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Private firm flouts UN embargo in Somalia
Private firm flouts UN embargo in Somalia February 26 2012 at 12:34pm By Ivor Powell INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS Saracen trainees in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia. The companys avowed mission in the area was to assist in training an … Continue reading
Maritime Private Security: Market responses to piracy, terrorism and waterborne security risks in the 21st century
Maritime Private Security: Market responses to piracy, terrorism and waterborne security risks in the 21st century (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History) [Hardcover] Patrick Cullen (Editor), Claude Berube (Editor) Publication Date: January 26, 2012 | ISBN-10: 0415688620 | ISBN-13: 978-0415688628 … Continue reading
Civilian Contractors at Sea
Foreign Policy Blogs Network February 20, 2012 Monday 3:43 AM EST Civilian Contractors at Sea Armed security . . . or pirate? Will it always be easy to tell? Over the course of the past decade, thousands of civilian contractors, … Continue reading
Shipboard Security Teams and the Rules of Engagement
Shipboard Security Teams and the Rules of Engagement By gCaptain Staff On February 17, 2012 By Captain Rich Madden February 15, 2012 will be a date many in the maritime security industry will remember for a long time. It was … Continue reading
Higher speeds, hired guns drive Somali piracy cost
Higher speeds, hired guns drive Somali piracy cost Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent Reuters February 8, 2012 LONDON (Reuters) – Somali piracy in the Indian Ocean costs the global economy some $7 billion a year, a study said on Wednesday, … Continue reading
Somali pirates spawn lucrative security trade
February 8, 2012 5:28 pm Somali pirates spawn lucrative security trade By Katrina Manson in Nairobi and Robert Wright in London Somali pirates collected an estimated $160m in ransoms last year. But they are not the only ones making money. … Continue reading
Ship Guards Use Live Weapons in Drills, Vetting Company Says
Bloomberg Ship Guards Use Live Weapons in Drills, Vetting Company Says February 07, 2012, 6:51 AM EST By Isaac Arnsdorf Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) — Most armed guards on ships are not following safety regulations with breaches including firing live ammunition … Continue reading
PH to allow private security guards on ships as anti-piracy measure
PH to allow private security guards on ships as anti-piracy measure By Jerry E. Esplanada Philippine Daily Inquirer 4:05 pm | Monday, January 30th, 2012 MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines has given Manila-flagged merchant vessels the go-ahead to deploy private security groups … Continue reading
You’re nicked: Arrest on the high seas
You’re nicked: Arrest on the high seas by James Brown- 18 January 2012 2:25PM Co-authored by Simon Palombi, an intern in the International Security Program. The UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee last week released a report discussing the UK response to … Continue reading
ISS Launches Anti-Piracy Solution
ISS Launches Anti-Piracy Solution press release Monday, January 23, 2012, 9:22 AM Inchcape Shipping Services launches state-of-the-art anti-piracy solution. Cost effective armour protection provides unrivalled countermeasures to safeguard vessel and crew welfare. Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a maritime services provider, and … Continue reading