Month: September 2012

  • Urgent Measures

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    Japanese Prime Minster Yoshihiko Noda has urged the Chinese Government to take urgent measures to prevent violence against Japanese citizens in China Japan PM Noda urges China to prevent anti-Japan violence […]

  • China ships sail in waters near disputed islands

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    Six Chinese surveillance ships briefly entered waters around islands claimed by both Japan and China, amid a bitter territorial dispute. China said the ships were carrying out “law enforcement” to […]

  • Royal Navy survey ship departs

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    HMS Enterprise has sailed from Falmouth in Cornwall to the Middle East for nine months on operations. The survey ship will be protecting the nation’s interests and contributing to the […]

  • Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreaker

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    Russia’s plans to build the world’s biggest nuclear-powered icebreaker could attract more trade to the country, says a leading UK analyst. The new ship is meant to be more efficient […]

  • New ECDIS Concept

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    Consilium and ChartWorld International have announced a partnership agreement for the provision of a new ECDIS Concept. Consilium Marine & ChartWorld became partners Consilium and ChartWorld International partner for the provision […]

  • Going Public

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    In line with an agreement sponsored by the IMO, manufacturers of ECDIS equipment are preparing to render public information on the latest versions of the software used to operate their […]

  • Two more Trials

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    A piracy trial in German has closed and is awaiting a verdict, while a new Dutch piracy trial is set to begin. The German trial is the first piracy prosecution in that […]

  • Mine Warfare Modernization

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     Improving the US Navy’s long-neglected capability to hunt mines is a top priority for the fleet — but it still gets less than 1 percent of the Navy budget. Deadly Serious’ Navy Wrestles With […]

  • Pirates and Privateers

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    The fight against Somali-based pirates is becoming a private battle as global defence cuts reduce naval counter-piracy deployments. Because governments have struggled to contain the spread of piracy in the […]

  • Cooler Heads

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    The US has called for ”cooler heads to prevail” as tension intensifies between China and Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea. US calls for ‘cooler heads’ in […]

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