Month: July 2019
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Mauritius Ports Authority and Abu Dhabi Ports to Boost Indian Ocean Maritime Sector
July 02: Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) and Abu Dhabi Ports have signed an agreement to enhance the maritime sector across the Indian Ocean, from port infrastructure and security to protecting […]
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[Update: False Alarm] Attempted Boarding 7NM off Lome, Togo
UPDATE July 09: The below has now been confirmed as a false alarm. June 30: At approx. 23:25 UTC, a skiff with 6 armed persons approached an unspecified MV with […]
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Registration Open for Maritime Information Warfare Conference 2019 – November 18-19 in London
SMi’s Maritime Information Warfare conference is returning to London, UK on 18 – 19 November 2019 for its 3rd year, with the aim of exploring how information warfare can be maximised […]
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FREE CSOA REPORT: Gibraltar Seizes Supertanker
July 04: At approx. 02:00 LT this morning Gibraltar port and law enforcement agencies, aided by a detachment of Royal Marines, detained the Panama-flagged 300,000-tonne crude oil tanker GRACE 1 […]
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Armed Gang Boards and Robs Tourist Boat Near Ouvea, New Caledonia
June 27: A boat carrying Australian tourists was attacked by a gang armed with rifles and machetes off the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, authorities said on Thursday (Jun […]
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China Raises Security Warning to Highest Level in Strait of Malacca
July 02: China has raised the security level for its vessels heading through the Strait of Malacca, a key Asian trade route and major oil choke point. The Chinese Ministry […]
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£30m Worth of Cocaine Seized at Harwich International Port, England
June 26: More than 300kg of cocaine found hidden in the back of a trailer has been seized by Border Force officers at Harwich International Port. The narcotics were discovered […]
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CSO Alliance Platform Update
The new platform for CSO Alliance Ltd. (the authors of the Maritime Security Review) is almost built. Once complete the next stage is to migrate the data from the old […]
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523 kg of Cocaine Seized at Santos Port, Brazil
July 02: Initial social media reports indicate that the Port Control Unit at the Port of Santos today seized 523 kg of cocaine in a container destined for an unspecified […]
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Protect and Survive: How Maersk Learned From the NotPetya Cyber Attack
June 26: AP Møller-Maersk was perhaps the highest-profile casualty of the 2017 NotPetya malware, with a negative impact on the company’s revenue to the tune of nearly US$250M. Chief information security […]
