Research

  • Piracy’s Impact on Global Economy

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    Oceans Beyond Piracy released a report that raises concerns about the cost of Somali Piracy to the world economy. Approximately 80% of all costs are borne by the shipping industry, while governments […]

  • Piracy and Armed Robbery in Asia

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    Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) has published ‘Patterns and Trends of Situation on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia […]

  • ‘Less is More’ for Offshore Operational Safety

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    Next generation solutions to focus on maximising operational performance and safety through user-centred design and simplification. Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime will lead a new research project called ‘Situation […]

  • Stratfor Piracy Report 2011

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    Somali pirates continued their activities in 2011 but hijacked fewer ships than in 2010 or 2009. The pirates’ area of operations contracted during the past year while the use of […]

  • Treasure Mapped

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    Chatham House will host the launch of a new Africa Programme Paper by Dr Anja Shortland, Senior Lecturer at Brunel University, which uses recent forms of nightlight emissions and high […]

  • Maritime Cyber Security

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    First EU-Report on Maritime Cyber Security BRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece, December 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — ENISA has published the first EU report ever on cyber security challenges in […]

  • Expert Analysis

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    One of shipping’s most eminent economists has been casting his expert eye on piracy. Dr Martin Stopford, reminds us that Piracy is not a modern phenomenon. 2078 years ago Rome […]

  • Piracy Insight

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    A report by insurers states that piracy is seasonal and increases near the end of the Monsoon season. It also reveals that pirates are attacking more often and further from […]

  • Procuring Defence

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    Over the past few days a number of influential players from the Defence and Maritime sectors have expressed concerns in regards to the UK’s defence and security spending. Whilst the […]

  • Looking Up

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    The Ocean Beyond Piracy project is asking whether International laws governing airline hijackings can offer some solutions to the modern maritime piracy epidemic off the coast of Somalia. The international […]

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