Private Security

  • Firing Away

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    In a rather surprising admission, one maritime security provider has spoken out at length in Lloyd’s List on the growing number of unreported negligent discharges of weapons by private armed […]

  • All Armed

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    The shipping company Clipper Group has armed guards on all of its cargo ships in the mission of fighting off pirates. This is possible because the ships are not sailing […]

  • Private Navy

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    The company behind the world’s first private navy to protect merchant ships against Somali pirates plans to start armed escorts through the Gulf of Aden within five months after attacks […]

  • Unarmed Surcharge

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    One maritime security company has made a significant statement against  the use of unarmed security personnel. Marine Risk Management SA, has announced that it will be imposing a 15% surcharge […]

  • Escort Plans

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    Plans for a Convoy Escort Programme (CEP) for the High Risk Piracy area look like going ahead despite funding concerns. The alternative to armed guards is set to launch in […]

  • Cowboy Concerns

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    BIMCO plans to introduce an armed-guard contract as fears grow that scores of second-rate companies are jumping on the piracy bandwagon. Giles Noakes, BIMCO’s chief maritime-security officer, says the new […]

  • Under Insured

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    As more private security companies come under scrutiny there are concerns emerging about the level of insurance that many are carrying. It has been stressed that shipowners could face liability […]

  • Speculation Mounts

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    There continues to be confusion over the unarmed security guard rumoured to have been onboard the “MT Liquid Velvet” when pirates hijacked the chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden. […]

  • Guard Captured

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    GCaptain has been posing an interesting question, just who sends a ship to the waters off east Africa with a one-man, unarmed security force? Apparently the Greek owners of the […]

  • Welcome Move

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    The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) has welcomed the UK Flag stance on armed guards, as they believe it significant that shipowners will now be able to access […]

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