Trevor Hollingsbee

Trevor Hollingsbee was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and Senior Superintendent with the Hong Kong Marine Police. He is <i>Baird Maritime</i>'s resident maritime security expert and columnist.

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The Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyer HMS Dragon underway in the Mediterranean Sea, September 20, 2013

COLUMN | Are we seeing a resurgent UK Royal Navy? [Naval Gazing]

Trevor Hollingsbee

11 hours ago

4 min read

The Greek-operated tanker Sounion ablaze after being targeted by repeated attacks by Houthi forces, September 14, 2024

Attacks on Red Sea shipping: a nice little earner, for some

Trevor Hollingsbee

13 Nov 2024

1 min read

A J-15 fighter-bomber prepares to land on the People's Liberation Army Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning, May 4, 2022.

COLUMN | China’s maritime forces ramp up the pressure on Taiwan [Naval Gazing]

Trevor Hollingsbee

01 Nov 2024

2 min read

C-Dome missile being fired from a Sa'ar 6 corvette

COLUMN | Conflict in the Middle East: naval aspects and future prospects for key players and their allies [Naval Gazing]

Trevor Hollingsbee

10 Oct 2024

3 min read

A prototype 10-person submarine being developed by UAE-based Highland Systems. The new submarines slated for Qatar (of which no confirmed photographs have yet been published) are reportedly also compact in size and have small crew complements.

Naval Submersibles

Qatar’s navy set to enter the submarine world

Trevor Hollingsbee

19 Sep 2024

1 min read

The Royal Navy aircraft carriers HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Queen Elizabeth pictured at sea for the first time, May 19, 2021

COLUMN | The UK Royal Navy and the challenge to maintain a potent fighting force [Naval Gazing]

Trevor Hollingsbee

10 Sep 2024

4 min read

Shahid Bagheri, a former containership and now UAV carrier to be operated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy

UAV-capable warship for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy

Trevor Hollingsbee

27 Aug 2024

1 min read

The Type 901 comprehensive supply ship Hulunhu conducts maritime replenishment to the Type 055 destroyers Lhasa and Anshan at an undisclosed sea region in 2022.

COLUMN | China's navy – an agent of international influence and maritime diplomacy [Naval Gazing]

Trevor Hollingsbee

21 Aug 2024

3 min read

A China Maritime Militia vessel, August 16, 2023 (photo taken from video screenshot)

Non-Naval Security

COLUMN | The rise of Asia's maritime militias: Chinese, Vietnamese and other national fishing fleets used in asymmetrical warfare [Naval Gazing]

Trevor Hollingsbee

23 Jul 2024

3 min read

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