Month: July 2015

  • IMB, ReCAAP reports issued

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    Reported bodies reveal Q1 statistics. IMB & ReCAAP ISC Release 2015 Half-Yearly Reports on Piracy & Armed Robbery At Sea In a rare case of coincidence, both IMB and ReCAAP […]

  • Show of amphibious force in South China Sea

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    The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) featured one of its Zubr-class landing craft air cushion (LCAC) for the first time in an amphibious landing exercise, Chinese state television CCTV reported […]

  • Continued SE Asian attacks against small tankers

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    Published today, a new report from the ICC IMB highlights a continuing trend in South East Asia in the hijacking of small coastal tankers by maritime pirates. Maritime piracy report […]

  • ESPS Galicia Celebrates Spanish Navy Day

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    On 16 July 2015, crew members from ESPS Galicia celebrated Spanish Navy Day on board with a naval procession of the Holy Carmen Virgin, patron saint of the Spanish Navy, […]

  • Specialized female engagement teams

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    “Shooters, stand by… Targets!” A U.S. Marine with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit announces during a deck shoot aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) July 8, 2015. […]

  • Homemade GUARDCON agreements

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    BIMCO knows of a number of private maritime security companies (PMSCs) who are using non-authentic copies of GUARDCON to conclude transit agreements with shipowners. TURNING THE TIDE ON HOMEMADE GUARDCON […]

  • 2nd AA Battalion maintains amphibious readiness

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    The whisper of engines slowly grew louder until it was a roar over the crash of waves on sand. Dots on the horizon, dwarfed by the silhouette of the USS Whidbey […]

  • French and Australian units meet at sea

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    In mid-July, while patrolling off the coast of Oman, Her Majesty Australian Ship (HMAS) Newcastle and French Ship (FS) Var met at sea to lead several interactions. French and Australian […]

  • UK Leaders Highlight Need To Boost ISTAR

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    Britain’s upcoming strategic defense and security review (SDSR) could boost surveillance assets after the prime minister, the defense secretary and the chief of the Defence Staff last week all said […]

  • The future USS little rock

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    The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team launched the nation’s ninth littoral combat ship (LCS), Little Rock, into the Menominee River at the Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) shipyard today. Lockheed […]

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