Industry Sector
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Technology used to combat piracy
Big players in defence intelligence have come together in London to highlight how data and intelligence, used in a smart way, can help tackle piracy. It is the latest move […]
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Hyperbaric Test Centre Opened
Yesterday Commodore Henry Parker RN opened the new Diving and Hyperbaric Test Centre (DHTC) on the QinetiQ site at Haslar in Gosport, Hampshire. QinetiQ Diving and Hyperbaric Test Centre opened […]
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Future of Trade?
The Maersk Group’s strategy to target growth markets aligns well with a recent UN report that found emerging economies now account for almost 30% of global GDP and 40% of […]
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Olympic Security Operation
The Royal Marines have been exercising with the Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit (MPU) on the Thames as part of Olympic safety and security planning for the London Olympics. Royal […]
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Armed Guards Revisited
The recent announcement by the UK Government that weapons will be allowed on UK-flagged vessels is not perhaps as revolutionary as it might first appear. Former Royal Marine Stephen Askins […]
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Indian Dhow Released
After three days of persistent pressure, FGS LUEBECK has forced Somali pirates to release an Indian dhow with 15 Indian mariners held as hostages. On the 17 January 2012 the […]
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Cargo Ships Sink
32 seafarers have been rescued after two cargo vessels sank off the Philippines within hours of each other at the weekend. The Panama registered M/V Sun Spirit, sent a distress […]
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Enforcement of Safety Standards
As rescue efforts off the Tuscan coast wind down, the Dutch salvage company SMIT is standing by to stabilize the Costa Concordia by securing the vessel against further capsizing on […]
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Avoiding “Death Traps on Ships”
The Intention of this article is not to threaten seafarers but to warn them about the dangers of mooring operation on ships and educate them on the procedure to carry […]
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Haymarket Expands Marine Security
Haymarket Risk Management is expanding its maritime security division in response to the growing threat of piracy. The company has established bases in the Red Sea, Oman and Sri Lanka […]
