Industry Sector

  • Assistance for stricken vessel

    Over the past few days EUNAVFOR warships, operating as part of the EU’s counter-piracy mission codenamed Operation ATALANTA, have provided life-saving assistance to a stricken dhow, with 12 crew and […]

  • Somali ‘pirates’ in court

    ABU DHABI // Ten Somali men accused of piracy who were caught in a special forces raid that freed the hijacked UAE ship MV Arrilah appeared in court yesterday. Special […]

  • Sea Pirates Flee Bayelsa Creeks

    Ex-Militants and sea pirates operating on Nembe and Ogbia waterways have fled their camps following a crackdown on them by the Joint Military Task Force, JTF, codenamed “Operation Pulo Shield”. […]

  • Italy warns India about detentions

    ROME (AP) – Italy warned India on Wednesday that it was creating a “dangerous” precedent by detaining two Italian marines who were on an anti-piracy mission when they allegedly killed […]

  • Superyachts put on cargo ships

    DUBAI //Piracy fears are stopping superyacht owners from sailing between the Mediterranean and the Gulf, where they split their time each year. Instead, they have them shipped on cargo vessels, […]

  • Ferry and cargo vessel collide

    A passenger ferry and a cargo vessel have collided in Belfast Lough. It happened close to the Fairway buoy about a mile and a half from shore between Carrickfergus and […]

  • ECDIS Training Facility

    Through a purpose built training facility near Southampton, ECDIS Ltd increases supply of multiple approved Generic and Type Specific training on a number of the leading manufacturer’s software. ECDIS Ltd […]

  • $35m on Anti-piracy Training

    Strengthening maritime cooperation between countries to combat piracy. US Spends $35m on Anti-piracy Trainings in Africa United States (US) Sunday said it has committed about $35 million into the training […]

  • No a Immunità Militari su Navi

    Monti telefona al premier indiano. Sui marò scende in campo la Ue.  La portavoce della Ue Catherine Ashton: ci stiamo attivando per “una soluzione soddisfacente”. L’intervento dopo una richiesta dell’Italia […]

  • Cure Worse Than Curse

    The recent incident in which Italian military killed two Indian fishermen off coast of Kerala questions the very rationale of deploying armed guards on merchant ships. Armed guards cure is worse […]