Security – Page 8

  • George Ward is head of Cyber defence and education at the eMaritime Group
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    How your commercial vessel could already have been cyber-attacked

    2017-04-18T12:13:00Z

    According to George Ward at eMaritime Group, part of UK maritime training provider ECDIS Limited, you have been either hacked... or just didn’t know you have been hacked.

  • Ferretti 15m patrol boat FSD150
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    Fincantieri and Ferretti announce a cooperation agreement

    2017-02-24T07:43:00Z

    Two major Italian maritime boatbuilders have announced that they have reached a cooperation agreement with the goal of developing commercial and industrial synergies between the two companies.

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    First cyber security notation

    2017-02-22T17:21:00Z

    US-headquartered classification society ABS has issued its first notation for the ‘ABS Guide for Cybersecurity Implementation for the Marine and Offshore Industries’.

  • Video surveillance capabilities are helping to limit delays and keep transportation hubs like ports safe and operating efficiently
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    Flexible storage for video surveillance data

    2017-02-21T10:48:00Z

    According to Wayne Arvidson, vice president, Intelligence, Surveillance and Security solutions at scale-out storage company Quantum, recent developments in camera technologies mean increased data storage requirements.

  • GOST Watch HD XVR
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    GOST launch

    2017-02-21T10:26:00Z

    US-headquartered Global Ocean Security Technologies (GOST) a manufacturer of marine security, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems, launched the new GOST Watch HD XVR at the recent Miami Boat Show.

  • Dignitaries arrive for the opening of Cuxhaven Maritime Safety and Security Centre
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    Cuxhaven Maritime Safety and Security Centre

    2017-02-13T17:18:00Z

    On February 9, 2017, the official opening of Germany’s Cuxhaven Maritime Safety and Security Centre took place in the presence of Federal Minister Alexander Dobrindt, MdB, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.

  • Operation Ocean Shield officially ends on 15th December 2016
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    NATO ends Indian Ocean counter piracy mission

    2016-11-29T11:38:00Z

    NATO has formally ended its counter-piracy mission off Somalia after a fall in attacks and in order to move its resources to pay closer attention to Russia in the Black Sea and people smugglers in the Mediterranean.

  • There was a recent decommissioning ceremony for the outgoing vessels
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    Defence fleet renewal

    2016-11-18T12:03:00Z

    The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has awarded Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group a contract for two new Stan Patrol 4207 vessels.

  • The class prototype hull is reaching the fit-out stage
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    60 knot interceptor

    2016-11-18T10:06:00Z

    Irish boatbuilder Safehaven Marine is currently developing a newer, larger and faster version of its Barracuda range of naval and military interceptors.

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    Unobtrusive satellite tracker unit

    2016-11-16T14:45:00Z

    Ireland-headquartered Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. has launched a new satellite tracker unit called STINGR into the EMEA market at Intermodal Europe 2016 in Rotterdam.

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    TMG tackling changing threats

    2016-08-17T17:03:00Z

    A former British First Sea Lord has backed The Maritime Group International’s (TMG) new security drive to meet rapidly changing threats worldwide.

  • Ares Shipyard's Hercules 75
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    Hercules sea trials

    2016-08-17T09:53:00Z

    The latest of an order of fast patrol boats for Qatar has been undergoing seatrials. The Hercules 75 has been built to a design by BMT Nigel Gee, using Gurit composites, by Ares Shipyard in Turkey.

  • Al-Qaeda’s suicide-ramming of the USS Cole in October 2000 killed 17 US sailors and injured 39
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    Suicide rammings off Europe’s coasts: A viable threat?

    2016-08-10T11:00:00Z

    According to Allan & Associates, a Hong Kong-headquartered security risk management consultancy, the maritime dimension is often overlooked when assessing the risk of Islamist extremism in southern Europe.

  • SMM 2014, opening MS&D, Frank-Martin Heise, former chief of waterway police Hamburg
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    MS&D: Strategies for Maritime Security at SMM

    2016-07-05T16:13:00Z

    The responsibilities of navies and coast guards are becoming more complex and demanding. At MS&D, the International Conference on Maritime Security and Defence held in conjunction with SMM, high ranking experts will discuss current trends and future challenges.

  • When completed, the ‘BHO2M’ will undertake hydrographic and oceanographic missions
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    Piriou built oceanographic vessel

    2016-07-04T15:00:00Z

    The Moroccan Royal Navy (MRN) has entrusted French boatbuilder Piriou with the vessel design and build of its new 72m hydro-oceanographic and multi-missions vessel.

  • 20m GRP Archer Class P2000 patrol vessel
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    Retrofit air intake system

    2016-06-08T10:48:00Z

    Veotec ltd, a UK-based air intake specialist, has supplied the UK’s Royal Navy with specially designed filtration equipment for its fleet of 20m GRP Archer Class P2000 patrol vessels.

  • The idea behind these vessels is to create a basic platform that can assist in a variety of tasks
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    New Damen MRAV range

    2016-06-08T10:29:00Z

    Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group has announced the introduction of a new range of Multi-Role Auxiliary Vessels (MRAV), during the recent Oceanographic Survey Vessel Conference in London

  • Part of the Dryad WxConnect key facts booklet
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    Dryad diversifies into weather forecasting

    2016-05-31T16:17:00Z

    Dryad Maritime, which is probably best known as a private security anti-piracy consultancy for shipping has released WxConnect, a new scalable, managed weather forecasting service for ships and fleets. The launch of the service comes as latest figures from the International Union of Marine Insurance show that losses due to ...

  • Maritime security must be achieved through the cooperative efforts of national agencies, such as navies, border patrols, customs and coast guards, then sharing information between partner nations (Photo: Europol)
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    Baltic maritime security

    2016-05-17T16:30:00Z

    Baltic Sea nations are cooperating more than ever to ensure safety, security and sovereignty, but it is a complex environment, with threats seen and unseen on, over and under the sea.

  • The four patrol boats were fitted out at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and delivered to Nigeria as a single batch at the beginning of April 2016
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    More Stan Patrols for Nigeria

    2016-05-16T15:36:00Z

    Following successful sea-trials, C&I Leasing Plc, a leading player in the Nigerian offshore support vessel market, has taken delivery of four SPa 1605 ballistic protected security patrol vessels from Netherlands-headquartered Damen.