Month: March 2012

  • China Indicts Trawlerman

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    Captain Zhang Qixiong, a Chinese trawlerman whose ramming of two Japanese coastguard vessels sparked a diplomatic showdown between Tokyo and Beijing, has been indicted by a Japanese court. Japan indicts Chinese trawlerman […]

  • Piracy Podcast

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        The Global State of Piracy An IDGA posdcast hosted By Christopher Dauer. CAPT Robert B. Ford, Sr. Data Analyst, Maritime Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), talks to […]

  • Somalia’s Future

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    Transcript now available – Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Chatham House, February 2012 This is a transcript of a speech made by HE Dr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Prime Minister of Somalia, on […]

  • A Boost to Anti-Piracy Efforts

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    Oman and South Africa signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Cape Town on Tuesday. It includes an agreement on technical co-operation, an agreement to share lessons around peace-keeping operations, and the sale […]

  • Somali Piracy Drops

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    Kenya’s Parliamentary Defence and Foreign Relations Committee has heard testimonies from the Ministers of the Interior, Defence, and Foreign Affairs on how Al-Shabab has disrupted the economy through abduction of […]

  • Piracy Briefing to U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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    According to Andrew Shapiro, US Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, piracy has gone from a fairly ad hoc disorganized criminal endeavor to a highly developed transnational criminal enterprise. Somali piracy […]

  • Onboard with an armed security team

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    By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent, on board the MT Sea Legend Nato navies operating off the coast of Somalia have warned of a recent increase in maritime piracy. I […]

  • The Role of Seychelles in Counter-Piracy

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    Transcripts of the speeches made at the Chatham House event on 21 February 2012 are now available. The Hon Joel Morgan, Minister for Home Affairs, Environment, Transport and Energy, Republic […]

  • Captain case to go to Crown Court

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    A ship’s captain charged with being under the influence of alcohol could face as two-year sentence as his case has been sent to Crown Court. Miroslaw Pozniak, 55, was at […]

  • Recover and Recycle

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    The waters of Haiti are a veritable ship’s graveyard, with over 300 sunk or abandoned vessels the situation is not only a critical issue in terms of navigation but also […]

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