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    Adapting to changing piracy patterns

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    Adapting to changing piracy patterns 11 Mar 2013 Maritime Security Officers need to be disciplined and able to work in high risk situations Three hundred ships were attacked by pirates in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private Maritime Security Companies and the Use of Force

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    Private Maritime Security Companies and the Use of Force Last year, a drafting group consisting of private security associations, flag states and maritime industry associations began working on the so-called 100… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    There’s no turning a cargo ship into a battle ship

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    There’s no turning a cargo ship into a battle ship 31 Jan 2013 SMS has created an alternative to standard citadels by modifying a shipping container to become a secure room… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Piracy: new rules on use of private maritime security companies

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    Piracy: new rules on use of private maritime security companies February 06 2013 Introduction Former legal framework New rules Comment Introduction On December 13 2012 the German Parliament approved new rules… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Have hired guns finally scuppered Somali pirates?

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    Have hired guns finally scuppered Somali pirates? By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent ABOARD RMS QUEEN MARY | Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:08am EST (Reuters) – Posted between septuagenarian passengers in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Anti-Piracy Turns Deadly for Innocent Fishermen

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    Anti-Piracy Turns Deadly for Innocent Fishermen Wednesday, 06 February 2013 18:17 Last month we wrote about the remarkable decline in piracy that has been achieved through a combination of private and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Employing Armed Guards in West Africa Can Be Dangerous

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    Employing Armed Guards in West Africa Can Be Dangerous February 7, 2013 By MI News Network Shipowners considering employing armed guards to protect their ships from pirate attacks in west Africa… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Winning the peace with Somali Piracy

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    Winning the peace with Somali Piracy News — By admin on January 30, 2013 at 3:03 PM Winning the peace with Somali Piracy by Helen Mitchell* The recent report from the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private security group assembles first private navy since East India Company to protect Indian Ocean shipping convoys from Somali pirates

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    Private security group assembles first private navy since East India Company to protect Indian Ocean shipping convoys from Somali pirates By Rob Davies PUBLISHED: 20:16 EST, 29 January 2013 | UPDATED:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Typhon Launches Private Maritime Security Service against Piracy

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    Typhon Launches Private Maritime Security Service against Piracy January 29, 2013 Typhon Maritime Security Service announced the launch of its first marine convoy escort service, designed to enable “ship operators to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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