Month: February 2013

  • Nigeria Attack Kills 4

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    An alarming report emerged from Nigeria yesterday: 4-5 individuals, including security personnel, killed in attack on vessel carrying Oil&Gas sector employees on the River Niger. Nigeria Attack Kills 4 Another […]

  • PMSC Accreditation Process

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      Authorisation of the use of armed guards on board of Belgian Flagged vessels. Maritime Security Review has received and reviewed copies of the legal enactments. PMSC Accreditation Process Maritime Security […]

  • Anti-mine drills as Iran tensions simmer

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    The U.S. military announced on Monday an anti-mine exercise in “the Middle East’s international waterways” in May with more than 20 nations participating. U.S., allies ready more anti-mine drills as […]

  • Ghana Navy Ready For Pirates

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    The Chief of Naval Staff has signalled Ghana Navy’s readiness to effectively carry out patrols to secure the country’s territorial waters against maritime security threats. Ghana Navy Ready For Pirates […]

  • French tanker hijacked

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    A French tanker sailing under a Luxembourg flag has been hijacked off Côte d’Ivoire, port authority officials in Abidjan, the country’s economic capital, confirmed on Monday. French tanker hijacked off Côte […]

  • Uncertainty over coast guard formation

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    There is still uncertainty over the establishment of an independent coast guard in Indonesia, which should have been established by 2011 according to shipping law. Uncertainty still clouds formation of […]

  • Welcome Aboard

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    Rear Admiral Pedro García de Paredes Welcomes EU Naval Force Operation Commander, EU Ambassadors And Tanzanian Maritime Chiefs On Board EU Counter Piracy Flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez. On 29 January […]

  • EU needs a new strategy to combat piracy

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    In a bid to move the EU away from its current piecemeal action against piracy, the EESC has put forward a comprehensive new strategy. EU needs a new strategy to […]

  • Trial lay judges felt global duty

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    The lay judges who sentenced 2 Somali pirates to 10 years in prison said they believe it was their duty as part of the international community to try the defendants. […]

  • LGS Matrix Accredited by SAMI

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     Following a rigorous assessment process, global security solutions company LGS Matrix Limited have successfully achieved Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) STAGE 1 accreditation.   LGS Matrix Accredited by SAMI […]

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