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Tag Archives: Piracy
Antipiracy bill drafted to let private armed guards defend ships
Antipiracy bill drafted to let private armed guards defend ships Kyodo Feb 4, 2013 The government will submit an antipiracy bill to the Diet that would allow foreign security contractors aboard… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Winning the peace with Somali Piracy
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
Private security group assembles first private navy since East India Company to protect Indian Ocean shipping convoys from Somali pirates
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
Typhon Launches Private Maritime Security Service against Piracy
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
This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas
This Tech Entrepreneur Is About to Launch the Blackwater of the High Seas By Spencer Ackerman 01.23.13 6:30 AM Anthony Sharp of Typhon, a new private security firm, wants to escort… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Recruits wanted in piracy war
The National December 8, 2012 Saturday Recruits wanted in piracy war Ramola Talwar Badam DUBAI // A global regulatory body wants more of the region’s maritime security agencies to become members… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Sri Lanka provides anti piracy protection: report
Lanka Business Report January 21, 2013 Monday Sri Lanka provides anti piracy protection: report DATELINE: Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Jan. 21 — Sri Lanka’s southern port of Galle has become a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
How the world’s navies ignored the plight of a hijacked ship for nearly three years
How the world’s navies ignored the plight of a hijacked ship for nearly three years By Colin Freeman World Last updated: December 27th, 2012 How’s this for a seasonal tale to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Maritime Security off Somalia and in the Indian Ocean.
… Drop in piracy assessed as due to four factors: 100% success rate of the Private Military Security Contractors’ (PMSCs) armed guards onboard vessels; Ship hardening and evasive action by adherence… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Lawfare and NGO Maritime Actors
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 Lawfare and NGO Maritime Actors … And that is the key point here – Lawfare is going to be a fact of life for legitimate maritime… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading