Tag: maritime news

  • Shipping Faces New Security Challenge

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    Piracy off the coast of East Africa has fallen dramatically over the past year thanks in part to better naval surveillance and shipping companies going to sea with armed maritime […]

  • Bahrain to host global maritime event

    Bahrain has been selected as the venue for the World Maritime Day Parallel Event 2012 by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council, said a senior official. “We are honoured that […]

  • Asia powers double defense spending

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    WASHINGTON — Asia’s top powers have doubled defense spending in the past decade, spurred by the explosion in military expenditure by China, new research shows. While troop numbers have remained […]

  • Schettino Arrives in Court

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    The captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner has arrived at an Italian court to hear evidence against him at a pre-trial hearing. Francesco Schettino, 52, was dubbed “captain […]

  • Japan security environment tougher than ever

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    (Reuters) – Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told his navy on Sunday that Japan’s security environment was tougher than ever, underscoring tension with China over a territorial dispute and the threat […]

  • Locklear Encourages U.S.-Bangladesh Ties

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    WASHINGTON | Praising Bangladesh as a global model in both peacekeeping and disaster management, Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, told Bangladeshi leaders and reporters […]

  • Regional turmoil helps maritime growth

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    BEIRUT: The volatile situation in the region will ironically help Lebanon’s maritime transport sector to grow even further, the public works and transportation minister said Thursday at the fourth annual […]

  • EU Naval Force Capture Suspect Pirate Boat

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    EUNAVFOR has this week released a video of its flagship, ITS San Giusto, destroying a skiff belonging to suspected pirates in the Somali Basin.  With the monsoon season ending this […]

  • Romney’s Big Plans for U.S. Navy

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    Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign has steered clear of providing too many specifics when it comes to how he would govern as president. Defense has been no exception. While Romney and […]

  • Drunk captain about to run aground

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    The Wilson Avonmouth was in danger of running aground north of Helsingor on 10th of October, 2012, around midnight. The drunken captain woke up at the very last minute before […]

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