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  • Contact Group on Piracy

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    The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia was created on January 14, 2009 pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1851. Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast […]

  • Maritime Surveillance and Interdiction Agreement

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    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 Interdiction Agreement Marshall Islands and […]

  • Japan’s anti-piracy bill

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    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. Antipiracy bill drafted to let […]

  • ITF calls Panama to help Iceberg 1 crew

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    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 […]

  • Maritime bill targets terrorist states

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    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 […]

  • Tanzania Acts on Iranian Ships

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    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

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    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

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    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 […]

  • Bolivia May De-flag Iranian Ships

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    Reuters Exclusive – Bolivia could strike 15 vessels linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines off its shipping register just weeks after IRISL found Bolivian replacements for their […]

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