As a Merlin hovers over its flight deck carrying a slung load, tanker RFA Tidespring pumps fuel into aviation training and casualty treatment ship RFA Argus. This is the latest artist’s impression of the Navy’s next-generation tankers as the design for the quartet of new ships reaches its final stages. In around 12 months’…
Earlier this week, EU Naval Force confirmed that the Malaysian flagged Motor Vessel MV Albedo, held by armed pirates in an anchorage close to the Somali coast since November 2010, had sunk in rough seas. An EU Naval Force warship and Maritime Patrol Aircraft closed the scene to search for survivors. During the aerial…
Japan’s Defense Minister, Itsunori Onodera [seen above], announced that the country is heavily extending its maritime security operations, including a focus on anti-piracy efforts. The foreword to the Defense of Japan 2013 (Annual White Paper) Digest is below: Japan’s security environment is encompassed by various issues and destabilizing factors, some of which are becoming…
(SeeNews) – Jul 9, 2013 – Indonesian state-owned port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia III, or Pelindo III, plans to invest USD 10.75 million (EUR 8.4m) in the construction of fixed cranes at the Gresik, Batulicin and Lembar ports. Pelindo III signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the project with a consortium of Indonusa Harapan…