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Maritime Surveillance and Interdiction A
Marshall Islands and United States officials have signed a protocol in Majuro supporting the Republic’s maritime security. Marshall Islands and US Sign Maritime Surveillance and
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Japan’s anti-piracy bill
The Japanese govt. will submit a bill to the Diet to allow security contractors aboard Japanese vessels to carry firearms while in waters off Somalia.
ITF calls Panama to help Iceberg 1 crew
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) is calling on Panama to join the effort to help the recently released crew of the Iceberg 1 recover. ITF calls on Panama to help ...
Maritime bill targets terrorist states
The United States wields a new tool in its effort to combat Iran: the Coast Guard bill. And though the legislation still sits on the president’s desk, it may already have ...
Tanzania Acts on Iranian Ships
Tanzania is collaborating with some friendly countries to investigate claims that there are some 17 Iranian ships that were previously registered in the Pacific Island of Tuvalu, that are flying ...
Ambrey Risk Gains Panama Accreditation
U.K.-based maritime security specialist Ambrey Risk has become one of the first maritime security companies to be granted official accreditation by the Panama Maritime Authority allowing it to provide armed ...
Iran Shippers Face Difficult Sanctions
Officials from landlocked Mongolia said they would cancel the flag registrations of five Iranian cargo ships, providing a window into the cat-and-mouse game played by international authorities that are trying ...