Month: June 2016
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Piracy watch
Monitoring the hot spots. Tracking Global Piracy Trends Across The Seas Piracy has existed since the conception of shipping, and pirate attacks on vessels continue to disrupt trade, raising vessel […]
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New WAF service for Risk Intelligence
Intelligence focus on West Africa. Risk Intelligence launches new service providing overview of operational and regulatory risks of privately contracted maritime security in West Africa. Maritime operations in West Africa […]
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Tracking the drug trade
Tackling the traffickers. From Afghanistan to Africa: Heroin trafficking in East Africa and the Indian Ocean CARINA BRUWER Interest in drug trafficking in Africa has typically focused on cocaine in […]
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Delta oil thieves nabbed
Nigerian Navy claim victory. Navy raids Delta community, destroys illegal refinery Chrisantus Obi-Ezechukwu The Nigerian Navy in its ongoing effort to maintain and sustain security in the nation’s maritime area, […]
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Drones for Indian Navy?
India had previously shown interest in purchasing these drones from the US, but attempts were thwarted as India was not a member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). India seeks […]
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Still no Sulu Sea patrols
Sounds simple, takes forever. Joint patrols in Sulu Sea one step closer to reality KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal for Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines to patrol the Sulu Sea together […]
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Inside the IFC
Inside the IFC. International Fusion Centre tackles ship hijackings BY RAZAK AHMAD SINGAPORE: When pirates hijack a ship in Asian waters, an international maritime security outfit known as the Information […]
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Nigerian Navy gets new toy
Hopes new kit will help maritime security. Navy launches equipment to protect water ways The Nigerian Navy yesterday reiterated its commitment to protect the nation’s water ways devoid of any […]
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Nigerian piracy makes waves
World slowly waking up to the threat to shipping. Pirates Go West: Somali Piracy Crisis Shifts to Nigeria LUKE DOOGAN Remember the British yachting couple held in the Somali desert […]
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New safe route for SE Asia
New corridor to reduce piracy threat. Three southeast Asian nations to designate shipping corridor in piracy battle Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on Monday agreed to designate a transit corridor […]
