Industry Sector

  • Damen completes Patrol vessels

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    Completed vessels are first of their type to be built in South Africa. Damen completes first FCS 5009 Patrol vessels in South Africa Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has finished […]

  • US Navy will have frigates after all

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    LCS to receive improved firepower to meet frigate requirements. SNA: Modified Littoral Combat Ships to be Designated Frigates By: Sam LaGrone CRYSTAL CITY, VA. – The modified Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) […]

  • MEPs discuss Enrica Lexie case

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    MEPs call for Italian marò (Marines) accused of killing Indian fishermen to be repatriated The European Parliament hopes that diplomatic dispute between Italy and India over the prosecution of two […]

  • ReCAAP calls for more patrols

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    Piracy incidents prompts call for greater vigilance.  ReCAAP calls for more anti-piracy naval patrols Titus Zheng Anti-piracy Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia […]

  • Govt defends poaching operation

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    Royal New Zealand Navy confronts poachers. Govt defends poaching operation The Government is denying accusations by New Zealand First that the navy was too passive in its Southern Ocean stand-off […]

  • Ireland in anti-piracy role?

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    WFP role or full maritime deployment discussed. Simon Coveney to decide on Defence Forces role in tackling piracy in Indian Ocean Permutations of resources and personnel being considered to combat […]

  • New US Navy strategy

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    Navy Unveils New Surface Warfare Strategy by Kris Osborn The Navy plans to distribute more weapons and offensive firepower throughout the surface fleet as part of a new strategic approach designed to […]

  • Bangladesh’s maritime security needs beefing up

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    Crime still a major issue.  Bangladesh’s maritime security needs beefing up Nahela Nowshin An arbitral tribunal established under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the […]

  • Rise in Asian Piracy Significant

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    Intertanko expresses concern at rate of piracy. Intertanko: Rise in Asian Piracy is “Significant and Worrying” Asia experienced a significant jump in piracy attacks last year, which accounted for three quarters […]

  • Chinese sailors tour HMS Duncan

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    Visit to UK sees tour of latest Type 45 destroyer. Chinese sailors tour Royal Navy’s newest warship Chinese sailors visiting Portsmouth have been treated to a tour of the Royal […]

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