Offshore Installations
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Asia piracy incidents hit 5-year high in 2020, shipping insurance rates firm
Sea robbery and piracy related incidents across Asia increased 17% year on year to just under 100 in 2020, amid consistent threat of possible attacks by the Abu Sayyaf Group, […]
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Maersk Urges Better Military Response to West Africa Piracy
Bloomberg/ By William Clowes (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest shipping company demanded a more effective military response to surging pirate attacks and record kidnappings off the coast of West Africa. […]
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Indonesia says spots Chinese research vessel in its waters, tracker off
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – A Chinese research vessel has been identified in the waters of Indonesia with its tracking system turned off, authorities said on Thursday, […]
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2 Japan-Based Destroyers Conduct Second Taiwan Strait Transit This Month
By: Megan Eckstein Two Japan-based destroyers conducted a Taiwan Strait transit today, in the second such transit in three weeks and the fourth overall mission during that time to push […]
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New strategies needed to eradicate piracy
A recent report has refocused attention on the debilitating effects of piracy on Nigeria’s coastal waters and the economy and the need for stronger official response. In reaction to alarming […]
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Chinese Navy Expanding Bases Near South China Sea
By: H I Sutton The Chinese Navy, formally known as the PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy), conducted a live-fire exercise several days ago over the South China Sea utilizing a […]
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Cybersecurity will remain a maritime threat in 2021
Sue Terpilowski The maritime industry will remain a target of cyber-criminals in 2021 and the world’s shipping fleets will need to be on high alert for cyber-attacks as the industry […]
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Nigeria: Navy holds sea simulations to combat pirates, smugglers
By Odita Sunday The Nigerian Navy has concluded its yearly Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) sea inspection code-named ‘Still Waters,’ which saw 12 naval ships, two helicopters and a […]
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Shipping urged to improve cyber vigilance
Shipping companies are reminded to remain vigilant of cyber threats as the industry prepares for key security recommendations coming into force, and another shipowner repairs its business following a successful […]
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Cyprus Shipping Chamber says ‘enough is enough’ with piracy in Gulf of Guinea
The Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) on Tuesday expressed regret and frustration over the ineffectiveness of the international community to address the continuing piracy crisis in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). […]
