Month: April 2012
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Piracy increasing in West Africa
One hundred and two incidents of piracy and armed robbery have been reported for the first quarter of 2012, with dangerously increasing numbers in West African waters, according to figures […]
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Twenty Years Jail for 11 Pirates
All eleven pirates that were apprehended by EU Naval Force warship FS Nivose in May 2009 and transferred to Kenyan authorities in May 2009 were found guilty on 19 April […]
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Piracy and Terrorism
Two decades have passed since Americans last worried about instability in the Horn of Africa, today Americans and the international community are drawn back toward Somalia and her people as Islamic […]
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Hamburg Despatches #2
Paul Gibbins reports on the 2nd day of the Hanson Wade Combating Piracy gathering in Hamburg. Of particular note amongst the issues raised yesterday was the challenge of the current militarization towards […]
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Boom in the UAE
Mahmood Mohammed Amin, chief executive of World Security, on how the security market has shifted with the country’s growth, increased piracy at sea and the challenges ahead. A boom time for […]
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LRAD Corporation Results
The world’s leading provider of long range acoustic hailing devices (AHDs), announced today that it plans to release its fiscal Q2 2012 financial results after market close on May 7, […]
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Saharan Express 2012
Ten ships from 12 host nations kicked-off Saharan Express 2012, a multinational exercise in support of Africa Partnership Station (APS), at the pre-sail conference in Dakar. Maritime Security a Team […]
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Hamburg Despatches #1
Paul Gibbins is covering the 11th Combating Piracy gathering in Hamburg for the Maritime Security Review, this first posting covers some of the highlights and key issues adressed on the opening day […]
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Integridad Estructural
“Reflotar el buque de crucero Costa Concordia de la costa Toscana es una de las mayores dificultades – se trata de una operación masiva y compleja que el mundo entero […]
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Chart World
Advetos largest order ever secured, consisting of ECDIS OEM licenses to ChartWorld International. Swedish ADVETO has through a new cooperation secured a large order consisting of ECDIS OEM-licenses with an order […]
