Month: July 2012

  • Counter Piracy Support

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      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 […]

  • Shipping Crisis

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    The world economic slowdown has led to a decline in goods being shipped with the consequence that many maritime enterprises, especially shipping lines, face bankruptcy. Shipping firms face bankruptcy Many […]

  • US Concern

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    China’s decision to establish a military base on a contested island in the South China Sea is prompting fears of an escalation in one of the world’s most disputed bodies […]

  • MapLink Pro ENC Viewer

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    Envitia has launched MapLink Pro ENC Viewer, a Windows application that provides the capability to visualise maritime S-57 data via compliant S-52 charting specification. ENVITIA LAUNCH FREE MAPLINK PRO ENC VIEWER […]

  • Ideally Located

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    As a scenario for a training exercise, read the following article from the BBC bearing in mind leading risk consultancy firm Veritas’ observation that <<Those amongst us with criminal intentions […]

  • Inmarsat Warned

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    Shurat HaDin – the Israel Law Center, has warned Inmarsat that by providing guidance services to Iranian oil tankers and Iranian military vessels, the telecommunications giant would be exposed to […]

  • Maritime Security Scholarships

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    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 […]

  • It’s only in Nigeria

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    Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, expressed dismay at the continuous stealing of Nigeria’s crude oil by illegal bunkerers, vowing that his administration would do everything possible to stem the […]

  • Nationwide AIS to Begin Operational Test and Evaluation

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    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 […]

  • British security worker dies in Kenya

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    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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