Every arrival, departure and berth of a ship together form a complex puzzle that the port planner and Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) operator put together every day. A port planner determines where and when ships dock and how to keep this traffic flow organised, while the VTS operator is the maritime
As the world faces greater geopolitical volatility in 2026, maritime grey-zone threats are becoming a growing concern for ports worldwide, especially those near ongoing regional conflicts.
Portsmouth warship HMS Dauntless showed off its affiliation with famous sports car manufacturer the Caterham Group by inviting its employees on board. Several staff from the Norfolk company were given a tour of the hi-tech Type 45 destroyer as part of the ship’s Affiliates Day – and in return they b
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, won a task order to support the U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warf… [mappress] Source:militaryaerospace ,February 08, 2011;
US aircraft carrier USS Enterprise on Tuesday docked in the southwestern Turkish bay of Marmaris amidst strict security measures… [mappress] Source: todayszaman, February 8, 2011;
The U.S. Navy delivered two 35-meter patrol boats to the Iraqi navy’s Umm Qasr naval facility Jan. 26… [mappress] Source: defencetalk, February 7, 2011;
Britain’s Royal Navy has rejected a request by a cruising couple to give a convoy of around 30 yachts escort through the Gulf of Aden. Dutch cruising sailors Rene and Edith Tiemessen, who previously sailed with kidnapped sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler, have organised a rally/convoy from Thailand t
