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Apr. 1, 2014
Regional seminar stresses port security to reduce stowaways
Port facilities need to further strengthen their capacities for surveillance and access control, in order to reduce the incidence of stowaways, participants at a regional seminar on stowaways in West and Central Africa agreed.
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Mar. 28, 2014
DOUBLE PIRACY SCARE
Two tankers have been targeted by suspected pirates in as many days off the coast of Somalia, it has emerged.
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Mar. 26, 2014
IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee meets for 66th session
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 66th session from 31 March to 4 April 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London.
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Mar. 20, 2014
M/V Mermaid banned
On 14th March 2014 the M/V "MERMAID" with IMO number 8504181 has been banned.
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Mar. 20, 2014
3D VISUAL RECONSTRUCTS TOKYO CARGO SHIP COLLISION
Marine technology provider SRT Marine Technology has developed a 3D visual to assist with understanding the cargo ship collision just outside Tokyo Bay in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
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Mar. 18, 2014
European Union pledges €1.2 million to support maritime administrations in Western and Central Africa
The European Union is funding a €1.2 million grant contract, signed between IMO and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) to support training and capacity-building activities aimed at enhancing flag State implementation and port State control in Western and Central Africa, with a view to upgrading the region’s maritime administrations and preparing its States for the mandatory IMO audit scheme.
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Mar. 14, 2014
THREE ROBBERIES IN THE MALACCA STRAITS COULD BE LINKED TO THE SAME GROUP
Three separate incidents since the beginning of March this year in the Straits of Malacca are probably the work of the same group of robbers, according to a report from Singapore-based piracy and robbery information group Recaap.
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Mar. 12, 2014
New National Plan ensures effective response to maritime emergencies
Australian industry, state and federal governments have endorsed a new National Plan for Maritime Environmental Emergencies.
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Mar. 12, 2014
Equipment upgrade to bring enhanced oil spill reponse to the Black Sea
The capacity of EMSA's contracted vessel in Varna, Bulgaria, is now better equipped to handle potential oil spills.
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Mar. 10, 2014
SHIPPING ASSOCIATIONS SLAM SUEZ CANAL TOLL HIKES
The Round Table of international shipping associations has protested against the third consecutive annual increases in Suez Canal tolls, saying carriers are “dismayed” by steep hikes with a short notice period.
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