Industry Sector
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Chinese Base in the Arctic?
According to a report in today’s Financial Times (FT), a Chinese tycoon plans to buy a vast tract of Icelandic land for a tourism project. Critics fear the move could […]
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Anti Pirate Water Cannon
Unifire AB of Sweden has released a new video of their Anti Pirate Water Cannon System. The video shows Unifire’s “Force 80™” remote control water cannons (a.k.a. “monitors”) in action […]
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Talks Underway
The managers of the hijacked chemical tanker “MV Fairchem Bogey” have begun talks with the negotiator appointed by the Somali pirates to seek the early release of the ship and […]
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Under Threat
Piracy is threatening the UAE’s coastal economy as attacks are being staged following a brazen and successful ship hijacking outside Salalah Port in Oman. Tim Stear, the global head of […]
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In Favour
A leading Danish ship owner has claimed that as many as 60% to 80% of ship owners are in favour of arming their vessels even though the cost can be […]
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More Charges
A Somali man already charged with being a ransom negotiator in the hijacking of the “SV Quest” that ended in the deaths of four U.S. citizens has been indicted for […]
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Shocking Display
Members of HMS Montrose’s counter-piracy team who planned to display a technique called “fast roping”, in which they slide down ropes without harnesses to access hijacked ships, at the Edinburgh […]
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EU NAVFOR Visit
Baroness Ashton, High Representative, accompanied by General Haken Syren, Chairman of the EU Military Committee, visited the EU NAVFOR Operational HQ in Northwood on 17 Aug 11 to receive an […]
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Attack Foiled
A chemical oil tanker foiled a hijack attempt by pirates near the Omani port of Salalah on Sunday, a day after a tanker and crew were snatched from inside the […]
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Call of Duty
Singapore is answering the call of duty – for the third time – to support international counter-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden. A 229-strong group from the Singapore Armed […]
