Month: July 2012

  • Port Sale

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    According to Somalilandsun sources in Dubai, the operational management of Berbera port in Somaliland has been taken over by the Dubai Ports world-DPW after a secret meeting between the Emirati […]

  • St. Anthony – Enrica Lexie Case

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    The Enrica Lexie is Italian flagged thus, in accordance with the U.N. Convention of Law of Seas (UNCLOS), Italy should try the two marines. However, India’s position is that under […]

  • The Human Cost of Somali Piracy

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     NATO Channel Series “Piracy” Episode 1: “The Human Cost” focuses on a report released on 22nd June by the International Maritime Bureau and “Oceans Beyond Piracy” called “The Human Cost […]

  • Intrusion Episode

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    In an intrusion episode that occurred almost seven months ago, Chinese hackers penetrated computers at the Indian Eastern Naval Command to access strategic information. The action is a serious breach […]

  • Deadly Exchange

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    Navy personnel exchanged fire with three pirates in the Straits of Malacca, leaving one pirate dead and the remaining two injured. Pirate killed in shoot-out with Navy Navy personnel exchanged […]

  • Attack on Oil Tanker

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    Piracy off Nigeria’s oil-rich delta has escalated from low-level armed robberies to hijackings and cargo thefts, in the latest incident pirates have attacked an unidentified oil tanker.  Pirates attack oil […]

  • Stowaways

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    Containers from a cargo ship that arrived in New Jersey from the Middle East on Wednesday were unloaded in a rush after a Coast Guard inspection team heard knocking that […]

  • Changing Flags

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    In recent weeks, the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has changed the names and flags of its fleet to try to avoid sanctions by the EU. Adopting flags of tax-haven […]

  • A New Dimension

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    Although pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa attract most attention the Gulf of Guinea is emerging as a new “hot spot”. According to a maritime security expert, increased assaults […]

  • Naval Ops Centre

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    A Naval Operations Centre has been opened in Djibouti. Goals include improving the ability of Djiboutian maritime forces to track ship movements in their territorial waters and aid in the […]

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