Month: March 2014

  • Deal signed to end row over Panama Canal expansion

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    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has approved a deal to end a dispute over $1.6bn (£1bn) cost overruns that had delayed work to widen the waterway. Deal signed to end […]

  • Refused entry

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    A nuclear submarine had to be diverted to India after it was refused entry to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Royal Navy said it was only a “delay” and “not […]

  • ESPS Tornado Departs Operation Atalanta

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    On 13 March 2014, EU Naval Force warship, ESPS Tornado departed Operation Atalanta’s patrol areas off the Somali coast after completing 105 days and is now heading for her home […]

  • Navy Seals board rogue Libya oil tanker Morning Glory

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    The US has taken control of a tanker full of oil loaded from a rebel-held port in Libya, officials say. The raid by Navy Seals took place in international waters off […]

  • Torpedo fired into Devonport wharf

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    HMS Argyll was on a “training exercise” at Devonport dockyard in Plymouth when the torpedo “unexpectedly jettisoned onto the wharf”, said the Royal Navy. HMS Argyll navy torpedo fired into […]

  • Nigeria: Two Agip Crew Kidnapped

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    Reports suggest that Nigerian gunmen attacked two tugs belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) on Wednesday. The tugs were apparently in Nembe waterways in the heartland of kidnapping, […]

  • North Korea disowns Libya oil tanker

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    North Korea had nothing to do with a tanker which left Libya with an oil shipment in defiance of the government, a Pyongyang official has said. North Korea disowns Libya […]

  • David Cameron urged to help

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    Relatives of six former British soldiers jailed in India are urging the prime minister to help free them. They plan to deliver a 100,000-strong petition to Downing Street. David Cameron urged […]

  • 31st SHADE conference held in Bahrain

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    The 31st counter piracy Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) conference was held in Manama, Bahrain, on 11 March. 31st SHADE conference held in Bahrain The 31st counter piracy Shared Awareness […]

  • Ambrey Risk becomes ISO/PAS 28007 accredited

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    Ambrey Risk has now been formally awarded full certification & accreditation for ISO 28000: ISO/PAS 28007, following Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) being appointed as a ‘Certifying Body’. Ambrey Risk […]

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