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Published on May 7, 2013 by jo.chuter   ·   No Comments Earlier this week HSwMS Carlskrona conducted a medical evacuation. A member of ships company of the Fort Victoria, had suffered urgent and severe abdominal pains. EU NAVFOR Warship HSWMS Carlskrona Conducts Medical Evacuation  Earlier this week HSwMS Carlskrona was contacted by the EU Naval Force …

Published on May 7, 2013 by jo.chuter   ·   No Comments During a port visit to Djibouti EU Naval Force Ship FS Nivose lead a Local Maritime Capacity Building (LMCB) training exercise with the Djiboutian coastguard. EU Naval Force Ship FS Nivose Conducts Training with the Djiboutian Coastguard During a port visit to Djibouti EU Naval …

Does anyone know of any good work on competition/conflict between the Army and the Navy in either the Civil War or the Spanish-American War? Most of the extant work on inter-service conflict treats it as a 20th century phenomenon, generated by the expansion of warfare into the third dimension, but it seems likely to me …

According to Danish Maritime Authority, from 13 May 2013, seafarers and shipowners are to apply digitally for certificates. This will make the application process easier. At the same time, user payment will be introduced for certificates of competency and certificates of qualification. Easy and fast digital application process The new digital application process will make …

China Shipping Container Lines Co. (2866), the country’s second-biggest shipping company, ordered the world’s biggest container ship, taking over the title from A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S. (MAERSKA) Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540) will build five vessels each capable of carrying 18,400 20-foot containers for $700 million for China Shipping, the Ulsan, South Korea-based company said in …

DNV has restructured its offshore classification rules for Mobile Offshore Units in order to improve transparency and enhance safety. “Our aim is to help the rig owner in the building process – to clearly show that the unit is constructed in compliance with reliability and safety standards. At the same time, yards can achieve improved …

Marine Armor System is a new division of a company specialized in architectural shielding with over 40 years experience, born to meet the navalsector’s needs on security matters, especially for those operating off-shore in high risk areas. Marine Armor System has developed a revolutionary system that provides a very effective non-lethal deterrence measure against pirate …

CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd representing 40 percent of the world container shipping industry have met to discuss the piracy threat towards international shipping. The meeting focused on piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and West Africa. The cooperation between CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd includes …

For PLAN followers, the past couple of months have brought some really interesting developments for PLAN amphibious warfare. The first Zubr was handed over from Ukraine to China on April 20th and the construction of the second one is well under way. The original contract called for 2 to be built in Ukraine and the …

Calls for U.S. intrusion in the Syrian civil war seem to grow louder each day, especially from people in positions of authority within the polity.  This talk of no fly zones, providing lethal aid to rebels, etc. must be realized for what it is – a call for a U.S.-sponsored regime change.  Policy outcomes must be measured against the complex …