Month: April 2013
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Quality Assurance for PMSCs
Quality Assurance and Security Management for Private Security Companies Operating at Sea – Guidance This Standard provides guidance for PMSCs to implement the ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012, Management System for Quality of […]
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China Sea Disputes
Among the most volatile foreign policy issues that the Chinese President and his government have to face are the territorial disputes with Japan and Taiwan in the East China Sea, […]
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Mine Detection
BAE Systems has been awarded a $20 million contract to develop an advanced prototype system that detects shoreline mines and obstacles for the US Navy and Marine Corps. BAE Systems […]
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Friendly Approach
Spanish frigate ESPS Numancia performed a friendly approach on a Yemeni dhow to help promote understanding about EU NAVFOR’s mission amongst the regional maritime community. ESPS Numancia Conducts Friendly Approach […]
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Costa Concordia Firm Pays to Avoid Trial
The operator of the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship, which sank taking 32 lives, has paid a €1 million fine to extricate itself from a possible criminal trial Costa Concordia […]
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The Cost On Land As Well As At Sea
For all the attention Somali piracy has attracted, not least from the armada of warships keeping watch over the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, the total cost to […]
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Mass Forces Exercise
Some 5,250 UK military personnel will make up nearly 13,000 from nine countries in the exercise, which aims to test and improve the way that the Royal Navy, Army and […]
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A Unified ‘Asian Voice’
Singapore’s future as a leading international maritime centre, shipping regulation, piracy, armed robbery, and Greenhouse Gas emissions were all addressed in the message given by the Singapore Shipping Association’s President […]
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Island Fishing Deal
Japan and Taiwan have signed a deal allowing Taiwan to fish near a group of disputed islands (Senkaku/Diaoyu), prompting China to express “extreme concerns”. China anger at Japan-Taiwan disputed island […]
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We have a winner!
You may have noticed that we had a competition running recently to win a ticket to Offshore Patrol and Security. We have now drawn the winner and are pleased to […]
