Shipping Organisations

  • The Portunus Concept

    By Hank Glauser Principal Investigator, Global Security, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The mission of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is to strengthen United States’ security through development and application […]

  • Gulf of Aden risk downgraded

    Reduction in pirate activity leads to pay cut. Hazard pay for seafarers passing by Gulf of Aden limited as risk status downgraded By: Veronica Uy MANILA – Hazard pay for seafarers […]

  • Shipping funds anti-piracy initiative

    Initiative giving money to UNDP.  Joint Shipping Initiative funds new Somali anti-piracy project By Laura Stackhouse The Joint Shipping Initiative, will give $1.5 million additional funds to the UNDP to boost […]

  • The forgotten victims of piracy

    Event held in London to raise awareness of the plight of hostages on day of Michael Scott Moore’s release. Seafarers – forgotten victims of maritime piracy BY RITA PAYNE With […]

  • Albedo Survivors Helped by their Govt.

    Former MV Albedo hostages receiving financial help. Bangladeshi Albedo Survivors Helped by their Govt. By Joseph R. Fonseca Yesterday, 16th September 2014, Chirag Bahri, MPHRP’s Regional Director for South Asia, […]

  • Nigeria: Onne port is still not safe

    ISPS code: Onne port is still not safe — Capt Omotesho Tokunbo Oloke A former Consultant to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on maritime, Captain Abiodun Omotesho, has bemoaned the […]

  • Nigeria: 5,000 cadets lack sea time

    Lack of experience potentially hindering maritime security. ANLCA: over 5,000 cadets lack sea time training Posted by: Oluwakemi Dauda The National Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) has raised […]

  • UAE to host International Counter-Piracy Week

    Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia meeting coincides with counter-piracy conference. UAE to host International Counter-Piracy Week DUBAI: The UAE’s leadership in combating piracy at sea has […]

  • Two piracy survivors back to sea

    Organisation provides a valuable safety net for former hostages and victims of piracy. Two piracy survivors back to sea Since we started our Programme (MPHRP) we discovered that seafarers are […]

  • Nigeria: $25b lost to oil theft, piracy

    Huge scale of crime apparent.  Nigeria loses $25b yearly to oil theft, sea piracy Posted by: Oluwakemi Dauda The Federal Government loses about $25 billion yearly to oil theft, sea […]