Month: August 2013
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UAE Set to Turn the Focus on Piracy
Piracy costs the shipping industry about US$18 billion a year, according to a report by the World Bank UAE set to turn the focus on piracy By Angela Jameson, The National […]
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ESPS Meteoro Joins The European Union Naval Force
On August 6th the Spanish warship ESPS Meteoro has been integrated into the European Union Naval Force Somalia Operation Atalanta. ESPS Meteoro Joins The European Union Naval Force On August […]
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Commanders Meet At Sea
On the 15th of August the Force Commander of the EU Naval Force visited the Force Commander of NATO counter-piracy Operation Ocean Shield. EU Naval Force And NATO Force Commanders […]
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Gibraltar visit for Royal Navy
Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster has docked in Gibraltar, a day after Spanish fishermen protested off the British territory about a concrete reef put there. Gibraltar visit for Royal Navy’s […]
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The Joys of Kenyan Jails
Provision of education, healthcare and adequate food at Shimo la Tewa is no substitute for freedom, says repatriation expert Somali pirates find life in Kenyan jail more comfortable than on […]
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Nicaragua to Start Exploring for Oil in Caribbean
Nicaragua says it will start exploring for oil in an area of the Caribbean Sea disputed with Colombia Nicaragua to Start Exploring for Oil in Caribbean Nicaragua says it will […]
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Libyan PM Warns Protesters
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has threatened to use force to prevent guards striking at the country’s main ports from selling oil independently Libyan PM Ali Zeidan warns oil port […]
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FGS Niedersachsen Takes Over From FGS Augsburg
On 14 August, whilst in Djibouti the FGS Augsburg handed over the German commitment to EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation Atalanta to FGS Niedersachsen. FGS Niedersachsen Takes Over From FGS Augsburg […]
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Iran Seizes Indian Ship
In a development with serious international ramifications, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has detained an Indian ship carrying oil in the Persian Gulf Iran seizes Indian ship carrying oil from Iraq […]
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Suez Canal Security
In the restless Sinai Peninsula, militant groups have seized a perceived moment of weakness to launch a fresh round of attacks against Egyptian authorities. The eyes of the commercial maritime industry […]
