Month: June 2013

  • Pacific Bond 2013

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    Naval personnel and units from Australia, Japan, and the United States will participate in the tri-lateral Pacific Bond 2013 exercise from June 22-26, 2013. Allied navies to participate in Pacific […]

  • Stealth Drone Boat

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    Remote controlled, invisible to radar, able to travel at 60mph and with a range of 600 nautical miles, the Eclipse fleet are the first stealth drones capable of operating in […]

  • US Support For Summit

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    Experts from the US are expected in Cameroon to share experiences during the first-ever ECCAS, ECOWAS and Gulf of Guinea Commission summit on maritime safety and security in the Gulf […]

  • A New Maritime Security Policy?

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    China’s growing assertiveness is a source of worry for its neighbours. Several are concerned about China’s growing sensitivity and assertiveness on issues of sovereignty and territorial integrity Is China adopting a […]

  • BALTOPS ‘13 moves into Wargame Phase

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    Maritime and aviation forces participating in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2013 have moved into the wargame phase of the multi-national, training event. BALTOPS ‘13 moves into Wargame Phase By Lt.j.g. Loren […]

  • Crew Held in Philippines

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    Eighteen Vietnamese crew members have been detained after their ship the Unicorn Logger hit a coral reef in the central Philippines, the coastguard has said ‘Reef crash’ Vietnamese cargo crew […]

  • Piracy Surge Endangering Commodities Shipping

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    Pirate attacks off West Africa’s mineral-rich Gulf of Guinea have almost doubled from last year and threaten to increase the costs and jeopardise the shipping of commodities from the region […]

  • French Sailor Freed in Nigeria

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    A French sailor kidnapped from a tanker in Togo when attackers sought to use him as a shield said Tuesday he has been freed in the oil-producing region of Nigeria […]

  • Nigeria’s Piracy

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    A map in the IMB report showing the most dangerous waters in West Africa draws a line around the coast of Nigeria – with a small extension into Benin and […]

  • Dryad Maritime Intelligence Win Award

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    Dryad Maritime Intelligence’s Fleet Security Management service clinched the IHS Safety at Sea Management and Operations award at a ceremony held on board HMS Belfast in London last week. Dryad […]

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