Tag: Maritime Security

  • Greater Cooperation

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    Naval forces of Pakistan extend offer for greater cooperation with Seychelles. Captain Tarique Hussain and other senior officers of the Pakistani Navy ships PNS NASR and PNS TIPPU SULTAN met […]

  • Private Security Liability under the Alien Tort Statute

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    There has been a long discussion concerning if and how to regulate private security contractors hired to protect merchant vessels against pirates. See e.g. here and here. Only last week, […]

  • Anti-piracy plans divide opinions

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    Lack of consensus remains across the regional shipping sector on how best to tackle Somali piracy. Despite the fact that the number of attacks by Somali pirates fell in the […]

  • We Must Isolate Piracy Ringleaders and Financiers

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    We must isolate piracy’s ringleaders and financiers, says UNODC Chief as counter-piracy mission ends in Mauritius. Counter-piracy mission reinforces regional cooperation, but future work is to focus on Somalia by […]

  • China calls for more int’l cooperation in combating Somali piracy

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    UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19, 2012 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — China Monday called on the international community to strengthen communication and coordination in further combating Somali piracy. Wang Min, Chinese deputy […]

  • Obama urges easing of Asian tensions

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    Barack Obama, the US president, has called on China, Japan and other Asian nations to show restraint as a series of simmering maritime disputes threatens to upset peace and stability […]

  • EU Naval Force and CTF 151 Work Together

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    Earlier today [Wednesday], Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, under command of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) worked in close co-operation with Turkish warship TCG Gemlik of Combined Task Force […]

  • Base staff in anti-piracy crackdown

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    A ROYAL Navy helicopter with 12 personnel from RNAS Yeovilton is the first to join a French frigate ahead of a joint anti-piracy operation at the end of this month. […]

  • MARAD Runs Maritime Security Program “In Secret”

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    In a letter dated November 7, 2012 to Franklin Parker, Chief Counsel, U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) from Constantine “Charlie” Papavizas, Partner, Winston Strawn and Counsel to Liberty Global Logistics, the […]

  • OSCE discusses Caspian Sea maritime security in Ashgabat

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    The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has held a ’round table’ discussion in Ashgabat. National experts from several Caspian littoral countries have considered the effective mechanisms to […]

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