Offshore Installations
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US slams China for no-show at meeting on maritime security
Top US admiral says China’s failure to appear at meetings this week shows Beijing ‘does not honour its agreements’. The US military has slammed China for failing to appear at […]
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Local Cargo Ship Latest to Fall Victim to Gulf of Guinea Pirates
A smaller general cargo ship has become the latest vessel to fall victim to predators operating in the Gulf of Guinea. The security services are reporting that a vessel that […]
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U.S., Singapore militaries join for amphibious training during CARAT exercise
By Lt. Lauren Chatmas, DESRON 7 SINGAPORE – U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Republic of Singapore Navy partnered in the 26th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) […]
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ABB Marine & Ports opens new lab to stress-test cyber threats to shipping
By Baibhav Mishra ABB Marine & Ports’ cyber security laboratory opens at key moment in shipping’s digital development as stricter maritime cyber security rules enter force on January 1, 2021 […]
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U.S Government hands over equipment to Nigerian Navy to combats threats in Gulf of Guinea
The US government has handed over maritime equipment to the Nigerian Navy to secure maritime threats in the Gulf of Guinea. By William Ukpe The United States of America has […]
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ReCAAP: 11 Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships In Asia During November
In November 2020, 11 incidents of armed robbery against ships¹ were reported in Asia. No piracy² incident was reported. With these incidents, the total number of incidents from January to […]
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Why Indonesia Will Move its Navy Combat Squad HQ to a Tiny Remote Islet
By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Indonesia’s plan to site its naval combat squad headquarters on a tiny outpost far from Jakarta shows a commitment to push back against Chinese […]
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The dangerous practice of stowaways hiding in a vessel’s rudder trunk
Discovering the stowaways The tanker vessel, CHAMPION PULA, departed from Lagos in Nigeria on 25 September. After 10 days the vessel arrived Las Palmas for loading operations. To everyone’s surprise […]
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CNS Warns Personnel against Collusion with Criminals
By Kingsley Nwezeh The Nigerian Navy yesterday warned personnel against collusion with criminals to sabotage the efforts of the Navy to counter illegal oil bunkering and crude oil theft in […]
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‘122 seafarers kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea this year’
By Sulaimon Salau With the latest piracy attack involving the kidnap of four seafarers, 122 crew members have so far been abducted from vessels in the Gulf of Guinea this […]
