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• New gas analyzer improves test container and port security

    Instrumentation specialist Quantitech has announced its new portable FTIR gas analyser has dramatically improved the testing of cargo containers at ports and airports. Read at New gas analyser enhances container testing and port security

• Frigate to focus on militant attitude of Yemen

    A Canadian frigate patrolling the Gulf of Aden on a NATO counter-piracy mission will shift its focus to counter-terrorism at the end of February amid increased global concern over the movement of Somalian extremists into nearby Yemen. HMCS Fredericton will be put under the command of an Australian warship leading

• SName hold meetings in Providence, RI

     (soundings) The Society of Naval Architects and Engineers will host its 2009 annual meeting and expo Oct. 21-23 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence.  READ MORE

• Canada Boat migrants wanted on terror charges

     (AFP) One of 76 migrants arrested on a rusted ship off Canada’s Pacific Coast is wanted in Sri Lanka on terror charges, a source close to the investigation said Thursday.  Source

• SNAME prepares annual meeting

     (soundings)  The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers is offering on-site registration and free expo-only attendance information for its annual meeting, scheduled for Oct. 21-23 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, R.I.  Source

• Free anti-piracy consulting now available

    The Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC), a UK based, non-profit counter-piracy organisation, is to offer its ship support service free to ships in need. This is the first time such an extensive counter-piracy consultation service has been available without cost… Read at Free anti-piracy advice now available

• NATO launches new anti-piracy strategy in the Horn of Africa

    NATO has launched a new anti-piracy strategy off the Horn of Africa, called Operation Ocean Shield. It’s adopting a “more comprehensive approach” to counter-piracy efforts. “While at-sea counter-piracy operations will continue to be the focus, a new element of regional state counter-piracy capacity building has been developed for Operation Ocean Shield. NATO’s

• Middle East: Regional navigation on the road to recovery

    The Middle East’s maritime sector is poised to ride the wave of recovery that is sweeping across the region, an official has said. “The rebound in regional economies is spurring shipping activity, reclamation and waterfront constructions, increased import and export, new build orders, dry and wet repairs and conversion of

• EU NAVFOR Stops Suspected Pirates Again

     (marinelink)  Late afternoon of Sunday 20th of September, a Bulk Carrier reported an approach of a skiff while in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor in the Gulf of Aden. On board of the Bulk Carrier a unit of the Yemeni Navy was embarked. On sighting of these military personnel the skiff abandoned the

• Israel in NATO Mediterranean patrols

    The Israeli navy will join a NATO force patrolling the Mediterranean Sea as part of the “global war on terror,” a military spokesman said on Tuesday. The spokesman confirmed a report by the Maariv newspaper which said the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation headquarters last week approved the Israeli Navy’s inclusion in Operation

• HMCS Fredericton renders assistance Freed container ship, MV Kota Wajar, off the coast of Somalia

    Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton rendered assistance to the Motor Vessel (MV) KOTA WAJAR off the Somali coast this afternoon after almost two and a half months captive by Somali pirates. At 1:13 p.m. local time (5:13 a.m

• Eye on the Navy

     (marinelink) On Jan. 1, 2010, the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) patrols the Gulf of Aden in support of counter-piracy operations.  Source

• Ships warned of stricter rules to combat pollution

    SHIPS and vessels arriving at Shanghai ports will be subject to tighter checks and face tougher fines if they break a revised national regulation on the prevention and control of marine pollution. Shanghai maritime supervisors will also be given more powers over marine pollution when the regulation comes into force

• Baoshan Steel delivers more than 1 million tons of products

    It is reported that Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd the listed unit of Baosteel Group reported that it fulfilled an all time high supply contract of 1.064 million tonnes products to the nation major projects last year. The company won to provide steel products for more than 160 projects

• Marintec China 2009 to 40% larger and attracts 20% more visitors to celebrate its 30th Anniversary

    Marintec China 2009, organised by UBM Asia, a subsidiary of United Business Media, and the Shanghai Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, was held from 1 – 4 December 2009 in Shanghai, for its 15th edition, 30th anniversary. The 4-day exhibition and conference were unveiled together by the honourable