South East Asia

  • IMB calls for global reporting

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    Maritime crime a global issue which requires global picture. IMB calls for global reporting mechanism to tackle piracy SAM CHAMBERS In response to global statistics showing a continual increase in […]

  • Armed guards for SE Asia?

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    PMSCs eager to enter new market. Armed guards and regional cooperation being considered KUALA LUMPUR: Closer cooperation between countries and having armed guards on merchant ships are among ways being […]

  • One Dead in Pirate Attack

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    Incident highlights dangers in region. Steersman allegedly killed by pirates off southern Vietnam A steersman was killed and another injured after they were purportedly attacked by pirates while fishing in […]

  • Missing ship not hijacked, found by MMEA

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    MV Sah Lian initially feared hijacked. Malaysian ship missing for eight days not hijacked, located by authorities Grant Rowles A ship that many had suspected had become the latest victim […]

  • ReCAAP August 2015 Report

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    Increase over same period in 2014. Piracy & Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia – ReCAAP August 2015 Report A TOTAL of 24 incidents of armed robbery against ships were […]

  • Fishing pirates flee Thailand

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    “We blinked and the ship was gone.” Fishing pirates flee Thailand in black-listed boat Lindsay Murdoch Bangkok:  A notorious black-listed fishing vessel has broken free of Thai naval authorities off the […]

  • Danish Maritime Days Approaches

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    Regional Maritime Security Challenges high on agenda. Maritime Security Challenges to be Addressed During Danish Maritime Days Piracy and armed robbery against ships, corruption, and illegal trafficking are well-known maritime […]

  • New patrol boats for Philippines

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    State Department awards contract to firm to provide Manila with the boats. US to Deliver Four New Patrol Vessels to the Philippines By Prashanth Parameswaran The Philippines will receive four […]

  • Detained journalists ask for deportation

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    Team was filming piracy doc for National Geographic. Detained British journalists ask for deportation Two British journalists detained by Indonesian authorities for making a documentary about piracy in the Malacca […]

  • Port Security: no afterthought

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    Keeping facilities secure should be paramount. BMT: Port Security Should Not Be an Afterthought Port security has too often lagged behind the demands of ever more vulnerable facilities with new […]

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