Tag: Maritime Security
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Counter Piracy Support
UAE stresses full support to counter piracy off the Coast of Somalia In this respect, the UAE Conference gained consensus on two key areas for the international effort […]
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Maritime Security Scholarships
At a counter piracy conference attended by delegates from 59 countries and organisations hosted by the Australian government in Perth last week, Acting Defence Minister Warren Snowden announced scholarships for […]
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Nationwide AIS to Begin Operational Test and Evaluation
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed core capability development of the Nationwide Automatic Identification System (AIS) and delivered it to the U.S. Coast Guard to begin formal government testing prior to […]
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British security worker dies in Kenya
A British man believed to have worked in maritime security has died after a night out in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa. The man, reportedly in his 30s, collapsed […]
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Counter-Piracy Big Three Meet At Sea
On 18 July the Force Commanders of the three international Counter-Piracy task forces, the EU Naval Force Somalia – Operation Atalanta (EU NAVFOR), NATO Operation Ocean Shield (TF-508) and Combined […]
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Confusing Times
Security contractors continue to search for a winning business model in the increasingly competitive anti-piracy industry. Security Firms Divided Over How to Succeed in the Anti-Piracy Business By Sandra I. […]
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Less Relaxed
Ports need to raise their marine security game before pirates start to pay more attention to them and try to repeat the highjacking of a ship anchored in Omani waters, […]
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Regulation Plans
Sea piracy off the coast of Somalia has dropped dramatically, in part as the result of private security forces accompanying the ships. The German government now wants to regulate their […]
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Vietnam and Japan to Cooperate
Vietnam and Japan agreed to step up cooperation in defense and maritime security during Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba’s visit to Vietnam from July 13-14. Vietnam, Japan agree […]
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Seeking Security
Tehran insists that its military might is merely based on the nation’s defense doctrine of deterrence and poses no threat to other countries. Iran’s Navy Commander says the Islamic Republic seeks […]
