Month: January 2015

  • ReCAAP calls for more patrols

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    Piracy incidents prompts call for greater vigilance.  ReCAAP calls for more anti-piracy naval patrols Titus Zheng Anti-piracy Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia […]

  • Govt defends poaching operation

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    Royal New Zealand Navy confronts poachers. Govt defends poaching operation The Government is denying accusations by New Zealand First that the navy was too passive in its Southern Ocean stand-off […]

  • Ireland in anti-piracy role?

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    WFP role or full maritime deployment discussed. Simon Coveney to decide on Defence Forces role in tackling piracy in Indian Ocean Permutations of resources and personnel being considered to combat […]

  • New US Navy strategy

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    Navy Unveils New Surface Warfare Strategy by Kris Osborn The Navy plans to distribute more weapons and offensive firepower throughout the surface fleet as part of a new strategic approach designed to […]

  • Bangladesh’s maritime security needs beefing up

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    Crime still a major issue.  Bangladesh’s maritime security needs beefing up Nahela Nowshin An arbitral tribunal established under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the […]

  • Rise in Asian Piracy Significant

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    Intertanko expresses concern at rate of piracy. Intertanko: Rise in Asian Piracy is “Significant and Worrying” Asia experienced a significant jump in piracy attacks last year, which accounted for three quarters […]

  • Chinese sailors tour HMS Duncan

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    Visit to UK sees tour of latest Type 45 destroyer. Chinese sailors tour Royal Navy’s newest warship Chinese sailors visiting Portsmouth have been treated to a tour of the Royal […]

  • Former AdvanFort man in witch hunt

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    No sign of freedom for former PMSC operatives. Witch Hunt Started Against Us, Claims Wigton Man Stranded in India By Emily Parsons A man stranded in India claims he is […]

  • China media cautiously optimistic over Japan ties

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    Talks aimed to de-escalate potential incidents.  China media cautiously optimistic over Japan ties Papers are cautiously optimistic over better China-Japan ties after both countries held talks on maritime security. The […]

  • Court extends Italian marine’s leave

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    No quick resolution to case in sight. India court extends Italian marine’s leave India’s Supreme Court has allowed an Italian marine accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012 to […]

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