Month: December 2011

  • Crews Held Hostage

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    Merchant ship crews held hostage in Somalia December 20, 2011 While the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia has received significant coverage over the past 4 years, with […]

  • Security Awareness Low

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    Shipping sector security awareness ‘low to non-existent’ ENISA urges EU member states to improve security awareness in the maritime sector. By Tom Brewster, 21 Dec 2011 at 10:24 The European maritime […]

  • Falklands Ships Banned

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    South American bloc bans Falklands ships Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay agree to close their ports to shipping bearing flag of disputed South Atlantic islands. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have agreed […]

  • Pirates Kicked Out

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    Puntland Kicks Pirates from Bandarbeyla Bandarbeyla, located in the Karkaar region of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland, is officially free of pirates, senior officials told Somalia Report on Thursday. After […]

  • Daily Piracy Update

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    NATO Daily Piracy Update Recent Activity On 19 December, naval forces disrupted the skiff involved in an approach in the south west region of the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) […]

  • Trilateral talks to check China

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    India begins trilateral talks to check China Jayanth Jacob, Hindustan Times New Delhi, December 20, 2011 India, Sri Lanka and Maldives have formed a trilateral dialogue on maritime security at […]

  • We Need Help

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    Somali piracy takes heavy toll on Philippine sailors By Kate McGeown BBC News, Philippines For the first four months of this year, Captain Alex Caniete was held hostage half a […]

  • Maritime Cyber Security

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    First EU-Report on Maritime Cyber Security BRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece, December 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — ENISA has published the first EU report ever on cyber security challenges in […]

  • Tackling Modern Piracy

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    Tackling Modern Piracy RUSI Journal December 2011 The latest issue of the RUSI Journal focuses on the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, a threat that has so […]

  • Chinese Invite

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    The Seychelles has invited China to set up a base to counter piracy in the region, the Seychelles’ Foreign Affairs Minister has announced. The Seychelles hosts anti-piracy forces from other […]

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