Industry Sector
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Muirhead and Jones on SCEG
Global Response’s Alex Chitty spoke with Oona Muirhead CBE, Director of the ADS Security in Complex Environments (SCEG) Group, and Simon Jones, Chair of the SCEG Maritime Security Working Group […]
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European Commission Piracy Event
The seminar analysed the reinforcement of self-protection measures. Sensitive topics included shipbuilding standards and the technology available for discouraging attacks as well as the very delicate subject of using privately […]
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Sabre Rattling
Chinese officials in Beijing are warning against any joint military patrols or exercises between Vietnam and the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea. China Warns Against Joint Exercises in […]
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Maritime Transport Seminar
The European Commission is holding an event concerning piracy and armed robbery. The objective of the seminar is to promote the concept of all those concerned continuing to act decisively […]
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MENA Maritime Security
Naval Commanders, experts and decision-makers discuss regional maritime security at the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2012). Military experts gather at DIMDEX 2012 to discuss maritime security […]
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GUARDCON Contract Published
BIMCO has published the GUARDCON standard contract for the employment of security guards on vessels. GUARDCON’s objective is to create a contractual benchmark for the employment of security services so […]
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Paying for Lives
The news of the release of Judith Tebbutt has brought the subject of the payment of ransoms back to the front pages of British newspapers. Somalian Piracy: the price of […]
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New Uniforms
Sailors on board the new Type 45 destroyer are now wearing a specially-designed dark blue kit in place of the Royal Navy’s traditional light blue outfit known as the Number […]
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Unseen Titanic
The April 2012 edition of National Geographic magazine features the first ever complete views of the wreck of the Titanic, made from thousands of high-resolution images, in its current state […]
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China Carrier Preps for Flight Ops?
The People’s Liberation Army Navy may have made a significant step forward in its fixed-wing aviation capability. Photographs appear to confirm that the Chinese Navy has installed arrestor gear and […]
