Image courtesy Suez Canal Authority
By The Conversation 03-30-2021 01:57:00
For a week the world was gripped by the extraordinary sight of a massive container ship that had run aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt. The Ever Given is 400 meters lo…
By Dmitry Filipoff
This week CIMSEC will be featuring articles submitted in response to our call for articles on the future of naval intelligence.
Naval intelligence is only growing in its usefulness and criticality. Whether it be tactical intelligence…
Photo taken with mobile phone on March 26, 2020 shows a vessel of the coast guard intercepting a vessel suspected of smuggling at sea.File photo:Xinhua
With the development of the global maritime sector and relevant governance, the concept of “maritim…
Nanosatellite.
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) is investing R18.9 million in the development of nanosatellites to increase maritime domain awareness – a first in providing communication services for the maritime sector.
DSI, also kno…
Shipping companies have contacted the US Navy about the potentially elevated threat of piracy to rerouted vessels after a container ship ran aground and could block the Suez Canal for weeks.
Asian shipping associations confirmed the concerns as they co…
Indian naval ship INS Shardul made a port call in Madagascar’s Antsiranana as part of increasing patrols of the Indian Ocean in recent years given a surge in Chinese naval activity in these waters.
Adhering to covid19 protocols, the port call was co…
Mozambique Channel near Beira (NASA)By The Lowy Interpreter 03-24-2021 11:48:00
The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major new security hotspot in the Indian Ocean. An Islamist insurrection in northern Mozambique that the government seems powerles…
Submissions Due: April 19, 2021Week Dates: May 3-7, 2021Article Length: 1000-3000 wordsSubmit to: Content@cimsec.org
By Jimmy Drennan
CIMSEC is partnering with Maersk Line, Limited to launch the Project Trident call for articles on maritime infrastruct…
The government has once again underlined the lack of security and safety in waters shared with Malaysia and the Philippines, after four Indonesian fishermen were rescued over the weekend more than a year after they were abducted in the tri-border area….
By Dmitry Filipoff
This week CIMSEC is running an interview series on the U.S. Navy’s 1980s Maritime Strategy. Through discussions with those helped conceive and advocate for this historic strategy, important lessons on the maritime dimension of great …