Month: January 2014

  • Abe urges Asia military restraint

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    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos that “military expansion” must be restrained in Asia. Japanese PM Shinzo Abe urges Asia […]

  • New Zealand joins Ocean Shield

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    Following a formal exchange of letters signed Tuesday between NATO and the New Zealand Government, the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS TE MANA is set to join the Alliance’s […]

  • Missing vessel feared hijacked

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    Dryad Maritime is warning of the possible hijack of a Liberian flagged tanker MT Kerala. The vessel, owned by Dynacom Tankers, has been reported as missing off the coast of […]

  • Shipping Industry to Boost Jobs in Somalia

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    On Thursday 23rd January a meeting will be held in London to discuss expanding coordination across job-creating projects in coastal regions of Somalia, including a fishing project on the north […]

  • Media Visit

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    On 19 January during her departure from the port of Djibouti, the Ukrainian frigate was visited by journalists from the leading Ukrainian TV channel Inter. Media Visit On Board Ukrainian […]

  • Previously hijacked vessel sinks

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    The Bitu Gulf, previously named the Asphalt Venture, sank yesterday in the South China Sea 42.6nm southeast of Phan Rang (Vietnam) after taking on water. Previously hijacked vessel sinks The Bitu Gulf, […]

  • USS Nautilus: A record-breaking sub

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    The USS Nautilus was the first “true” submarine as it did not need to be refuelled and could remain submerged for months. So what was it like living on it? […]

  • New political leadership

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    The top UN official in Somalia today welcomed new leadership in the Interim Jubba Administration and called the establishment of the Executive Council a “milestone” in the country’s political process. […]

  • HMCS Toronto interdicts heroin shipment off Tanzania

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    Combined Maritime Forces ship Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Toronto has seized approximately 280kg of high-grade heroin off the coast of Tanzania, close to Zanzibar Island. HMCS Toronto interdicts heroin shipment […]

  • Apprehension Of Suspects

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    On Saturday 18 January 2014, the EU Naval Force flagship FS Siroco along with Japanese assets released the crew of a suspected pirate mother-ship Dhow. First Pirate Attack In 2014 In […]

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