Industry Sector

  • Little Faith

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    According to a new study, only 17 percent of German shippers believe the EU mission in Somalia, Operation ATALANTA, was contributing a significant amount to the fight against piracy. This […]

  • Port Pressure

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    Speaking for seaports and maritime organizations around the world, the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) is calling on nations to adopt tougher measures to combat piracy. At its […]

  • Safe Hands

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    Koji Sekimizu, director of the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Division, has been elected as the next chief of the U.N. agency. Sekimizu, a 58-year-old native of Yokohama, has worked […]

  • Winning Battle

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    Efforts to combat piracy off the Somali coast have reduced the number of successful attacks on merchant ships, though the battle is far from over, a senior British navy officer […]

  • Gathering Evidence

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    The UK Foreign Affairs Select Committee is holding its second of three evidence sessions in its inquiry into Piracy off the coast of Somalia. This session is examining the UK’s […]

  • Somali Survey

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    Royal Navy survey ship “HMS Echo” is supporting the anti-piracy effort in the Indian Ocean by updating badly-needed charts of the region and eliminating no-go areas for Allied warships. Not […]

  • Air Strikes

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    An Al Shabaab commander as well as residents have claimed that helicopters attacked military camps near the southern city of Kismayo. Two Al Shabaab fighters were said to have been […]

  • Held To Ransom

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    The future of ransom payments remains uncertain at the moment given the surprisign recent response by the Somali authorities. According to the head of the Transitional Federal Government’s Anti-Piracy Task […]

  • Insurance Costs

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    Shipowners are paying $120 million a year to insurers to protect vessels against the risk of attack by Somali pirates, the Lloyd’s Market Association said. Insurers paid out “significantly” more […]

  • Somalia: Three Britons released

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    According to the BBC, Somalia has pardoned the three Britons caught bringing over £2m in cash into the country to pay a ransom to Somali pirates. The three individuals, together […]

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