Tag: maritime news

  • BMP4 Launch

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    The long awaited and much vaunted Best Management Practice 4 (BMP4) is currently being printed and due for distribution in early September. The NATO Shipping Centre is directing interested parties […]

  • Pirates Sentenced

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    Two Somali pirates who hijacked a South African yacht off the coast of Tanzania last November were sentenced to up to seven years in prison by a Dutch court. Tried […]

  • Severe Underreporting

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    Pirate attacks off the coast of West Africa are increasingly sharply, however Security and shipping analysts say the number of attacks is severely underreported. They believe that left unchecked, the emerging […]

  • Pirates Captured

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    The Indian Navy says it has detained nine suspected pirates after capturing them in the eastern Arabian Sea. A navy statement says a patrol aircraft spotted the suspects Friday aboard […]

  • Future Strength

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    The Centre for Economics and Business Research think-tank has predicted that the amount of international trade Britain conducts by sea could soar as we forge stronger links with emerging markets. […]

  • Terror Alert

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    According to the Indian Navy, terrorist organisations are working on using a hijacked ship as a means of launching attack. This is just one of the many possibilities that terrorist organisation have […]

  • Family Deal

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    Pirates have spoken of a deal being reached for the release of the Danish yachting family. Sources close to the pirates confirmed that they had reached a ransom deal with […]

  • Stock Rotation

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    According to media reports the Greek bulk carrier “MV Dover” could soon be released from pirate control. The vessel was hijacked off Oman in February, with 23 crew onboard. If […]

  • Handing Over

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    On August 13th the handover of Task Force 465 was held on board of “Vasco Da Gama” in the port of Djibouti. Commodore Alberto Correira handed over the responsibility of […]

  • Forced Argument

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    The use of military means to free hijacked ships in the Gulf of Aden off the Somalia coast, though successful, has resulted in “retaliative” action. According to one expert a […]

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