Tag: Maritime Security
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Cold Response
India has rejected suggestions that its navy should go on a “hot pursuit” of Somali pirates, who are threatening global trade in the Indian Ocean region. “I do not agree […]
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Italian Action
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini says officials are working with the Somali government to free Italian sailors held by pirates. Frattini, speaking on Italian TV, said new measures against the […]
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Warded Off
Attacks by Somali pirates on two cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden were thwarted by an Indian Navy warship last week, navy officers claimed. “INS Sukanya”, an offshore patrol […]
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A Merging Market
According an expert observer, we can expect to soon see a spate of mergers and acquisitions in the private maritime security industry. Mark Hankey, MD of Flag Victor believes that […]
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Flag Waivers
Cyprus’s government is preparing a change to the law that will allow its merchant ships to carry gunmen as protection against pirates, Cyprus News Agency reported, citing a shipping official. […]
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Stinger Sells
UK company BCB International, which makes compressed air cannons, has reported increased interest for a new floating entanglement device. The equipment can reportedly stop pirate skiffs in their tracks. The […]
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Express Arrival
Twenty six sailors and a crew of a Cypriot flag ship who were abandoned by Somali pirates after their hijacked ship caught fire have safely arrived at the port of […]
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High Price
A Vietnamese shipping firm paid more than $2 million in ransom to free its crewmen held for months by Somali pirates. All 24 Vietnamese crew members landed on Friday at […]
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Waking Up
After some criticism of their silence on the matters surrounding piracy, it seems the International Group of P&I Club’s is waking to the problem. The Clubs have revised its frequently […]
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Vessel and Crew Freed
The Spanish oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates off West Africa 10 days ago was freed Saturday and the 23-member crew is OK, its owner said. No ransom was […]
