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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Sri Lanka Scraps Firm’s Floating Armory Deals Amid Scandal
Maritime News

Sri Lanka Scraps Firm’s Floating Armory Deals Amid Scandal

By Shihar Aneez COLOMBO, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Maitripala Sirisena on Wednesday revoked all deals by a private security firm related to

November 11, 2015
Total Views: 151

Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Maritime Security Firms Adapt to Changes in Piracy, Stiff Competition
News

Maritime Security Firms Adapt to Changes in Piracy, Stiff Competition

Cash-strapped maritime security firms are being forced to use fewer costly elite guards and to diversify into other businesses such as cyber security, as a

December 3, 2014
Total Views: 31

Thursday, February 20, 2014
Drugs Found On Maersk Alabama Where Security Contractors Died
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Drugs Found On Maersk Alabama Where Security Contractors Died

An investigation into the deaths of two American security contractors by the Seychelles Police has confirmed the presence of drugs and paraphernalia in the

February 20, 2014
Total Views: 240

Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Private Security Contractors Found Dead Aboard Maersk Alabama
Maritime News

Private Security Contractors Found Dead Aboard Maersk Alabama

Trident Group President Tom Rothrauff confirmed today in a phone call that two of his contractors have died on board one of his client's

February 19, 2014
Total Views: 200

Monday, February 10, 2014
Shipping Industry Looking Forward to ISO Standard for Private Security Providers
Piracy

Shipping Industry Looking Forward to ISO Standard for Private Security Providers

Over the coming weeks, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) will be accrediting the first certification bodies. These companies are then able to

February 10, 2014
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, December 3, 2013
France To Allow Private Security On Shipping Fleet
Piracy

France To Allow Private Security On Shipping Fleet

France will allow private security forces to protect its shipping fleet against the threat of piracy with armed guards, the French government said on

December 3, 2013
Total Views: 13

Monday, December 2, 2013
Piracy Threat Spurs Japan to Ease Samurai-Era Gun Ban on Ships
Piracy

Piracy Threat Spurs Japan to Ease Samurai-Era Gun Ban on Ships

Pirates wielding rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s have prompted Japan to ease a samurai-era ban on civilians carrying guns, allowing guards on locally

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 55

Sunday, October 13, 2013
India Seizes AdvanFort Private Security Vessel
Piracy

India Seizes AdvanFort Private Security Vessel

India has detained an armed ship operated by a U.S. maritime security company and the 35 people on board for failing to produce papers authorizing it to carry

October 13, 2013
Total Views: 39

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
AdvanFort President: Pay for Security, Not Ransoms
Piracy

AdvanFort President: Pay for Security, Not Ransoms

The revelation this week that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates paid them $2.6 million in ransom is yet another

May 15, 2013
Total Views: 9

Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Private Maritime Security Companies and the Search for Lessons Learned

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Private Maritime Security Companies and the Search for Lessons Learned

Recent controversy over Spain's impounding of a seemingly fortress-like vessel owned by a former British navy officer offers a window into some of the

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 60

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
New Pilot Program Hopes to Provide Some Clarity to Private Maritime Security

New Pilot Program Hopes to Provide Some Clarity to Private Maritime Security

MSS Global, as an accredited certification body recognized by the private security industry, has selected the first two Private Maritime Security Companies

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 12

Sunday, February 10, 2013
Have Hired Guns Finally Scuppered Somali Pirates?
Interesting

Have Hired Guns Finally Scuppered Somali Pirates?

By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent ABOARD RMS QUEEN MARY 2 (Reuters) – Posted between septuagenarian passengers in deck chairs, lookouts stand

February 10, 2013
Total Views: 19

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Typhon is Not a Private Navy
Blog

Typhon is Not a Private Navy

By John A C Cartner, Special to Piracy Daily Navy sounds sexy. Private navy sounds ultra-sexy. Typhon says it has one. Typhon does not. A private vessel

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 278

Monday, January 7, 2013
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Interesting

Millionaire’s Private Navy Ready to Take on Somali Pirates

A new British private navy will soon begin plying the Indian Ocean to help support the fight against Somali pirates. The UK’s Sunday Times reported

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 319

Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Piracy’s Private Security Boom Needs Regulation, Think Tank Says
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Piracy’s Private Security Boom Needs Regulation, Think Tank Says

LONDON–The growing use of private security firms to protect ships from pirates in the Indian Ocean is throwing up new risks for ships navigating those

September 12, 2012
Total Views: 157

Monday, August 6, 2012
Piracy

Challenges Facing the U.S. Private Maritime Security Industry

Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA), a Marine combat veteran and member for the House Armed Services Committee, met with senior executives at Skye Maritime, an up

August 6, 2012
Total Views: 2
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