Tag: Gulf of Aden

  • Job loss claim following armoury closure

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    Claims made by former Avant Garde manager. ‘Around 5,000 jobless due to Avant Garde closure’ Rasika Somarathna A senior former official of the Avant Garde Maritime Security Services yesterday said […]

  • Djibouti Code Expanding Scope

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    Code to encompass broader range of maritime crimes. Djibouti Code Expanding Scope Beyond Piracy An international agreement that has been instrumental in repressing piracy and armed robbery against ships in […]

  • PVI Weekly Piracy Report

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    PVI round up the week’s maritime crime news and incidents. Weekly Maritime & Onshore Security Report 11 Nov 2015 Maritime Security High Risk Area (HRA) Somalia: Pirates to plead guilty […]

  • Floating armoury deal pulled

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    The Avant Garde investigations are part of a wide probe of allegedly corrupt deals. Sri Lanka scraps security firm’s deals on running floating armories BY SHIHAR ANEEZ Sri Lankan President […]

  • Japanese Ships mark 50th Call to Sri Lanka

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    Ships taking part in anti-piracy duties. Japanese Naval Ships mark their 50th Port Call to Sri Lanka The visit of two Japanese naval ships ‘JS Makinami (DD-112)’ and ‘JS Suzunami […]

  • PM witnesses Seaspark exercise

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    Seaspark afforded ‘valuable opportunity to enhance combat readiness of Pakistan Navy’. PM witnesses Seaspark exercise in North Arabian Sea KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday witnessed the wide-ranging naval […]

  • TB kills piracy suspect

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    Suspect was among 120 on trial. Tuberculosis kills Somali on trial for piracy Rebecca Samervel MUMBAI: One of the 120 alleged Somali pirates nabbed in four operations died of natural […]

  • NATO hosts energy security workshop

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    Energy security focusing minds. Emerging threats to maritime energy infrastructure A growing share of energy resources – both oil and liquefied natural gas – is produced offshore and transported by […]

  • Chinese Djibouti base rumours persist

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    China hopes to ‘deepen cooperation’ with Djibouti. Top Chinese General Visits Djibouti Amid Base Speculation BEIJING — A top Chinese military officer visited Djibouti at the weekend, official media reported, […]

  • Lack of attacks boosts shipping confidence

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    Some approaches and a handful of shots fired, but no merchant ships taken since 2012. Shippers Mark Third Year Without Piracy Attacks Off Somalia Coast By Annie Njanja A lull […]

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