Tag: maritime news

  • Fuel Pumped from Concordia

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    After nearly two weeks of delays, pumping operations began Sunday to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the Costa Concordia. Dutch shipwreck salvage firm Smit is overseeing […]

  • Fatal Attack

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    Armed pirates chased and fired upon a drifting bulk carrier. Reuters and Associated press report death of captain and the chief engineer. Location detail Around 110nm south of Lagos, Nigeria Type […]

  • The London Conference

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    With only two weeks to go before the London Conference, Matt Baugh, the British Ambassador to Somalia, has posted an update to his FCO blog site detailing his activities over […]

  • Current At Sea

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    Consilium and Orange Business Services are modernizing maritime communications with the launch of a paperless navigation solution that extends an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) over the world’s […]

  • Pirate Attacks Under-Reported

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    European Union force says private guards protecting merchant ships are concealing details Pirate attacks under-reported, forum told European Union force says private guards protecting merchant ships are concealing details Private […]

  • ICS Board Meeting

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    The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) met in London on 6 February ICS Board Meets in London The Board of Directors of the International Chamber […]

  • ECDIS Training

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    MSG MarineServe GmbH Assists German Port State Control with ECDIS Training MSG is pleased to have been chosen by BG Verkehr to provide training to help them fulfill their inspection […]

  • Joint Anti-Piracy Pact

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    Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on maritime security, in a move designed to enhance collective efforts in fighting piracy, drug trafficking and […]

  • UAE to Target ‘Pirate Kingpins’

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    The UAE has said the international response to maritime piracy should be increasingly led and owned by states in the region directly affected UAE: Target ‘pirate kingpins’ who underwrite pirate […]

  • Somali Pirates Cost $6.9 Billion

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    Somali pirates cost the shipping industry and governments as much as $6.9 billion last year as average ransom payments advanced 25 percent, according to One Earth Future Foundation. Somali Pirates […]

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