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  • MSDF escort 12 ships in June

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    Almost 3,600 ships escorted to date. Japan escorts 12 commercial ships off Somalia in June Hisane Masaki Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) vessels escorted 12 commercial ships in the waters of […]

  • Nigerian Navy vows to cut piracy

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    Ongoing piracy and robbery. Navy restates commitment to fight sea pirates in A/Ibom Nigerian Navy on Friday restated its commitment to fight sea pirates and other criminal violence in Akwa […]

  • Global piracy under spotlight

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    International Peace Institute meets to discuss issue. As Somali Sea-Piracy Declines, Attention Turns To Southeast Asia And Other Regions NEW YORK — Piracy at sea figured prominently during a two-panel […]

  • Terror threat: Shippers looking to air cargo

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    Contingency plans put in place. Shippers are looking to air cargo as terror threat to cross-Channel services grows By Alex Lennane Major shippers in the UK and mainland Europe are […]

  • Australian Navy Seizes $1.7bn in Drugs

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    HMAS Newcastle seizes more heroin. Australian Navy Seizes $1.7bn in Drugs In its sixth successful haul in eight weeks, Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Newcastle seized 139kg of heroin, with an estimated […]

  • Sierra Leone commissions five new boats

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    New boats will boost regional security. Sierra Leone Maritime Authority (SLMA) commissions five new boats The Sierra Leone Maritime Authority (SLMA) through the Ministry of Transportation and Aviation on Tuesday […]

  • Japan to join Malabar full time?

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    Japan could become a permanent participant in the U.S.-India-led Malabar naval exercises. Will Japan Become a Permanent Part of US-India-led Naval Exercise? By Ankit Panda Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) will likely be […]

  • 12 migrants drown, 500 rescued

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    More migrant deaths in the Med. 12 migrants drown, 500 rescued in Mediterranean off Libya Twelve migrants died on Thursday when their overcrowded rubber dinghy sank off the coast of […]

  • Ships warned away from Ras Lanuf

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    Ships in danger if they approach. Libya’s recognised govt warns tankers away from Ras Lanuf port BY AHMED ELUMAMI Libyan security forces guarding the country’s major Ras Lanuf oil port […]

  • The EU Maritime Security Strategy

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    The EU should be a global player. The EU Maritime Security Strategy Written by European Values Lennart Landman (Netherlands Institute of International Relations – Clingendael) For Europe, the sea has been […]

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