Tag: Indian Ocean
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Sri Lanka Offers to Set Up Regional Maritime Information Fusion Center
August 18: In the first meeting of Indian Ocean Region Association (IORA) Maritime Safety and Security (MSS) Working Group chaired by Sri Lanka and held in Colombo on August 8 and […]
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Secure Fishers Report on Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean
July 09: Secure Fisheries (a One Earth Future program) has issued a report on Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: Perceived Threats, Impacts, and Solutions. OVERVIEW: This brief is based […]
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Mauritius Ports Authority and Abu Dhabi Ports to Boost Indian Ocean Maritime Sector
July 02: Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) and Abu Dhabi Ports have signed an agreement to enhance the maritime sector across the Indian Ocean, from port infrastructure and security to protecting […]
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Reduced Boundaries for High Risk Area (HRA) in Indian Ocean In Effect From May 01
May 01: As a reminder from the announcement in March, the geographic boundaries of the High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy in the Indian Ocean have been reduced, and came […]
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UK Frigate Repositions to Bahrain for 3-Year Counter-Narcotics and Counter-Terrorism Mission
April 11: The UK Royal Navy’s HMS Montrose has arrived in Bahrain to begin a three-year mission. HMS Montrose will conduct regular patrols dealing with drug trafficking in the Indian […]
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Pakistan Navy Takes Command of Maritime Force CTF-150
April 12: Pakistan Navy took over the command of Combined Maritime Task Force 150 (CTF-150) from Royal Canadian Navy at an impressive change of command ceremony held at Headquarters US […]
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Canadians Seize 2.5 Tonnes of Hashish in the Indian Ocean
April 06: On April 6, 2019, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina seized 2,569 kilograms of hashish while deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of Operation ARTEMIS, the Canadian Armed […]
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India’s Move Towards Collective Security in the Indian Ocean
India’s growing dominance in the Indian Ocean March 30: The CSRS project was initially established in 2015 with the coastal nations of Mauritius, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka. At the time, […]
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ITS MARGOTTINI Re-Joining EU Navfor Counter-Piracy Mission
March 08: ITS Margottini is re-joining EU NAVFOR for its second six-month tour participating in Op Atalanta, the European Union’s first naval operation, launched in 2008 to prevent piracy at […]
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Boundaries for High Risk Area (HRA) in the Indian Ocean Reduced
The Round Table of international shipping associations plus the OCIMF, representing the global shipping and oil industry have announced that the geographic boundaries of the ‘High Risk Area’ (HRA) for […]
