Maritime Security Events
US Navy Calls for Increased Maritime Cooperation to Combat Threats at Sea
Admiral Robert F. Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet, outlined a new U.S. maritime strategy at the Australian Navy Sea Power Conference 2008. The maritime security strategy involves a closer cooperation between the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Moreover he also told the conference that U.S. forces will pursue a greater role […]
Australian Navy Sea Power Conference 2008 is in session
Australia’s Defense Minister, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Russ Shalders, and some of the world’s leading naval and maritime experts are currently meeting in Sydney, Australia to discuss global security challenges in the maritime environment.
New boat for Navy SEALs
Maine Marine Manufacturing LLC revealed last week a new 82-foot research prototype of the old Mark V Special Operations Craft. Dubbed the Mark V.1, the prototype looks similar to the current Mark V patrol boats but has a new hull made from advanced composite materials.
Naval delegates from 12 countries are meeting in India to discuss maritime security threats.
Naval delegates from 12 countries are meeting for six-day conference “Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)” (January 18 to 24, 2008) in Port Blair on the Andaman Islands to discuss maritime security threats. Among the participating states are India, Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam and Brunei. While the discussion in general will include threats […]
SecurePort Conference Returns to Houston
The integration of the commercial transportation community in the ongoing processes of security planning and crucial multi-level execution will be the key focus as hundreds of delegates gather for the SecurePort 2008 Conference, to be held in Houston during January 28-30, 2008, at the Hilton Houston Post Oak, located at 2001 Post Oak Boulevard in […]
Virgin Islands Government committed to upholding provisions of ISPS Code
Government is committed to ensuring ship and company security officers in the Virgin Islands are accredited in accordance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.
This was confirmed by the Director of the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry (VISR) Captain Baboucar Sallah during the opening today of a three-day training course in ship and […]
