Month: October 2011

  • Malmo Declaration

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    On 17-19 October, 2011 the World Maritime University and the International Maritime Organization hosted the International Conference on Piracy at Sea (ICOPAS 2011) in Malmö, Sweden.

  • Prosecution Problems

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    Industry experts have voiced concerns that only a small fraction of the pirates operating in seas around the world are successfully prosecuted. Following arrest it seems that only around 1.4 percent […]

  • Pirate Trap

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    Many Indonesian pirates are spawned out of economic desperation, and wait for ‘jobs’ in a Batam coffee shop. A Singapore-based academic who has specialised in piracy in Indonesia for more […]

  • Pirate Rescue

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    Malaysia maritime authorities have rescued a tanker and a barge which were hijacked in the latest South China Sea pirate attacks, officials said Sunday. A tanker carrying oil and gas […]

  • Welcome Move

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    The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) has welcomed the UK Flag stance on armed guards, as they believe it significant that shipowners will now be able to access […]

  • Armed Stance

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    Ships sailing under a British flag will be able to carry armed guards to protect them from pirates, the British prime minister David Cameron has announced. He says he wants […]

  • New Kit

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    Shipping supply companies are getting more requests for gear to keep crews safe and to combat ocean-going piracy. One of those steps is supplying crews that travel these dangerous waters […]

  • Perth 2012

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    Piracy on the high seas will be the focus of a major international conference in Australia next year. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced the conference to be hosted in Perth […]

  • Double Dipping

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    According to a marine investigator, shipowners may be defrauding insurers by “double claiming” for pirate attacks due to perceived lack of clarity over where they should be making their claims. […]

  • Hornet’s Nest

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    Kenya’s campaign to destroy al-Shabab’s capability to conduct kidnapping raids and damage its piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden was a mistake, J. Peter Pham, director of the Michael […]

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