Tag: Indian Ocean

  • Piracy: counting the cost

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    Intertanko estimate $1.2 billion spent on armed guards. Plunge in Gulf of Aden piracy incidents comes at a huge cost By Lee Hong Liang from Singapore The piracy-prone Gulf of […]

  • China gets flying boats

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    More news to cheer India and America… China Gets Flying Boats: Regional Waters Just Got Murkier By Cecil Victor These were the mainstay of colonial empires east of Suez for […]

  • China’s Djibouti base

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    Concern that China is seeking to increase Indian Ocean reach. Djibouti a logistic centre not a military base: Chinese media From K J M Varma Beijing, Aug 23 (PTI) Amid […]

  • Iran rattles sabres

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    Sayyari issues stark warning…again. Iran to Make Enemies Regret Any Naval Aggression: Commander Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari warned the enemies of the country’s crushing response to any […]

  • Pirates jailed for 5 years

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    Men convicted of piracy in July. Somali pirates get five years in jail PORT LOUIS, Mauritius – Twelve Somalis who attacked a container ship in the Indian Ocean were sentenced […]

  • Robot ships and pirates

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    Does no crew mean no target? How Pirates Will Adapt To The Future Of Robot Cargo Ships Kelsey Atherton What’s the going rate for a human life? Depending on a […]

  • Vigilance urged in Red Sea

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    Calls for vigilance after a false alarm. Merchant fleet remain on Red Sea alert despite piracy false alarm By Kent Gray from Dubai Ships transiting the Red Sea have been […]

  • More P-81s for India

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    Maritime surveillance aircraft join Indian Navy. To check Chinese presence, India orders 4 spy planes for $1bn from Boeing: Report India signed a contract on Wednesday to buy four maritime spy […]

  • Iran threatens Hormuz closure

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    Sabres rattle in the Gulf. Iranian General Threatens to Shut Down Straits of Hormuz if U.S. “Makes a Small Mistake” An Iranian general threatened to close the strategic Straits of […]

  • Dryad issues Q2 report

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    Q2 report has some positives, but kidnap remains huge issue. Crew kidnapping on the rise in Gulf of Guinea despite good news and de-escalation in other areas in Dryad’s Q2 […]

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