Industry Sector

  • Rolling Total

    According to the latest updated 2011 Reported Maritime Security Incidents – The MSR Rolling Total currently stands at: •         423  total number of incidents as at 31 Jul 11 •         […]

  • Heading Home

    Hundreds of US sailors are coming home to Norfolk, Virginia. USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) will tie up at Naval Station Norfolk after seven months in the 5th and 6th Fleet […]

  • Famine Threat

    Relatives of 17 Algerian sailors held by pirates since January demonstrated Wednesday to demand their release. The concerned families, fear the men may not survive Somalia’s famine and the Ramadan fast. The […]

  • War Risk

    The spate of pirate attacks off the coast of West Africa have led to changes in the War Risk excluded areas. Since a number of tankers have been attacked in […]

  • Owners Unhappy

    PricewaterhouseCoopers has surveyed German shipowners, and the results show clear dissatisfaction with the current efforts to fight piracy. Of the owners questioned, just 17% believed the European Union’s naval mission […]

  • Money Man

    Prosecutors claim charges against, “the highest ranking pirate” should be dismissed because he didn’t commit robbery at sea. The accused is charged with piracy, kidnapping and weapons charges but his […]

  • Bayern Goal

    The German Navy vessel, “FGS Bayern” has joined the EU NAVFOR taskforce in the Indian Ocean for a five month deployment to protect World Food Programme (WFP) shipments. The vessel […]

  • Unfit For Purpose

    The UK’s armed forces may not be fit for purpose after 2015, an influential committee of MPs has warned. The Defence Select Committee says cuts made to the military as […]

  • Premium Pains

    Insurance premiums due to piracy have doubled the costs of transporting goods past the Horn of Africa, maritime experts have reported. The cost increase could fuel another price hike on […]

  • Cash Quarrel

    One pirate died and two others were wounded when pirates clashed over a ransom dispute. Two different pirate groups fought over the Greek-owned “MV Polar”, currently being held off Hobyo. […]