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Mar. 5, 2015
Three-quarters Of All Piracy Attacks Happen In Southeast Asia, So Why Is The Local Watchdog Downplaying The Situation?
The threat of piracy in Southeast Asian waters is not as worrisome as it appears to be, a locally headquartered anti-piracy watchdog says, but shipowner organisations such as BIMCO disagree.
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Mar. 3, 2015
Shipping Contributes $164bn To European Economy, Says ECSA
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations has released the results of a recent update of an Oxford Economics study on the economic value of the EU shipping industry which highlights the industry’s contribution to the Eu economy based on new data.
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Feb. 26, 2015
NIGERIAN PIRATES FREE THREE VLCC HOSTAGES
Three seafarers held hostage by a criminal gang in Nigeria after being kidnapped from a very large crude carrier have been released by their captors, according to a statement from operator Aeolos Management.
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Feb. 16, 2015
PIRATES PLANT BOMB ON TANKER
A homemade bomb was left on the Thai product tanker captured by pirates on Friday.
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Feb. 5, 2015
Updated disposal options for unwanted beacons
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is urging owners of emergency beacons to dispose of their unwanted beacons correctly.
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Jan. 31, 2015
AMSA bans vessel from Australian ports for 12 months
For the first time, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a vessel from entering or using any port in Australia for 12 months.
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Jan. 30, 2015
FINAL RULE ON VESSEL REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTICES OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE AND AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL REGISTER
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard Friday announced the publication of the final rule on Vessel Requirements for Notices of Arrival and Departure and Automatic Identification Systems.
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Jan. 30, 2015
2015 WILL LIKELY SEE FURTHER INCREASES IN MARITIME CASUALTIES
Shipping safety remains an ever present issue at the start of 2015 as industry regulators make louder calls to investigate a range of incident types and improve safety standards.
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Jan. 29, 2015
M/V Jana refused access to Paris MoU region
The above named vessel was detained in CONSTANTA on 19-01-2015.
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Jan. 29, 2015
M/V Mamo refused access to Paris MoU region
The above named vessel which was detained in MALAGA (Spain) on November 25, 2014 was permitted to sail on a single voyage to the port of ALEXANDRIA (Egypt) on December 18, 2014 for rectifying the deficiencles (ETA Alexandria 28/12/2014).
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