Industry Sector

  • North Korea steps up missile launches

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    North Korea has test fired dozens of short-range rockets in the past 24 hours, the South’s military says, in an apparent show of anger with Seoul. North Korea steps up […]

  • US returns rogue oil tanker to Libya

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    The US says it has returned the rogue oil tanker Morning Glory to the Libyan government. The North Korea-flagged ship had been loaded at a rebel-held port and evaded a naval […]

  • UK sends Royal Navy ship to join search for missing plane

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    The UK is to send a Royal Navy coastal survey ship to join the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. HMS Echo, currently in the Indian Ocean, will make its […]

  • Naval bases seized in Crimea

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    Ukraine is drawing up plans to withdraw its soldiers and their families from Crimea. Earlier, pro-Russian forces seized two naval bases – including Ukraine navy’s HQ – in Crimea.  Ukraine crisis: […]

  • Sanctions on illicit crude oil exports

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    The Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution condemning attempts to illicitly export crude oil from Libya and imposing sanctions on vessels involved in such efforts. Security Council imposes sanctions […]

  • Dock gate crash

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    A ferry was forced to return to port and was delayed for almost 12 hours after it hit a dock gate. P&O Ferries said the Pride of York suffered minor damage […]

  • Ecuador’s Cocaine Pirates

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    Ecuador has become a maritime drug transfer point for traffickers from Mexico and Colombia. The fishing boats are hijacked or used as service stations, and the ports are a major […]

  • 8 missing after collision

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    Freighter vessel Beagle III collided with the boxship Pegasus Prime and sank at the mouth of Tokyo Bay on 17th of March, 2014. According to initial information 8 crew members are […]

  • Defence plan not credible

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    UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said the Scottish government’s defence plans under independence are not credible. He delivered his message to the Scottish Conservative Party conference. Scottish Tory conference: ‘Yes’ […]

  • Refused entry

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    A nuclear submarine had to be diverted to India after it was refused entry to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Royal Navy said it was only a “delay” and “not […]

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