Industry Sector

  • Yachts Remain Vulnerable to Pirates

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    Intelligence from the NATO Shipping Centre (NSC), the Maritime Security Centre for the Horn of Africa (MSCHOA), UK Maritime and other agencies remains clear; that all sailing yachts should avoid […]

  • Northrop Outfits Iraqi Patrol Vessel

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    Advanced communication, sensor and navigation systems from Northrop Grumman have been installed on an offshore patrol vessel for Iraq. The systems for the first of two patrol vessels, procured by […]

  • Simulator Upgrade

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    The Batumi State Maritime Academy in Georgia has upgraded its simulator complex with the latest technology from Transas Batumi State Maritime Academy (BSMA) upgraded its training facility with the latest […]

  • ISPS Compliance

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    Increasing global awareness of the threat of terrorism means Pacific Island countries and territories must ensure they comply with the International Ship and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code. SPC Helps […]

  • Exercise Corsican Lion

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    Royal Marines are further strengthening ties between the militaries of the UK and France as they take part in Exercise Corsican Lion in the Mediterranean. The Royal Marines from 3 […]

  • Oil Turf Tension

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    Venezuelan police board Petrotrin rig in the Gulf. There was tension on the high seas yesterday as Venezuela’s police, La Guardia Nacional, boarded a Petrotrin oil rig to determine whether […]

  • Tackling Maritime Security Challenges

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    For two days, stakeholders in the maritime sector gathered at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, near Kaduna to proffer solution to the security challenges in the […]

  • Russian Crew Arrested in Nigeria

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    Nigerian authorities seized a ship and arrested its 15 Russian crew members on suspicion of arms smuggling, after they found several guns and about 8,500 rounds of ammunition on the […]

  • Ditched North Sea Super Puma returns to port

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    THE Super Puma helicopter which ditched in the North Sea off Fair Isle on Monday has been brought back to the Scottish mainland on the deck of an oil industry […]

  • Hostages Still Held

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    Somali pirates are still holding 11 foreign vessels for ransom with 167 crew members as hostages as of September 30 even as the number of ships signalling attacks by Somali […]

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