Month: April 2015

  • Navy positions against pirates, oil thieves

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    Hopes RMAC equipment will help fight. Navy positions against pirates, oil thieves By PHILIP NWOSU Nigerian Navy said it has put machinery necessary to keep pirates and sea criminals out […]

  • Migrants: Libya is Not Somalia

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    The legal issues surrounding migration. Migrants: Libya is Not Somalia Op-ed by David Hammond EU leaders have suggested that military capabilities should be used to deny Libyan human traffickers the […]

  • China’s nuclear sub mission in Gulf of Aden

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    Sub conducted anti-piracy work. China’s nuclear sub mission in Gulf of Aden ‘could cause unease among neighbours’ Type 091 vessel patrolled Gulf of Aden for more than two months escorting […]

  • Rebuilding Somalia’s maritime sector

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    Reduction in piracy presents opportunity. Rebuilding Somalia’s maritime sector A three-day Stakeholders Forum (27-29 April) to review draft guidelines for the establishment of a Somalia Maritime Administration, coordinated and funded […]

  • Saudi-Led Ships Shell Yemen

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    Shelling near Port of Aden. Saudi-Led Ships Shell Yemen By Reuters Air raids, naval shelling and ground fighting shook Yemen on Sunday in some of the most widespread combat since a […]

  • Iranian Navy to deploy in Gulf again

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    Announcement will raise concerns in region, despite regular deployment by Iranian Navy. Iran Navy to send 35th flotilla to Gulf of Aden: Commander The 35th flotilla of the Iranian Navy plans […]

  • The gunmen of Aden

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    Meeting the militia.  The gunmen of Aden who keep saying sorry As fighting raged in the Yemeni port of Aden this last week, the BBC’s Orla Guerin made a brief […]

  • Maritime Security at a Crossroads

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    PMSCs and a shrinking market. Maritime Security at a Crossroads Guest Article Somalia remains a failed state. Poverty, the absence of enforced law and psychopathy masquerading as a just cause […]

  • CMF chair 35th SHADE conference

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    Quarterly anti-piracy meeting takes place.  Combined Maritime Forces chairs the 35th SHADE counter-piracy conference 01 Apr 15, the 35th SHADE conference convened in Bahrain to discuss counter-piracy efforts. This unique gathering […]

  • Sri Lanka, Turkey in joint exercises

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    Coordinated training scheduled.  Sri Lanka, Turkey naval teams to conduct training exercises in maritime security The Turkish naval ship, TCG GEDIZ on her way from Mumbai to Port Klang in […]

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