Industry Sector
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Ferry boiler room blaze
Three firefighters and five crew members suffered burn injuries tackling a blaze in the boiler room of a cross-Channel ferry in the Port of Dover. Three firefighters and five crew […]
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Greenpeace Russian tanker activists held in Netherlands
Dutch police have boarded a ship belonging to the Greenpeace campaign group and arrested 30 activists who were trying to block a Russian oil tanker from docking in Rotterdam. Greenpeace […]
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Port2Port Maritime joins BIMCO
Port2Port Maritime has now been formally accepted as an Associate Member of BIMCO, following the company’s accreditation of ISO/PAS 28007. Port2Port Maritime joins BIMCO Port2Port Maritime has now been formally […]
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Is the world a safer place?
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the the United Nations Security Council adopting resolution 1540. The resolution requires all states to prevent the involvement of non-state actors in the […]
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Nuclear Near Misses: Too Close for Comfort
The fact that nuclear weapons have not been used in violent conflict since 1945 is not solely due to deterrence, but also owes much to individual decision-making and prudent judgement, […]
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Joint exercise with NATO flagship
The Republic of Korea Ship (ROKS) Kang Gam Chan took part in a joint exercise with the ESPS Cristobal Colon in the Gulf of Aden. ROKS Kang Gam Chan is […]
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North Korea conducts live-fire drill
North Korea has conducted a live-fire drill near the disputed maritime border, Seoul officials say, but no shells fell in South Korean waters. North Korea conducts live-fire drill near disputed […]
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Somali Pirates Flee Captured Dhow
On Saturday the master of a dhow spoke of his relief after 6 armed pirates, who had taken his vessel and crew hostage, fled the scene after sightings of an […]
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Ship handed to Irish Naval Service
A 50m euros (£41m) vessel will be handed over to the Irish Naval Service at a Devon shipyard later. The 295ft (90m) craft, called the Samuel Beckett, is the first completed […]
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Record heroin bust for CTF 150
Australian warship HMAS Darwin, operating under the command of a Royal Navy Commodore and his British team has made the largest ever seizure of heroin from a dhow at sea. […]
