Tag: Piracy
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Piracy High on Agenda
Piracy and armed robbery against ships off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean will be high on the agenda when IMO’s Maritime […]
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Oil & Gas Security 2012 Summit
The number of incidents and attacks to the oil and gas industry has been increasing for the last few years and the oil and gas companies must strengthen the effectiveness, […]
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Quiet Withdrawal
Four frigates scrapped in defence review leave British Royal Navy unable to commit full-time to David Cameron’s foreign policy priority. Cuts force Royal Navy to drop Somalia piracy patrol By […]
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New Prison
A United Nations financed prison for Somali pirates has been opened in Somaliland’s capital Hargeisa. The facility, built to counter the flood of new arrivals overwhelming jails elsewhere in the […]
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Regional Cooperation
During the French flag ship FS Marne’s visit to Djibouti in April, Task Force Commander Rear Admiral Jean-Baptiste Dupuis addressed the issue of collaboration with representatives of the maritime world […]
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Fighting Piracy
The role of Italian Marines in protecting merchant vessels from pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean came to the fore after an incident involving the death of two Indian fishermen […]
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Under Pressure
According to Grant Daly, CEO of shipping line Safmarine, the shipping industry continues to be under strain as piracy increases and the European economic crisis persists Piracy scourge and rising […]
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Death Penalty Sought
According to the Associated Press, U.S. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for three Somali pirates accused murdering four Americans during the February 2011 hijacking of their sailing yacht the […]
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Legal Tussle
The shooting of two Indian fishermen by guards of an Italian merchant vessel off the Kerala coast leads to a legal tussle between India and Italy. Hazards on the high […]
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Safeguarding Seafarers
The text of the speech delivered by Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization, at the ReCAAP ISC Piracy and Sea Robbery Conference 2012 Safeguarding Seafarers: A Shared Responsibility ReCAAP ISC PIRACY AND […]
