Private Security
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Port State
Ports in piracy-threatened regions must make clear how they will accommodate armed guards and issue transparent guidelines to shipowners and operators, Dom Mee, president of Protection Vessels International, has warned. […]
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On Patrol
The market in anti-piracy patrol vessels is hotting up, and one such ship has even caught the eye of Wired magazine. “Indian Ocean Explorer 2” started life as a drab […]
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STCW Stance
The UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has announced their stance with regards to maritime security operatives (guards) and STCW Basic Safety Training Courses. The MCA policy for sea-going security guards is […]
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Armed Quarter
The Norwegian Shipowners Association has confirmed that since the formalisation on the use of armed guards on Norwegian-owned merchant vessels was formalised on July 1st, the growing threat of piracy […]
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Military Protection
Dutch shipowners are not to get private security to protect their vessels against pirates but leave their protection to the government, a special committee has concluded. The proposal has angered the […]
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Going Grey
GreySide Group, a Maritime Security, Anti-Piracy, and Strategic Risk Management and Security company, has been selected by Niederelbe Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (NSB) as the exclusive provider of armed […]
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Use of Force
There are many who believe that having armed guards onboard can pose risk of an escalation of violence, but does this tell the whole story? Speaking in Lloyd’s List, Paul […]
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In Favour
A leading Danish ship owner has claimed that as many as 60% to 80% of ship owners are in favour of arming their vessels even though the cost can be […]
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Fire Fight
Israeli security personnel opened fire on pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia on Monday night and thwarted their attempt to hijack the vessel. Eye-witness reports said […]
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Business Booms
With the “boom” in the private maritime security sector there are some notable success stories. According to reports in Lloyd’s List, Protection Vessels International (PVI) is experiencing rapid growth and […]
