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Wednesday, July 17, 2019
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Shipping News

Seeking to Avoid Escalation, Ships Deploy Unarmed Guards to Navigate Gulf

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 17 (Reuters) – Shipping companies are hiring unarmed security guards for voyages through the Middle East Gulf as an extra

July 17, 2019
Total Views: 50

Friday, July 12, 2019
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Shipping News

Commercial Ships Urged Not to Use Private Armed Guards in Persian Gulf

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – Shipping companies sailing through the Middle East Gulf are being urged to avoid having private armed

July 12, 2019
Total Views: 175

Friday, April 19, 2019
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Interesting

Nigeria Arrests Maritime Security Team Over Firearms Possession – Update

The Nigerian Navy has arrested nine people including one American for possession of firearms in what the Navy claimed was Nigerian waters. The suspects were

April 19, 2019
Total Views: 242

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Protecting Maritime Personnel – Developments in Modern Body Armor
Press Releases

Protecting Maritime Personnel – Developments in Modern Body Armor

PRESS RELEASE – (Safeguard Armor) – The Maritime field is changing fast under the threats of piracy, international terrorist and random attacks on

March 7, 2018
Total Views: 96

Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Sri Lanka Scraps Firm’s Floating Armory Deals Amid Scandal
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: 179

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
News

Indonesia Takes an Enlightened Approach to Maritime Security

More countries around the world should strengthen their approach to maritime security and follow in the steps of Indonesia, who this month will launch a new

December 10, 2014
Total Views: 9

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: 39

Friday, July 11, 2014
MV Seaman Guard Ohio
News

India Drops Charges Against Advanfort Private Security Crew

A High Court in India has dropped charges against the crew and guards from a US-based private security ship 8 months after the legal battle

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 24

Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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News

SAMI Responds to Harsh Accusations from AdvanFort

AdvanFort, the US-based maritime security firm owned by Palestinian businessman Samir Farajallah and run by his son Ahmed, withdrew today from the Security

April 2, 2014
Total Views: 73

Wednesday, March 26, 2014
MV Seaman Guard Ohio
News

India Releases Crew of AdvanFort Security Ship on Bail

6 months after being detained (captured) by Indian authorities, maritime security contractors from the Seaman Guard Ohio have been released on bail according

March 26, 2014
Total Views: 20

Friday, October 25, 2013
MV Seaman Guard Ohio
News

Sierra Leone Files Official Protest Against India’s Illegal Detainment of Vessel Crew

In protest against the Indian government’s detainment of 33 sailors from the AdvanFort-chartered maritime security vessel Seaman Guard OHIO, the Sierra

October 25, 2013
Total Views: 141

Monday, October 21, 2013
MV Seaman Guard Ohio
Incidents

Document Contradicts Indian Government’s Claim Over Ship Arrest

As the media responds to the recent arrest of the vessel MV SEAMAN GUARD OHIO, the predominant headlines report that the armed vessel violated Indian

October 21, 2013
Total Views: 35

Thursday, August 15, 2013
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News

AdvanFort Hires ARG to Provide Specialized Maritime Firearms Training

AdvanFort, a US-based private maritime security company announced today that in an effort to maintain the highest operational standards from its guards,

August 15, 2013
Total Views: 16

Thursday, August 8, 2013
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Press Releases

AdvanFort Names Axel Tuetken Global VP Sales and Business Development

Washington, D.C., August 8, 2013—The AdvanFort Company today announced that Axel Tuetken, its business development director for Northern Europe, has been

August 8, 2013
Total Views: 14

Thursday, August 1, 2013
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News

AdvanFort President Will Watson Addresses Criticism From the Maritime Security Industry

The world of private maritime security has utterly exploded in recent years following the rise of Somali piracy, and now the huge increase in attacks in the

August 1, 2013
Total Views: 21

Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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News

AdvanFort Addresses Judgement Stemming from 2011 Firearms Purchase

In 2011, Virginia-based maritime security firm AdvanFort needed to some rifles to undertake counter-piracy missions in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.

July 31, 2013
Total Views: 46

Wednesday, July 10, 2013
maritime security
News

A Primer on Maritime Security – Perception or Reality?

By Rene Toomse, CEO of Aburgus Maritime Security is not a rocket science.  To conduct the actual work one just needs a number of trustworthy men, some money

July 10, 2013
Total Views: 306

Monday, June 10, 2013
Piracy Trial
Piracy

Piracy – Ship Security Team On Trial For Murder

(Reuters) The thud of bullets smacking into his wooden fishing boat jolted captain John Freddy out of his afternoon nap. He saw one of his crew slumped dead

June 10, 2013
Total Views: 73

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: 75

Monday, April 8, 2013
Egyptian Authorities Release Private Security Ship
Piracy

Egyptian Authorities Release Private Security Ship

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities released a ship loaded with heavy weapons and its crew three days after they were seized for entering Egyptian

April 8, 2013
Total Views: 11
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