Tag: maritime news

  • Changing Flags

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    In recent weeks, the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has changed the names and flags of its fleet to try to avoid sanctions by the EU. Adopting flags of tax-haven […]

  • A New Dimension

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    Although pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa attract most attention the Gulf of Guinea is emerging as a new “hot spot”. According to a maritime security expert, increased assaults […]

  • Naval Ops Centre

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    A Naval Operations Centre has been opened in Djibouti. Goals include improving the ability of Djiboutian maritime forces to track ship movements in their territorial waters and aid in the […]

  • Captives Describe Ordeal

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    Men who were held captive by Somali pirates will retell their traumatic stories in a documentary that will show on the first day of a global anti-piracy conference next week. […]

  • Handcuffed for Two Years

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    Deborah Calitz and Bruno Pelizzari, captured in late 2010 from a yacht off the coast of Tanzania,  were handcuffed throughout the nearly two years they were held by Somali pirates. […]

  • Keeping Pirates at Bay

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    The adoption of private armed security forces on ships traversing the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden shipping corridor has led to a serious drop in piracy incidents in 2012, delegates heard […]

  • Somalia Thanks UAE

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    The chief of Somalia’s anti-piracy task force has thanked the UAE government for contributing to a programme that is helping the war-ravaged African country turn the tide in the battle […]

  • Swift Visit

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    High Speed Vessel Swift’s (HSV 2) civilian master and military detachment officer-in-charge discussed combating piracy and continued cooperation efforts during an office call with Tanzanian naval leadership. Swift Leaders discuss […]

  • Strategic Solutions

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      Global security corporation, Strategic Solutions, has unveiled a new online resource. Strategic Solutions offers security services for companies operating in international and domestic markets. Strategic Solutions Partnership Announces New […]

  • Maritime Security in the Middle East

    An upcoming conference which Maritime Security Review will be reporting from seeks to answer a particularly pertinent question for our sector: Do governments have the political will, the military capacity and […]

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