Industry Sector

  • Wakeup Call

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    More than 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank in 1912. A century later, 32 were killed when a luxury cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, was shipwrecked off the Tuscan […]

  • Lost in Translation?

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    As pirate attacks on commercial vessels continue to rise, the number of successful hijacks continues to fall, in no small part due to the effectiveness of private maritime security companies. […]

  • Reduction in Rates

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    Oslo-headquartered P&I and defense insurance mutual Skuld is offering what it says is a “large reduction” in basic pricing rates for Maritime Kidnap and Ransom insurance. Reduction in Rates for Maritime Kidnap […]

  • NPA installs CCTV cameras

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    In response to the recent allegation by some maritime lawyers that over 500 wharf rats are working for some government agencies at Apapa and Tin Can ports, the Nigerian Ports […]

  • Deputy Commander EUNAVOR Visits Japanese MPA Detachment in Djibouti

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    Rear Admiral Rainer Endres, Deputy Commander (DCOM) EUNAVFOR, as part of his recent visit to Djibouti to oversee the Operational Handover between the outgoing Flag Ship, ESPS PATINO (Spain) and […]

  • Ballistic Compatibility

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    According to the Times of India there is a match between the two Beretta rifles used by Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, the two Italian Marines accused of murder, and […]

  • 80% of Pirates Freed

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    Fewer than one in every five suspects picked up around the Horn of Africa over the past four years have been prosecuted for piracy-related offences. The figures place doubt on […]

  • Another pirate group defeated by EUNAVFOR

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    On the morning of 7 April, French Navy frigate ACONIT was heading towards a position in the north of the Horn of Africa to join with Spanish frigate INFANTA ELENA, […]

  • West African Risk

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    Maritime insecurity in West Africa is fast becoming a major area of concern, particularly given the increase in piracy and armed attacks upon shipping and trade. Altogether 19 incidents of […]

  • Armed Security

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    Dramatic footage of a pirate attack against an unknown merchant vessel. We have no idea what the circumstances were or from which ship this video was taken but it clearly […]

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