Americas

  • 3,200 Pounds of Cocaine – worth $77 mn USD – Seized in Dried Fruit Container at Newark Port

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    Authorities at the Port of New York and New Jersey have seized about 3,200 pounds of cocaine in what authorities are calling the largest cocaine seizure at the port in […]

  • Veracruz Hosts Second in a Planned Series of Port Security Workshops

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    The second in a planned series of interactive workshops to prepare countries for a wide range of potential threats and security situations has been held, in Veracruz, Mexico (26-27 February). […]

  • Chinese Hackers Target Universities in Pursuit of Maritime Military Secrets

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    The University of Hawaii, University of Washington and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are amongst more than two dozen universities in the U.S. and around the world targeted by Chinese hackers as […]

  • Arms Seizure at Kingston Port in Jamaica

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    Law enforcement at Port Bustamante in Kingston disrupted an arms shipment that had arrived from the United States. The shipment contained four high-powered rifles (one AK-47, two M16 rifles, and […]

  • KFC for KFR

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    Kidnap becoming a serious threat for fishing fleets. KFC ransom paid to Venezuelan pirates Susan Mohammed AFTER paying US$12,000, groceries and a bucket of KFC chicken for their lives, the […]

  • Vz tankers sit idle

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    Sanctions biting oil hard. U.S. sanctions strand Venezuelan oil cargoes on 21 tankers (Reuters) – More than 20 tankers loaded with 9.6 million barrels of Venezuelan oil have anchored off […]

  • US ports security concerns

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    Calls for increased security funding. U.S. Ports Want $4 Billion to Enhance Security In the latest report in its “The State of Freight” infrastructure series, U.S. member ports of the […]

  • More Venezuela marsec issues

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    The maritime crime problem off Venezuela. Venezuelan pirates – the new scourge of the Caribbean As Venezuela’s economy collapses, a tide of lawlessness is spreading to the nearby island of […]

  • Drugs, pirates & Venezuela

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    Instability makes crime more attractive. “Pirates of the Caribbean” Operate in the Service of Drug Trafficking Between Venezuela and Trinidad The increase in maritime piracy between Trinidad and Venezuela, expressed in […]

  • Ferry shooter training

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    Better safe than sorry. Ferry company provides active shooter training By Ken Hocke The growth of mass shootings across the U.S. has convinced New London, Conn.-based Cross Sound Ferry Services to take […]

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