Industry Sector

  • Flag Concerns

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    Concerned about the increasing violence faced by seafarers on dangerous transits through the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, the Maritime Administrations of the world’s three largest maritime flag […]

  • Gaining Understanding

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    Researchers at a Canadian university are hoping to come up with a new approach to dealing with piracy by looking at the problem from a number of angles. The work […]

  • Piracy Exercise

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    South Korea has conducted an exercise off its southeastern coast to help improve the country’s ability to deal with threats from Somali pirates. Two commercial ships, military personnel and government […]

  • Piracy DVD

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    London-based Steamship Mutual, a leading P&I Club, announced the imminent launch of its latest Loss Prevention DVD entitled “PIRACY – The Menace at Sea”. The Club described the current piracy […]

  • US Insistance

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    According to an announcement made to Hong Kong shipowners, the US now “insists” that all US-flagged ships carry security personnel, whether armed or unarmed. The steps are needed to defend […]

  • Political Pressure

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    Shipowners in Germany are keeping up pressure on the government to support the deployment of sovereign armed forces aboard domestic-flagged vessels. Following the latest meeting with owners, trade union, police […]

  • IMO on Piracy

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    The International Maritime Organization’s Head of Maritime Security, Tracy Peverett, has been speaking to Reuters Insider about its plans to combat Somalia’s pirate problems. Efforts such as tracing ransom cash, […]

  • Split Force

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    Fighting in Libya between rebels and national leader Muammar Qaddafi is diverting naval ships from anti-piracy patrols, according to the International Maritime Organization. “One has to be pragmatic and realistic […]

  • No List

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    Following the rather surprising Lloyd’s List article a couple of weeks ago, the International Group of ‘P&I clubs has vehemently denied that it has drawn up a confidential lists of […]

  • Armed Rules

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    Norway has issued clarification on a number of issues relating to the deployment of armed guards. The Norwegian regulations set out the type of weaponry that can deployed, how to […]

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