Month: September 2012

  • Island Grabbing

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    Until recently, Asian countries’ competing claims in the seas around China did not cause outright conflict. But now that drilling technology can tap gas and oil beds there, Asia capitals […]

  • Keep Guard Up

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    European Union Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta, NATO and Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) call upon the shipping industry to continue to take anti-piracy measures despite the current […]

  • Code of Conduct

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    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China to agree on a code of conduct for resolving territorial disputes in the South China […]

  • Calming Tensions

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    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Asia where she is discussing efforts by U.S. allies Indonesia and Singapore to help calm tensions over rival territorial claims in the South […]

  • Island Mania

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    Why do islands capture imaginations and fire competitive passions at this particular moment in Asian history? From the Spratlys and Paracels to the south to the Senkakus/Diaoyutais near the midpoint […]

  • Operational Pause?

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    Since its onset in June, the SW monsoon has caused a lull in Somali piracy – conditions prevent skiffs being launched. Somali pirates are, however, very persistent. In this article Dryad Maritime’s […]

  • Anarchy on the High Seas

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    Is Arming Merchant Vessels the Way Forward? PREFACE A lot has changed since I first wrote this article in 2010 on tackling the Somali Piracy issue. Many Flag States / […]

  • Spanish Vessel to Join EUNAVFOR

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    As of 1st September 2012 the EU’s counter piracy task force (EUNAVFOR) will be augmented by the addition of the offshore patrol vessel RELAMPAGO of the Spanish Navy. The RELAMPAGO, […]

  • Beam Communications

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    [SatNews] Beam Communications Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Reach Limited (ASX: WRR), has announced that the satellite piracy solutions… …for secure communication on board a vessel will […]

  • Somali pirates claim to kill hostage

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    MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali pirates who have been holding a hijacked ship for nearly two years killed a Syrian hostage crew member and wounded another to protest a delayed ransom […]

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