Industry Sector
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German Addition
The German frigate ‘Niedersachsen’ has joined the European Union’s counter-piracy naval force operating in the Indian Ocean. It is equipped with extensive self defence and has two Sea Lynx MK-88 […]
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Grudge Match
Ecoterra International has stated that the level of violence being used by pirates has drastically escalated. There are many potential reasons for this, but one very interesting theory has stated that the increased […]
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Shifted Offshore
Pirates have reportedly moved the captive Danish family onto a ship off the Somali coast and have threatened to kill them if further attempts are made to free them. The […]
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Small Security Matters
When considering maritime security matters it is all too often the “big” problems which grab the limelight. Increasingly though security authorities are having to look closer to home – not […]
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India Invests in Maritime Security
India’s commitment to the long term development of its naval forces is reflected in the world’s largest democracy having reached another milestone: according to the Swedish think tank Stockholm International […]
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Command And Control
The newly installed head of U.S. Africa Command, Gen. Carter F. Ham has made his first visit to Djibouti, meeting with key military leaders and the U.S. ambassador. Ham, is looking […]
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Somali Scaremongering
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has warned the UN Security Council that the piracy epidemic centered on his struggling nation could all too easily feed into terrorist activities. “It will […]
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Shipowners Slammed
Discussions at the UN Security Council have centered on the observation that shipowners need to do more to secure the release of captives. “The primary responsibility for the release of hostages […]
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Major Breakthrough
The Indian Navy has arrested a hoard of heavily armed pirates aboard a pirate mothership and rescued a number of seafarers onboard the vessel, about 600 nautical miles west of […]
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Media Mischief
The governments of Egypt and Dubai have issued complaints to the Indian authorities over the excessive media coverage given to relatives of Indian seafarers currently being held by Somali pirates. According to the complaints, the […]
