Month: May 2012

  • Risk and Rewards

    Lloyd’s of London has published research by think-tank Chatham House into the “unprecedented and disruptive change” currently underway in the Arctic region and its implications for shipping, as well as […]

  • Armed Merchant Vessels

    IMO Secretary-General Addresses the Issue of Armed Merchant Vessels Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 90th session, 16 to 25 May 2012 (High-level segment on arms on board) Opening address by IMO […]

  • Maritime Security Consultations

    Diplomacy dominates today’s newspapers, with coverage of the first round of regular consultations on maritime security between China and Japan being most prominent. China-Japan maritime talks Papers including Beijing News […]

  • Cause for Concern

    Ghana’s oil industry is highly concerned over pirate activities in the Gulf of Guinea and the increasing threat of terrorism in neighbouring Nigeria. Ghana’s Oil and Pirate Activities in the […]

  • ECDIS as a Service

    ChartWorld International has launched a new micro-site (http://www.ecdis-as-a-service.com) to mark the introduction of its unique “ECDIS as a Service™” concept for supplying ECDIS and digital chart data services to the […]

  • DSIT at UDT

    DSIT Solutions Ltd has announced that it will be exhibiting the company’s underwater security systems and other sonar and acoustic solutions at the Undersea Defence Technologies Conference and Exhibition in Alicante. DSIT […]

  • Colpita ‘Tortuga’ Pirati

    Un elicottero da combattimento ha distrutto, secondo quanto riportato da una portavoce del comando navale europeo che gestisce l’operazione, almeno cinque imbarcazioni dei pirati. Pirateria: Ue contrattacca,colpita ‘tortuga’ pirati somali […]

  • Protecting Waterside Assets

    Sonardyne International Ltd. has just completed installation work on a project in the Middle East to protect a sensitive waterside asset from unauthorised access from the sea.  The contract was […]

  • Tensions Increase

    Amidst ongoing tension between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough Shoal territorial dispute, a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has been spotted off the coast of Subic Bay Freeport Zone. US sends nuclear-powered submarine […]

  • Alert System Upgrade

    Pole Star selects SkyWave IsatData Pro for Ship Security Alert System upgrade London-based fleet monitoring and security specialist has put its market-leading ship security alert product on a future-proof service […]