Month: October 2012

  • ISPS Compliance

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    Increasing global awareness of the threat of terrorism means Pacific Island countries and territories must ensure they comply with the International Ship and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code. SPC Helps […]

  • Exercise Corsican Lion

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    Royal Marines are further strengthening ties between the militaries of the UK and France as they take part in Exercise Corsican Lion in the Mediterranean. The Royal Marines from 3 […]

  • Oil Turf Tension

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    Venezuelan police board Petrotrin rig in the Gulf. There was tension on the high seas yesterday as Venezuela’s police, La Guardia Nacional, boarded a Petrotrin oil rig to determine whether […]

  • Tackling Maritime Security Challenges

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    For two days, stakeholders in the maritime sector gathered at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, near Kaduna to proffer solution to the security challenges in the […]

  • Russian Crew Arrested in Nigeria

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    Nigerian authorities seized a ship and arrested its 15 Russian crew members on suspicion of arms smuggling, after they found several guns and about 8,500 rounds of ammunition on the […]

  • Ditched North Sea Super Puma returns to port

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    THE Super Puma helicopter which ditched in the North Sea off Fair Isle on Monday has been brought back to the Scottish mainland on the deck of an oil industry […]

  • Hostages Still Held

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    Somali pirates are still holding 11 foreign vessels for ransom with 167 crew members as hostages as of September 30 even as the number of ships signalling attacks by Somali […]

  • Iranian Dhow Saved

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    EU Naval Force frigate FGS Sachsen saved Iranian dhow from suspected pirates (2nd update) On Saturday, 20 October 2012, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) German frigate FGS Sachsen located […]

  • All at Sea?

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    The African Union’s deadline for securing the continent’s territorial waters has been set at 2050 – an objective that may prove very difficult to reach. Is Africa’s maritime strategy all […]

  • Landlocked Afghanistan

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    The Iranian government has announced plans to allocate parts of the Chahbahar port in Iran to Afghan businessmen. Afghan traders to receive land plots in Chahbahar port Iranian government has announced its […]

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