Industry Sector

  • Cannabis resin labelled ‘Basmati Rice’

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    Operating as part of Combined Task Force 150, the French Destroyer FS Jean Bart and Australian frigate HMAS Darwin have seized 646 kilograms of cannabis resin from a narcotics smuggler […]

  • Oil tanker ‘breaks blockade’

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    Libya’s parliament has dismissed PM Ali Zeidan after a tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held port reportedly broke through a naval blockade. Libya PM Zeidan dismissed as oil tanker […]

  • Saharan Express

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    On March 10, a team of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Sailors had the pleasure of joining with personnel from 13 partner nations to kick off the at-sea portion of Exercise […]

  • Standard Risk

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    As the Pilot for ISO PAS 28000 and 28007 comes to close, it is of note that the number of private maritime security providers achieving this particular certification continues to […]

  • Vancouver port hit by strike

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    Shipping in the Canadian city of Vancouver has been disrupted as container lorry drivers go on strike. As many as 400 drivers joined a picket line on Monday after a near-unanimous […]

  • USS Simpson Arrives in Casablanca

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    The guided-missile frigate USS Simpson (FFG 56) arrived in Casablanca for a scheduled port visit, March 6. Simpson’s visit serves to strengthen the existing partnership between Morocco and the U.S. USS […]

  • Electronic Navigation Training

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    During FS Siroco’s port visit to the Seychelles, 20 trainees from the Basic Training course for the Seychelles Coast Guard embarked for electronic navigation equipment training. EU Naval Force French […]

  • Libya ‘takes control’

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    Libyan officials say they have taken “complete control” of a North Korean-flagged tanker that loaded crude oil at a port occupied by rebel forces. Libya ‘takes control’ of North Korea-flagged […]

  • Exercise Saharan Express 2014 Commences

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    Naval forces from the United States along with African and European maritime partners commenced the fourth annual multinational exercise Saharan Express 2014, March 6. Exercise Saharan Express 2014 Commences Naval […]

  • Officer dies in Mumbai accident

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    An Indian navy officer has been killed in an accident on board a ship being built at a dockyard in Mumbai, naval officials told the BBC. India navy: Officer dies […]

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