Tag: somali piracy

  • Why be a pirate?

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    What are the key piracy drivers? Why be a pirate? Understanding motivations for piracy Zamzam Tatu, M&C Saatchi World Services, Kenya Following primary research recently conducted at Montagne Posse Prison, Seychelles, […]

  • On the trail of the ghost ships

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    On the trail of the ghost ships Timothy Compston discovers that more and more ships are turning off their AIS (Automatic Identification System) or even switching their identities completely to […]

  • Looking Beyond Maritime Security

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    Economic stability and sustainable development can be driven by an integrated approach to the maritime sector, including ports, maritime security and facilitation of maritime traffic. Looking Beyond Maritime Security Joined-up […]

  • End Piracy in the Gulf of Aden

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    Could the US Navy’s littoral combat ships lend a hand? End Piracy in the Gulf of Aden By Rear Admiral Terry McKnight, US Navy (Retired) Steaming off the coast of […]

  • Control Risks issues piracy warning

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    More Raids Expected as Weather Improves  Security Consultants Warn Container and Cargo Ships of Increased Pirate Activity off Somalia Security analysts and consultants group Control Risks has reported that 17 incidents of […]

  • Another CMF drug haul

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    Another large drug haul for the CMF. HMAS Arunta Intercepts 260kg of heroin HMAS Arunta has completed a third significant narcotics interdiction after seizing 260kg of heroin in the Indian Ocean, […]

  • IOR Cold War?

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    Great power competition between the US, India, Japan and Australia on one side, and China on the other, is raising the strategic stakes in the maritime area New Cold War […]

  • German aircrew heads home

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    Successful deployment for German MPA. German marine mission to depart after three months on anti-piracy patrol Before EU NAVFOR’s German P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) and its detachment […]

  • CMF Statement on attacks

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    Combined Maritime Forces to increase naval presence. Statement to Industry Recent attacks against merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Bab-el-Mandeb have highlighted that there are still risks associated […]

  • Ship attack concerns

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    Maritime security executives point to Middle East tensions and a hijacked dhow currently at large. Attacks on Prime Marine and Navig8 tankers raise concerns The latest attacks against tankers raise […]

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