Tag: Maritime Security
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Latin American Solidarity
As the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict approaches tensions increase in Latin America. In a display of solidarity with Argentina over the Falklands question, the Peruvian government has cancelled […]
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New Hot Spot
The modern pirates of Somalia are no swashbuckling buccaneers. They are maritime bandits, disrupting one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and costing the global economy billions. Recently, they’ve stepped […]
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Ever More Violent
The modern pirates of Somalia are no swashbuckling buccaneers. They are maritime bandits, disrupting one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and costing the global economy billions. Recently, they’ve stepped […]
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Commitment to Anti-Piracy
In these times of fiscal austerity, should the United States be overly concerned about a phenomenon on the other side of the world that does not directly threaten the country’s […]
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Private Security Boom
Only a few years ago governments frowned at the private armed guards that some ships were using to ward off pirates. Today the private sector solution is being embraced as […]
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IHO Tests
Fictitious Electronic Navigational Chart cells issued to verify if ECDIS software is up to date and conforms to the latest ECDIS standards for displaying chart data. ECDIS anomalies and IHO […]
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Effect on Homeland Security
In order to mitigate the ripple effects on US Homeland security, industry experts want specialist teams from commercial security firms deployed on every ship that sails in the danger zone […]
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DP World best port security operations
DP World, UAE Region has been bestowed with two prestigious awards for its commitment to security at its port facilities. The regional port operator won the “Distinctive Management in Seaports […]
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ITLOS verdict over Bay of Bengal
The landmark verdict at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg established legal territorial rights of Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal. The court sustained Bangladesh’s […]
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Judge Prolongs Incarceration
The two Italian marines appeared in court this morning in Kollam where the judge prolonged their preventative incarceration measure by a further two weeks. Italian Marines to remain in jail […]
