Month: June 2013

  • Keeping Skills Sharp

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    Whilst at sea recently, the Finnish EUNAVFOR AVPD conducted an exercise to hone their skills in combined battle drill and tactical combat casualty care (TCCC). Finnish EU Naval Force Autonomous […]

  • Enforcement of ISPS Code Begins

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    In a bid to ensure compliance, NIMASA said it has began the process of installing ‘black flags’ in Nigerian ports that are not ISPS Code compliant. Enforcement of ISPS Code on […]

  • Search and Rescue Techniques

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    As part of a wider integration with Gulf maritime forces, Combined Task Force 152 planned and supervised a series of Search and Rescue exercises, known as Exercise Falcon Response, off […]

  • EUNAVFOR and Chinese Navy Work Together

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    Chinese Navy warship CNS Mianyang met ITS Zeffiro at sea to take over escort duties for the World Food Programme from the Italian warship. EU Naval Force and Chinese Navy […]

  • Iran Navy resolved to protect vessels

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    Iran Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari has reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s determination to protect maritime security for the country’s commercial vessels. Iran Navy resolved to protect vessels in free […]

  • Australia-Japan whaling case in court

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    Public hearings are under way in The Hague as Australia and Japan take their fight over whaling to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Australia-Japan whaling case in international court […]

  • War Games Near Flashpoint Reef

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     A US destroyer joined the Philippine Navy’s flagship for war games that started Thursday close to a flashpoint area of the South China Sea, adding to tensions with China over […]

  • USS Blue Ridge departs

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    U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) departed Dili, Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste after completing a three-day port visit June 27. USS Blue Ridge departs By Mass Communications […]

  • GoG loses $2bn annually to piracy

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    Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea costs regional countries an annual 2 billion USD, posing an increasing threat to the oil-rich region in West Africa. Gulf of Guinea countries lose […]

  • African States Join Forces

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    West and central African nations have agreed to create a regional centre for coordinating the fight against a sharp rise in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea that is jeopardising […]

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