Dive into the archives.
- Malacca Strait pwn3d
An editorial in the Jakarta Post lambasts the Indonesian government over its obstinate policies for protecting the Malacca Strait.
While we fully support the sovereignty of the three countries [Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore], we also want to remind them that all stakeholders in the strait have the right to play a role in ensuring the safety [...]
- Mapping piracy
The International Maritime Bureau has a live piracy map (based on the Google Maps API) which plots attacks and attempted attacks reported to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre. Each marker details type of attack, date and vessel type. The archives go back to 2005. The maps give you a good sense of the problem areas, [...]
- Protecting SE Asian SLOCs
Indonesia’s Minister of Defense has called for maritime security assistance from Japan, China and Korea. This is big news for two audiences: the World and Japan.
First, the Malacca Strait is an extremely important sea line of communication (SLOC, some semi-related background here) handling 40 percent of the world’s maritime trade. It is also one of [...]
