Industry Sector

  • ITF Stance

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    Commenting on British prime minister David Cameron’s pledge to more effectively protect ships against pirates, including by relaxing rules on carrying arms. ITF general secretary David Cockcroft said: “Somali-based piracy […]

  • Hijacked Tanker

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    Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 22 people on board including an unarmed guard, a regional maritime expert said […]

  • Follow The Leader

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    InterManager is, after months of campaigning, delighted to hear the public vilification of piracy issued by the UK Government. Alastair Evitt, President of InterManager, said that it was a quantum […]

  • Terrible Toll

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    One of the four Ghanaians from the “MV Iceberg 1” being held by Somali pirates has told his relatives in Ghana that they are being taken off the ship to […]

  • Welcome Ceremony

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    The Philippines’ new representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is seeking the release of Filipino seafarers being detained by pirates. IMO Secretary General Efthimios Mitropoulos promised to look into […]

  • Malmo Declaration

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    On 17-19 October, 2011 the World Maritime University and the International Maritime Organization hosted the International Conference on Piracy at Sea (ICOPAS 2011) in Malmö, Sweden.

  • Prosecution Problems

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    Industry experts have voiced concerns that only a small fraction of the pirates operating in seas around the world are successfully prosecuted. Following arrest it seems that only around 1.4 percent […]

  • Welcome Move

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    The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) has welcomed the UK Flag stance on armed guards, as they believe it significant that shipowners will now be able to access […]

  • Armed Stance

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    Ships sailing under a British flag will be able to carry armed guards to protect them from pirates, the British prime minister David Cameron has announced. He says he wants […]

  • Perth 2012

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    Piracy on the high seas will be the focus of a major international conference in Australia next year. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced the conference to be hosted in Perth […]

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