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Piracy: EU extends naval presence in Gulf of Guinea to February 2024

The European Union (EU) has extended its naval presence in the Gulf of Guinea under the auspices of the Commercial Maritime Presence (CMP) until February 2024.
September 20, 2022

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Advisory 19th September 2022

Access the latest Triton Scout Maritime Security Threat Advisory for the week commencing 19th September 2022.
September 19, 2022

Impunity follows offshore attacks in Mexico

A recent spike in thefts from shallow-water oil platforms and support vessels in the heart of Mexico's offshore oil and gas industry has worsened delays and economic losses for both state-owned Pemex..
September 19, 2022

Navy taking on gangs in Colombia’s biggest port

Colombia’s Navy put on a show of force at the weekend in a town whose population is at the mercy of two warring gangs.
September 16, 2022
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IRGC Navy Warns Arab States Against Cooperation With Israel

Since 1995, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy has been tasked with guarding “the Persian Gulf, Iran’s islands and coasts, continental shelf, oil platforms, and passage through the Strait of..
September 15, 2022

China’s grand strategy and Taiwan imperatives

The analysis here follows three principles of strategic thinking: (a) focus on capabilities, which take a long time to build, and not on intentions, which can change overnight; (b) focus on actions..
September 14, 2022

U.S. mediator: progress, but more work needed in Lebanon-Israel maritime talks

The U.S. mediator in a longstanding maritime border dispute between Israel and Lebanon said on Friday that the negotiations to resolve the conflict have made "very good progress" but more work was..
September 13, 2022

Weekly Maritime Security Threat Advisory 12th September 2022

Access the latest Triton Scout Maritime Security Threat Advisory for the week commencing 12th September 2022.
September 12, 2022

Turkey says Greek coast guard fires on cargo ship in Aegean

Greek coast guard ships opened fire on a cargo vessel sailing in international waters in the Aegean Sea, the Turkish coast guard said, escalating tensions between the regional rivals that have..
September 12, 2022

Papua New Guinea wants security treaty with Australia

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Wednesday Papua New Guinea had proposed a security treaty between both countries amid increasing tensions in the Pacific islands after China struck..
September 08, 2022