Fending Off Pirates: Depending on West African States to Help Won't Count For Much
Aug 28, 2013
The western African states have said clearly they do not have the naval, coast guard or customs resources to deal

A work in progress in the Gulf of Guinea
Aug 14, 2013
It is a strange place, a land where children do not dream of becoming doctors or lawyers; rather, they want to be douanes

AdvanFort Vessels to aid voluntary USG Amver Program
Aug 2, 2013
Maritime security leader the AdvanFort Company has volunteered for service in the piracy-infested waters in and around the Gulf

Cyprus accredits AdvanFort Company with coveted Private Ship Security Certificate
Jul 30, 2013
The Cyprus Department of Merchant Shipping (DMS) has licensed the AdvanFort Company, a world-leading provider of

Piracy threats as seen through the eyes of the beholder
Jul 26, 2013
As the threat posed by maritime piracy continues in several parts of the world, there is a growing debate among different governments,

White Paper" on counter piracy written by SAMI maritime director; focuses on PCASP standards
Jul 4, 2013
The AdvanFort Company has announced that the second in its series of White Papers, this one written by Steven Jones, maritime director

AdvanFort, U.S. State Department come together in latest counter-piracy television series
Jul 1, 2013
The growing pirate threat off the Nigerian coast, dangers that remain from Somali maritime marauders, and the key role

AdvanFort Company inaugurates first expert White Paper on counter piracy
Jun 19, 2013
The AdvanFort Company has initiated a new series of “White Papers” on laws, regulations, government

PPE opens new Houston facility
Jun 7, 2013
Precision Polymer Engineering (PPE), manufacturers of high performance molded elastomer

Former A.P. Moller - Maersk Group Executive Axel Tuetken signs on with AdvanFort Company
Jun 6, 2013
The AdvanFort Company has just signed on Axel Tuetken, the former country president in Tokyo for

AdvanFort Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) network safely floats past growing “floating armory” debate
May 30, 2013
As international controversy continues about the “wheres,” “whys” and “how much” of maritime

AdvanFort President William Watson: Ransoms to pirates remain a spiraling illegal tax on the 90% of world’s goods that move by sea
May 20, 2013
The revelation this week that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew

AdvanFort hails pick of former U.S. Congress lawyer as its new in-house legal counsel
Apr 24, 2013
The maritime security leader AdvanFort Company welcomes attorney Sheila R. Schreiber

PPE takes perfluoroelastomer seals to a new high at OTC 2011
Mar 23, 2011
High temperature elastomer seal resistance has reached a new high with the announcement of Perlast G75TX perfluoroelastomer by seals