Month: May 2011
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New Vision
According to V Ships’ President Roberto Giorgi we need new vision and strategies to conquer the cancer of piracy. He has set out a thoughts for an anti-piracy programme which […]
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Blame Game
The ITF has criticised Flags of Convenience and their role in the fight against piracy. They claim that pirates count on poor shipboard conditions to raid and capture under-crewed, under-prepared […]
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Land Attack
The international community needs to attack pirate leaders on land and not just their ships, a top Chinese general said on Wednesday. In the latest call for a bolder response […]
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Gun Law
The Italian government is acting to allow Italian-flagged merchant ships to have armed guards on board. A decree has been passed which will be converted into law. Italian shipowners’ have […]
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Swell Idea
Fast thinking by the master of a Mitsui OSK Lines car carrier has helped the ship escape from pirates close to Tanzania. Pirates fired rocket propelled grenades at the 5,232-vehicle […]
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Privateer Fear
The Marshall Islands has spoken out on the issue of flagging “private navies”. They have refused to register a proposed fleet of privately-armed anti-piracy vessels. Feeling that until the IMO […]
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Exploration Issues
While the effect of piracy on the movement of commodities is well documented, it seems we are now seeing the exploration and exploitation of gas and oil being hit too. […]
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Grim Find
In a rather unusual case, a Filipino seafarer has been found dead days after his ship was attacked by pirates off the coast of the west African nation of Benin. […]
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Armed Rise
Shipping companies are being forced to use armed guards, after record numbers of attacks last year added $2.4 billion to costs. About 20 percent of ships in the Indian Ocean […]
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Iranian Success
Iran’s Navy warships have foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian cargo ship in the Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. The bulk […]
