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USCG Bulletin: Cyber Adversaries Targeting Commercial Vessels
Last month, the US Coast Guard issued the following Maritime Safety Information Bulletin, entitled Cyber Adversaries Targeting Commercial Vessels: This bulletin is to inform the maritime industry of recent email phishing and […]
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Shipping Losses Lowest This Century, but Incident Numbers Remain High
June 04: Large shipping losses are now at their lowest level this century having declined by over 50% year on year, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE’s (AGCS) […]
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UAVs to Start Patrolling Some Ports for Environmental Infringements
May 20: Regulators are bracing for rules that are meant to lower shipping’s emissions of sulfur oxides, pollutants blamed for acid rain and aggravating human health conditions like asthma. Because […]
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Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 18,364 in 2019; Deaths Reach 508
May 17: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports that 18,364 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea through 15 May, approximately a 30 per cent decrease from the […]
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CSOA Situation Alert – Ramadan 2019
May 21: Ramadan (the Muslim holy month) is being observed by Muslims worldwide from approx. May 05 – June 04 this year. Although this is a time of peace for […]
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Map: Visualizing 40 Years of Nautical Piracy
February 08: A web map visualization of piracy incidents from 1978 to October 2018 has been made, both as an aggregation layer of 50,000 square kilometre hexagonal cells at broad […]
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Strikes Expected Worldwide May 1 (International Workers Day/Labor Day)
May 01: Strikes, walk-offs, and some protests are expected to occur globally on May 1 (International Workers Day / Labor Day / May Day). These include, but are not limited […]
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IMB: Piracy Incidents Fall But Kidnapping Threat Persists in Gulf of Guinea
April 08: Fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea were reported in the first three months of 2019, but risk of kidnappings continue to pose a threat to […]
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IMO Works to Clamp Down on Illicit Shipping Practices
April 04: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is working on tougher measures to clamp down on rogue shipping companies trying to use flag registries fraudulently to conceal their activities, officials […]
