, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has stepped down from a three-month command of the multi-national Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, after coordinating operations to deter and disrupt maritime organized crime in the Gulf of Aden as part of international counter-piracy efforts. The fact that there were…
A patrol vessel sailed out from a Shanghai port Monday on a 62-day visit of four countries, Shanghai maritime authorities said. The Ministry of Transport dispatched “Haixun 01” to make goodwill visits to Australia, Indonesia, Myanmar and Malaysia. The vessel will carry out communication activities and promote bilateral and multilateral drills and work exchanges,…
Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesia as a big maritime nation needs to have an ocean law for an integrated maritime management, Minister of Marine and Fisheries Sharif Cicip Soetardjo said. Indonesia must have a law on maritime affairs, Executive Chairman of the Indonesian Maritime Council (DEKIN) Sharif C. Soetardjo said in a workshop on…
MOMBASA, Kenya – A Kenyan court sentenced nine Somali citizens each to five years in prison on Monday after finding them guilty of violently hijacking a vessel, MV Magellan Star, in the Gulf of Aden in September 2010. The nine were captured by international anti-piracy forces before being handed over to Kenya to be…