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    Shooting to Kill Pirates Risks Blackwater Moment

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    Shooting to Kill Pirates Risks Blackwater Moment By Michelle Wiese Bockmann and Alan Katz – May 8, 2012 7:31 PM ET Play Private Security Guards Shoot at Somali Pirates At first… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    BIMCO – ISO join forces to establish PMSC standards

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    08 May 12 – 14:48 BIMCO – ISO join forces to establish PMSC standards ISO standard will be available in 2012 as a Publicly Available Specification In a joint submission to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Maersk Gains From U.S. Military’s $11.5 Billion War Shipments

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    Bloomberg Government (bgov.com) April 26, 2012 Maersk Gains From U.S. Military’s $11.5 Billion War Shipments By Brendan McGarry The Alliance St. Louis docked at the Port of Beaumont in Texas this… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Nexus Consulting Calls for Industry Association to Investigate Viral Video

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    Press Releases Nexus Consulting Calls for Industry Association to Investigate Viral Video Friday, April 20, 2012 Video of anti-piracy security team firing on skiff deserves deeper investigation. Arlington, VA (PRWEB) April… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    I4S video: SAMI reports good start to accreditation programme

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    I4S video: SAMI reports good start to accreditation programme 10 Apr 12 Several companies have now passed the initial stages of SAMI’s international private maritime security company (PMSC) accreditation programme. By… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Using Guards to Hunt Pirates: Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws

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    04/13/2012 Using Guards to Hunt Pirates Germany May Loosen Shipping Laws By Simone Utler AFP Using private security firms to protect ships from Somali pirates has long been a legal gray… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker

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    How to Pirate Proof Your Tanker Amazing photos from the most dangerous waterway on Earth. BY AMNON GUTMAN | APRIL 12, 2012 Amnon Gutman 1 / 16 A shocking rise in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal?

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    Laws and guns Armed guards on ships deter pirates. But who says they are legal? Apr 14th 2012 | from the print edition PRIVATE security teams patrol the decks of around… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private security to fight pirates?

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    Private security to fight pirates? 12 April 2012 – 08:19 By Shaun Ryan There is a possibility that foreign security companies could be brought into South Africa to protect merchant ships… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Blackbeard Meets Blackwater: An Analysis of International Conventions that Address Piracy and the Use of Private Security Companies to Protect the Shipping Industry

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    American University International Law Review 2010 25 Am. U. Int’l L. Rev. 283 Symposium: Russia and the Rule of Law: New Opportunities in Domestic and International Affiars: Comment: Blackbeard Meets Blackwater:… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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