The International Maritime Bureau warns of an increase in incidents in Indonesia in its weekly piracy report.

Ivory Coast Defence Minister Adou Assoa announces that all sides in the Ivory Coast's civil war have agreed to a total ceasefire.

The second International Conference on Port & Maritime R&D and Technology will be held in Singapore on 10-12 September 2003.

The U.S Coast Guard is buying up to 700 new 'Defender Class' Homeland Security response boats in $145 million deal.

Automatic Identification System becomes mandatory for commercial traffic on the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

Port of Houston Commission votes to join the Smart and Secure Tradelanes global security network.

President George W. Bush focuses on maritime security during a visit to the Port of Philadelphia.

The cheif of the United States Coast Guard's Maritime Homeland Security Branch is set to discuss port and chemical plant security at the Methanol Forum this week.

Australia's Defence Minister Robert Hill today inspected a new 'testbed' commercial aircraft kitted out with cutting-edge radars and infrared technology developed by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation.

As part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing its security measures, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has installed more radar equipment to monitor traffic in sensitive waters.

The European Commission has adopted a Communication proposing new measures to improve the exchange of information among counter-terrorist agencies in the European Union.