Maritime Security Jobs – June 21, 2010

Please find below the latest maritime security job postings from our partner site MaritimeSecurityJobs.com. If you are interested in posting a job vacancy please contact us.

McMunn Associates, Inc. is seeking a Maritime Intelligence Analyst, Piracy & Smuggling. This is a full time, FLSA exempt position at the National Maritime Intelligence Center, Suitland, MD. The analyst [...]

MARITIME SECURITY – Varied Actions Taken to Enhance Cruise Ship Security

Cruise ships are the single largest passenger conveyances in the world, with one ship currently in service that can carry more than 8,500 passengers and crew. The Coast Guard considers cruise ships to be highly attractive targets to terrorists, and according to a 2008 RAND Corporation report, cruise ships can represent high-prestige symbolic targets for [...]

Vessel Security and Maritime Insurance

By Roger L. Tomberlin
Today, the international community fails to realize that sea piracy still has not been eliminated.  Not only has piracy never been eradicated, but the number of pirate and terrorist attacks on ships has tripled in the past decade alone elevating piracy to its highest level in history.  Contrary to the stereotype, intelligence [...]

Maritime Security Jobs – June 13, 2010

Please find below the latest maritime security job postings from our partner site MaritimeSecurityJobs.com. If you are interested in posting a job vacancy please contact us.

DynCorp International LLC is seeking a Maritime Security Instructor.The Instructor will coordinate and provide police tactical training, specialize consultation, senior executive crisis management seminars, knowledge and skills-based disciplines necessary for [...]

Maritime Security Challenges Conference 2010

Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) is pleased to announce the Maritime Security Challenges Conference 2010 from April, 26 to 29 , 2010 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. This conference is a continuation of the highly successful Maritime Security Challenges Conference series.

Suppressing Maritime Piracy: Exploring the Options in International Law

Colorado based One Earth Future (OEF) Foundation recently released its workshop report on “Suppressing Maritime Piracy: Exploring the Options in International Law”.  The report captures the discussions and recommendations of a distinguished group of international law and governance professors, legal experts, and judges who met in Washington D.C. for a workshop convened through the efforts [...]

Updates: More information about seized Iranian arms ships

The Israeli Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center recently released more information about Iran’s efforts to strengthen Shi’ite terrorist groups in Lebanon (Hezbollah) and Yemen (Houthi Shi’ite).
On October 26, 2009, Yemen announced that it seized an Iranian ship named Mahan-1loaded with mostly anti-tank weaponry destined for the Houthi Shi’ite terrorist group. The Mahan-1 had set sail [...]

Israel Navy Intercepts Iranian Weapons en route to Hezbollah

On November 3, 2009, the Israeli Navy intercepted the 459 feet (140 meter) freighter Francop near Cyprus. According to Israeli officials, the Antiguan flag vessel as carrying hundreds of tons of arms sent by Iran destined for Syria and Hezbollah. Weapons found inside containers owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines Group (IRISL) [...]

Maritime Security Conference: Maritime Security in the 21st Century

The Atlantic Council and the U.S. Naval War College will jointly sponsor a conference on October 14 , 2009 on the challenges and opportunities for maritime security cooperation with a keynote address by the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead.
The conference will examine the drivers of maritime insecurity, assess ongoing coalition maritime operations, share [...]

Singapore conducts counter terrorism readiness exercise

To test Singapore’s readiness to deal with concurrent terrorist attacks, 15 agencies including the Singapore Police Force (SPF), Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) came together in a homeland security exercise codenamed Northstar VII.
Organised by the SPF, this year’s exercise saw elements from the recently formed SAF Special Operations Task [...]

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