Month: July 2011

  • Going Armed

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    Swedish car shipper Wallenius Lines said it had deployed guards with rifles on its vessels to ward off Somali pirates, the first Swedish-flagged shipper to state publicly it had armed […]

  • Rolling On

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    According to the latest updated 2011 Reported Maritime Security Incidents – The MSR Rolling Total currently stands at: •         373  total number of incidents as at 30 Jun 11 •         […]

  • Mounting Evidence

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    Representatives from the UK Chamber of Shipping, insurance market and legal profession gave evidence to the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee as part of the MPs’ detailed investigation into piracy […]

  • Step Up

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    Michael Parker, president International Chamber of Shipping warned governments to do more to tackle the threat to shipping if they are serious about maintaining the efficiency and security of global […]

  • Cunning Foe

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    British Major General Buster Howes of the Royal Marines has said that over time Somali pirates have become more intellectually cunning. “They sometimes out-think us in terms of, ‘If we […]

  • Freezing Assets

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    Government representatives from 30 countries and six international organizations attended the Ad Hoc Meeting on Financial Aspects of Somali Pirates held at a Seoul hotel last week. The meeting resulted […]

  • Aid Issues

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    The UK Secretary of State of International Development, Andrew Mitchell, has been speaking of the benefits of overseas aid. When in Somalia, he claims to have seen first-hand how tackling […]

  • Stand And Deliver

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    The European Union has given Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) a 12-month ultimatum to embark on necessary reforms or risk losing financial support. Analysts said the warning is a signal […]

  • Asian Boom

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    The lack of hiding and mooring space for large vessels still makes piracy in SE Asia a tough business but the recent moves from robbing crews to hijacking vessels is […]

  • Fighting Back

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    A number of Iranian fishermen who were attacked and kidnapped by Somali pirates on a dhow in international waters have managed to disarm and “arrest” their captors. Biding their time, […]

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