ABF – New arrangements for arrivals from overseas
To reduce community transmission of COVID-19 from Australians returning from overseas, new quarantine measures will be coming into effect. The
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Customs Advisory Board providing industry perspectives on customs and border modernisation
Industry leaders will give their perspectives on how to improve the Australian Customs System through the establishment of the Customs
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DroneSeastem-Protect Project: drones will protect the maritime access routes of the French Southern region
DroneSeastem-Protect is the first project resulting from the DroneSeastem programme of the “maritime drone” sector in the French Southern Region
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360 Vision Technology help Felixstowe Coastwatch to save lives
The high-performance Predator Ultra HD PTZ video surveillance camera from UK CCTV manufacturer, 360 Vision Technology, has entered service at
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Coast Guard interdicts 12 migrants, suspected smuggler 11 miles east of Pompano Beach
The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge (WPC-1102) crew interdicted a westbound 25-foot Grady White pleasure craft with 13 people aboard. The cutter crew safely embarked seven Haitian males, three Haitian females, one Bahamian male and one female, along with the suspected smuggler, aboard the cutter. #bordersecurity #smuggling #maritimesecurity
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Darwin hosts joint ABF/Indian Coast Guard exercises
The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) are forging stronger ties through the visit to Darwin this week of the offshore patrol vessel ICG Ship (ICGS) Shaurya. #maritimesecurity #bordersecurity
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Southeast Asia: terror suspects and criminals detected in border operation
Operation Sunbird IV took place in all 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It aimed to reinforce cooperation between law enforcement agencies in order to identify, arrest and investigate terror suspects and criminals crossing borders in the region. #bordersecurity
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EU delivers on stronger European Border and Coast Guard to support Member States
The Council has officially adopted the Commission’s proposal to reinforce the European Border and Coast Guard. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency will have a standing corps of 10,000 border guards, a stronger mandate on returns and will also be able to cooperate more closely with non-EU countries, including those beyond the EU’s immediate neighbourhood. This will give the Agency the right level of ambition to respond to the challenges facing Europe in managing migration and its external borders.
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Australia and Malaysia’s mission a success
Australia and Malaysia announced the successful conclusion of Operation REDBACK XIV, a joint border protection exercise to fight maritime crime in the Malacca Strait, near Langkawi, Kedah.
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Air and Marine Operations Releases Strategic Vision
AMO Vision and Strategy 2030 establishes a renewed vision, mission, and five strategic goals to move AMO forward. AMO’s vision is to be the nation’s leading aviation and maritime law enforcement organization. The mission of AMO is to safeguard our nation by anticipating and confronting security threats through our aviation and maritime law enforcement expertise, innovative capabilities, and partnerships at the border and beyond. #bordersecurity
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