Governmental
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Cash Grab
News sources indicate that Somali authorities have seized two aircraft carrying $3.6 million in ransom payments for pirates on Tuesday and detained six foreigners. Somali government officials claimed that two unmarked […]
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Security Pool
The Indian Government has decided to allow deployment of armed guards – preferably retired naval officers – on board Indian cargo vessels sailing on the pirate-infested waters of the Indian Ocean, […]
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Trade Alert
One of the world’s leading shipping economists has set his sights on piracy. Dr Martin Stopford of Clarksons believes that the world’s economic growth is being held to ransom by […]
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Oil Change
The UAE is set to support the government of Somaliland in efforts to stop youths being lured away from home out into sea piracy and terrorism. The current lack of […]
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African Union
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has embarked on a six-day visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania to inject a fresh impetus in India’s strategic ties with African countries and discuss ways […]
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IMO Armed Decision
The appointment of armed teams on ships has rocketed over the past six months, and the furore has grown to such an extent that the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) was […]
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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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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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War Risk Dispute
India has opposed the extension of the piracy zone in the Indian Ocean region — which brings the boundary of this danger zone close to Indian waters on the west […]
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UK Green Light
The issue of maritime security, and more particularly the use of armed security teams onboard vessels has been debated at length lately, and according to reports the UK governmen is […]
