Tag: maritime crime

  • ECOWAS launching anti piracy zones

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    First zone to cover Nigeria, Benin and Togo. ECOWAS set to launch maritime zones to fight piracy The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is seeking to launch […]

  • Boeing hands 5th P-8I aircraft to India

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    India adds another new aircraft to its maritime patrol roster. Boeing delivers fifth P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India Boeing has delivered the fifth maritime patrol aircraft to India, on […]

  • Guards here to stay

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    SAMI CEO speaking at SMM in Hamburg.  Guards here to stay Private security personnel are “here to stay” in the fight against increasing levels of crime at sea, according to […]

  • MSDF/NATO drills planned

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    Counter-piracy mission plans exercises. MSDF planning joint drill with NATO forces The head of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force says he is trying to arrange the first joint exercise between MSDF […]

  • Bangladesh no longer pirate prone

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    PM looks to build on blue economy.  ‘Bangladesh no longer in pirate prone countries’ Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said journey in the sea route is safe now as Bangladesh […]

  • UN urges action on drug trafficking

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    Sea routes seeing increase in drug smuggling.  UN agency urges prosecution to end impunity for drug trafficking on high seas The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted […]

  • Seychellois Meeting before piracy trial

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    Pirates accused of attempting to hijack Torm and Chinese ships. Danish-Seychellois Meeting Prior to Trial of Suspected Pirates Prior to the trial of nine suspected pirates in the Seychelles courts, […]

  • Danger on the High Seas

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    Armed guards still divide many in the shipping industry.  Danger on the High Seas: Are Private Security Firms the Solution? Jeffrey Payne, Schuyler Moore In 2013, 80 percent of trade was transported […]

  • Pakistan navy repels militant attack

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    News of attack takes 48 hours to emerge.  Pakistan navy repels militant attack at Karachi dockyard The Pakistan navy fought a long gun battle with militants who had attacked its […]

  • Abe fosters regional security ties

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    Sri Lanka to receive new patrol boats from Japan.  Abe fosters regional security ties Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday in Colombo that Japan […]

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