Month: July 2015

  • IMO visits MTISC-GoG

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    MTISC-GoG provides security alerts to shipping. Information Sharing to Fight Piracy and Illegal Fishing MO’s Chris Trelawny has visited the Maritime Trade Information Sharing Centre (MTISC-GoG), located in the Regional […]

  • EU Somali coastguard initiative

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    EUCAP Nestor programmes building capacity. Piracy analysis: EU Somali coastguard initiative delivers Girija Shettar The EU’s capacity building division has delivered more training and equipment to the Somali coastguard in […]

  • Shooting goes to maritime court

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    Enrica Lexie case has rumbled on since 2012. Maritime court to hear Italy-India shooting dispute A Germany-based international tribunal said Monday it would open hearings next month on a deadly […]

  • MariTrace suggests Suez BMP plan

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    Recent incidents prompts warning. Increased threat to shipping in Suez Canal MariTrace is recommending an immediate increase in security precautions for vessels operating in and around the Suez Canal area. […]

  • Ghana takes piracy lead

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    Private security working with law enforcement. Ghana Takes Lead in New Piracy Initiative By Wendy Laursen To understand the maritime security issues afflicting Ghana, it is instructive to first look at […]

  • Chinese Sub in Karachi

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    Sub on ‘counter piracy’ patrols. China’s Yuan-Class Submarine Visits Karachi: An Assessment GURPREET SINGH KHURANA In May 2015, a Chinese Type 041 Yuan-class submarine (pennant number 335) entered the Indian […]

  • NATO speaker for QMARSEC

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    Event to be held in October. Expert NATO Shipping Center Speaker Announced for QMARSEC 2015 An expert NATO speaker has been added to the distinguished panel of speakers at the […]

  • Swedes probe sub wreck

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    Too early to confirm wreck’s origins. ‘Wrecked submarine’ found in Swedish waters Sweden is investigating a report that a submarine wreck has been discovered in the country’s territorial waters. The […]

  • Thailand’s Navy needs to get ship-shape

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    Ongoing debate over submarine purchase plan. Thailand’s Navy needs to get ship-shape Kavi Chongkittavorn JUST IMAGINE these two scenarios: an aircraft falling from the sky into the Gulf of Thailand, […]

  • Securing the sealanes

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    Ensuring energy security. Securing the sealanes of the super highway by Nicholas Rodgers Safe, secure and continuous supplies of energy are critical to modern society, providing the lifeblood to the […]

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