Industry Sector

  • Piracy Soars in West African Waters

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    The pirate business is booming. There were 27 attacks in Nigerian waters last year, compared to 10 the year before, according to the International Maritime Bureau. Piracy Soars in West African […]

  • Britons linked to Somali pirate kidnap

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    The Times of London says a secret section of a United Nations report has linked British citizens with the abduction of Paul and Rachel Chandler. Report: UN document links Britons […]

  • US Navy ship ‘taking in water’

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    A US Navy minesweeper stuck on a coral reef in a Unesco heritage site off the Philippine coast is badly damaged and taking in water. US Navy ship aground on […]

  • Danger On The High (PM)C’s

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    A piece last week on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today Programme’* on a critical development in military affairs was broadcast as if it were mere curiosity.  Danger On The High (PM)C’s […]

  • Model for Regional Maneuvers

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    An Iranian lawmaker says the recent joint drills staged by Iran and Oman in the Persian Gulf can set a good model for regional military exercises. Iran, Oman naval drills good […]

  • Our fight against piracy must be relentless

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    Maria Damanaki, the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, outlines that the fight against piracy must be relentless at a roundtable in Brussels recently. Damanaki: Our fight against piracy must […]

  • Bangladesh to buy first submarines

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    Bangladesh is to acquire its first submarines to boost its naval power as a deterrent in the Bay of Bengal, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said. Bangladesh to buy first submarines […]

  • Britain earmarks $3.56M for anti-piracy

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    Britain says it has earmarked $3.56 million to support U.N. anti-piracy efforts that seek to build prisons and upgrade the justice system in Somalia. Britain earmarks $3.56M for anti-piracy LONDON, […]

  • Pak to release all Indian fishermen

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    All Indian fishermen being held in Pakistani jails will be released soon as a goodwill gesture, Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced to the media today. Pak to release all Indian […]

  • Russia Starts Major Naval Drills

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    Russia has launched its largest naval exercises in decades in the Mediterranean and Black Seas near the territorial waters of Syria amid the ongoing crisis. Russia starts major naval drills […]

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