Channel - 16 Maritime Security News

Vaccination for international ocean-going seafarers

Singapore has announced that it will offer vaccination to international ocean-going signing-on seafarers.

Is an unequal balance of rich & poor driving maritime crime within the Straits of Malacca & Singapore?

There is significant wealth disparity between littoral states in the SoM&S - the GDP per capita of Singapore is 6 times greater than Malaysia and more than 15 times greater than Indonesia.     The..

ESSCom forms task force against robbery at sea

The Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) have set up a taskforce team to eradicate robberies at sea which are taking place in the waters of the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone).

ReCAAP warning following incidents against ships in Singapore Strait

On the night of 8 to 9 November, three incidents of armed robbery against ships occurred onboard ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore..