The frigate HNLMS De Ruyter left her home port of Den Helder today for counterpiracy operations in the waters around Somalia. For this mission, the EU’s Operation Atalanta, the ship is carrying the new NH-90 helicopter, which will see its first operational deployment. The air defence and command frigate has extensive command & control,
Read moreJune 25th marks the third international Day of the Seafarer, an official United Nations observance day. This year, IMO is celebrating the occasion with a social media campaign calling on all supply chain partners, including those beyond the maritime sector, to help highlight the sheer diversity and scale of products used in everyday life
Read moreThe Somali pirates are having a very bad year and it’s all because of math. Pirate attacks were down 70 percent last year and it has been over a year since the pirates captured a large ship (that they could get several million dollars ransom for). The usual reasons given for this shift are
Read moreThe Indonesian Navy hosted a distinguished visitor from Britain, as the Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer, HMS Daring, arrived in North Jakarta’s Tanjung Priok Port on Friday for a four-day visit. “British First Sea Lord Admiral Sir George Zambellas will be on Daring before the ship enters Jakarta. His presence highlights the importance the
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