Industry Sector

  • Dock workers in Chile end a strike

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    A spokesman for the dock workers, Sergio Vargas, said they would return to work on Sunday after signing an agreement with the port operators. Dock workers in Chile end a […]

  • ‘rat-infested ghost ship’

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    Coastguards have not made any sightings of an abandoned vessel dubbed a ‘rat-infested ghost ship’. Coastguards said there have been no reported sighting since last year. No sign of ‘rat-infested ghost […]

  • NATO military priorities for 2014

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    NATO Chiefs of Defence discussion on activities in the maritime domain noted the Alliance’s important role in respect of countering terrorism, piracy and emerging global threats. NATO Chiefs of Defence […]

  • Senegal frees Russian ship

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    Senegal has freed a Russian ship after its owner paid a $1.2m (£720,000) fine for fishing illegally in its waters, a government minister has said. Senegal frees Russian ship caught […]

  • Somali fisherman ‘feel safer’

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    Somali fishermen at sea off the Horn of Africa have told the crew of HMNZS Te Mana they feel more secure knowing the frigate is conducting counter piracy operations in […]

  • Angolan navy hunting ‘pirates’

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    The Angolan navy and air force is hunting suspected pirates after an oil tanker went missing in its waters. An unknown vessel had been seen near the Greek-owned 75,000 tonne […]

  • St Lucia murder

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    The sister-in-law of a British man who was murdered after attackers boarded his boat in the Caribbean has said the family is “shocked and shattered”. St Lucia murder: Roger Pratt’s […]

  • Abe urges Asia military restraint

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    Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos that “military expansion” must be restrained in Asia. Japanese PM Shinzo Abe urges Asia […]

  • New Zealand joins Ocean Shield

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    Following a formal exchange of letters signed Tuesday between NATO and the New Zealand Government, the Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS TE MANA is set to join the Alliance’s […]

  • Missing vessel feared hijacked

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    Dryad Maritime is warning of the possible hijack of a Liberian flagged tanker MT Kerala. The vessel, owned by Dynacom Tankers, has been reported as missing off the coast of […]

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