Tag: Maritime Security
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Port to begin security upgrades
The Port Authority of Guam will now be able to move forward with nearly $3 Million worth of security upgrades following last night’s approval of the construction contract by the […]
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Underwater Defence and Security
Nations gather to discuss underwater challenges in the modern environment. With the underwater environment posing an ever increasing threat for navies worldwide, with particular emphasis on submarine developments, legal challenges, […]
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Anti-Piracy Gains Can Easily Be Reversed
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson to the Security Council debate on maritime piracy as a threat to international peace and security, in […]
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Navy Foils Kidnap, Arrests 7 Sea Pirates In Rivers
The Nigeria Navy said yesterday that it has arrested seven suspected sea pirates who attacked a fishing trawler, in an attempt to kidnap its occupants on the high sea of […]
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Spain will protect fishermen in Gibraltar waters
Spain said on Friday its security forces would protect Spanish fishermen following the latest flare-up in disputed waters around the British territory of Gibraltar. Britain on Thursday accused Spanish navy […]
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Valuable Advice To Mariners
A decade of dealing with the Somali pirates has motivated merchant ships to adopt policies that make life very difficult for the pirates. To aid this process the NATO anti-piracy […]
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Ambrey Risk Gains Panama Accreditation
U.K.-based maritime security specialist Ambrey Risk has become one of the first maritime security companies to be granted official accreditation by the Panama Maritime Authority allowing it to provide armed […]
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Piracy: A Threat to Maritime Security and the Global Economy
One of the least understood global security threats is the ongoing struggle to contain piracy off Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. These are not the […]
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‘More Sophisticated’ Pirates
Though piracy has significantly reduced off the Somali coast, pirates have become more organised and sophisticated, Indian Navy officers l have said. Commanding officer of Indian naval ship Deepak, Balbir […]
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NATO Fights Somali Piracy Nearer Coast
This week, the ships of NATO’s counter piracy task force have been busy visiting local and regional mariners. Using their rigid hull inflatable boats, boarding teams from HNLMS ROTTERDAM, HDMS […]
