Industry Sector

  • Post Release Comments

    The South African couple who were released by Somali pirates after 18 months in captivity finally spoken out, saying they are still struggling to believe they are free. Deborah Calitz […]

  • Hazardous Journeys

    Ships and aircraft scoured the Indian Ocean on Friday for survivors after a boat capsized off Australia’s remote Christmas Island, with three people confirmed dead and more than 80 missing. […]

  • Banking Curbs

    According to Michele White, the general counsel to the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, the supply of dollars from U.K. banks to Somali pirate groups has dwindled since Prime Minister […]

  • Video Surveillance

    The Greater Lafourche Port Commission in Louisiana recently partnered with systems integration firm Crescent Guardian, Inc. (CGI), to install a best-of-breed of video surveillance system at Port Fourchon, which is […]

  • International Support

    International support is a fundamental pillar in Yemeni government conversations regarding equipping procedures for coastal military guards. The future of the Yemen’s coastal forces depends on American and European support. COASTAL […]

  • SA Couple Freed

    Bruno Pelizzari and Debbie Calitz, kidnapped by Somali pirates 20 months ago, have been freed and flew out of Somalia today. Armed pirates hijacked their yacht Choizil in October 2010 as it was about […]

  • Online ECDIS

    Safebridge have announced that its first new ECDIS online familiarisation course is now available for booking via the online course and booking facility on the company’s newly restructured website. The first […]

  • Combating Sea Crime

     Non-lethal measures long-term key to combating sea crime  GAC Protective Solutions hosts debate on the future of sea crime solutions The current focus on armed support for vessels transiting high […]

  • Law of the Sea

    According to U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Robert Papp, Jr., the U.S. Coast Guard needs a comprehensive legal framework that addresses activities on, over, and under the world’s oceans to […]

  • Expanded Workshop Programme

    Reflecting concern expressed about the ability of the transport sector to thwart another major attack against principle assets, the workshop seminar programme identifies the key threats in each arena and […]