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  • Egyptian Navy Checking Vessels for Weapons

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    Growing safety fears prompt checks. Egyptian Navy Checking Vessels for Weapons The Egyptian Navy has launched random checks for weapons on board vessels calling at Egyptian Red Sea ports or […]

  • Libya declares force majeure at 11 oil fields

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    Threat to close ports due to Islamists. Libya declares force majeure at 11 oil fields Libya’s National Oil Co declared force majeure Wednesday at 11 oil fields after attacks by […]

  • Libyan Islamist forces bomb ports

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    Follows Libyan army attacks on airports.  Libyan Islamist forces bomb eastern oil ports BENGHAZI, March 4 (PNA/Xinhua) — Two major oil-ports in eastern Libya Es Sidra and Ras Lanuf were […]

  • Crisis in the Mediterranean

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    Humanitarian crisis on the water. Crisis in the Mediterranean: EU Governments Must Act Before Thousands More Lives Lost, Shipowners to Tell UN Summit Press Release The humanitarian crisis in the […]

  • IMO must pressure states on migrant boats

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    More must be done to prevent deaths at sea. EC: IMO must pressure states on migrant boats Girija Shettar The European Commission (EC) has vowed to call on the IMO […]

  • Is IS a credible threat to shipping?

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    After last week’s warnings, scepticism creeps in. Is Islamic State a credible threat to Mediterranean shipping? By Charlie Bartlett from London Recently, British anti-terrorism group Quilliam intercepted a document from the Islamic State […]

  • HMS Duncan sails for maiden deployment

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    New destroyer heads to Gulf. HMS Duncan sails for maiden deployment HMS Duncan, the Royal Navy’s newest warship, sailed from Portsmouth today for her maiden deployment. The Type 45 destroyer […]

  • Italian CG arms itself

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    All guards to carry weapons.  Italian Coast Guard arms itself to defend against ISIS by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D Italy’s coastguard announced Friday that it would allow its 11,000 members to carry […]

  • UN concerned over Libya

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    Oil and weapon smuggling a major concern. Libya needs international maritime force to help stop illicit oil, weapons – UN experts Libyan authorities are unable to halt the illicit trade […]

  • Italy to begin naval exercises off Libya

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    ‘Operation  not directly connected with the crisis in Libya’. Italy to begin naval exercises off Libya (Reuters) – Italy will begin annual naval exercises this week near the coast of Libya, where a breakdown […]

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