Industry Sector
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Oil & Gas Security 2013 Summit
Oil and gas industry tends to operate in regions with politically and economically challenging circumstances, but there is pressing urgency to review their security strategies. Critical oil security issues to […]
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Costa Concordia Case Continues
An Italian court in Grosseto, Tuscany, has opened a series of hearings to decide who should stand trial over the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster. Costa Concordia: Italy court decides who […]
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11 years for ‘Somali pirate’
A Japanese court on Friday sentenced an African man, one of four who attempted to hijack a Japanese tanker off the coast of Oman, to 11 years in jail, a […]
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Anti-Piracy Ban Hits Shipbuilders
Small cargo boats are prohibited from sailing south of Oman, effectively blocking trade not only to Somalia but other African countries such as Kenya and Tanzania, as well as Yemen […]
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Tanzania Maritime Security
The sea is a formidable asset for Tanzania. Worldwide, 80 % of international trade relies on maritime transport. But, the sea is accessible to all. Maritime security necessary for Tanzania’s […]
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Quality Assurance for PMSCs
Quality Assurance and Security Management for Private Security Companies Operating at Sea – Guidance This Standard provides guidance for PMSCs to implement the ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012, Management System for Quality of […]
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Mine Detection
BAE Systems has been awarded a $20 million contract to develop an advanced prototype system that detects shoreline mines and obstacles for the US Navy and Marine Corps. BAE Systems […]
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Costa Concordia Firm Pays to Avoid Trial
The operator of the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship, which sank taking 32 lives, has paid a €1 million fine to extricate itself from a possible criminal trial Costa Concordia […]
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Mass Forces Exercise
Some 5,250 UK military personnel will make up nearly 13,000 from nine countries in the exercise, which aims to test and improve the way that the Royal Navy, Army and […]
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A Unified ‘Asian Voice’
Singapore’s future as a leading international maritime centre, shipping regulation, piracy, armed robbery, and Greenhouse Gas emissions were all addressed in the message given by the Singapore Shipping Association’s President […]
