Tag: maritime news
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Pirates Transferred to Seychelles
11 suspected pirates detained by the EUNAVFOR Spanish warship, ESPS CANARIAS on 28 March 2011 were today transferred to Seychellois legal authorities for possible prosecution. The suspected pirates were detained by […]
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Hudson-Trident Join AVRA
In a notification released yesterdy afternoon, BIMCO announced that they and Aegis have invited the company Hudson-Trident Maritime Security Management on board the AVRA project. The notification reads: Dear Sirs, Since the launch […]
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Fast Growing Business
The world’s third largest insurance broker, Willis Group Holdings plc, considers piracy coverage as among its “fastest-growing” businesses. Even amid an ever increasing demand for protection against kidnappings and ransom, […]
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Tactical Developments
In the course of the recent anti-piracy operation, where the Indian Navy apprehended 16 pirates, a new pirate tactic was discovered. The pirates led the Navy to believe they had […]
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Taking Command
Singapore has taken over command of a multinational counter-piracy task force in the Gulf of Aden. This is the second time Singapore is commanding the Combined Task Force (CTF) 151. […]
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No Troops for Somalia
A senior U.S. diplomat has outlined new U.S. efforts to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia. Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro stated on Wednesday that […]
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Pirate Whaler Destroyed
On 28 March 2011, the EUNAVFOR Spanish warship ESPS CANARIAS disrupted a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG), consisting of a whaler-style boat and a skiff, 260 Nautical Miles North-West of […]
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World Maritime Day 2011
Piracy: Orchestrating the response Every year IMO celebrates World Maritime Day. The exact date is left to individual Governments but is usually celebrated during the last week in September. […]
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Piracy Information-Sharing Centre
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, in Kenya for the spring session of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, today (31 March) commissioned, in Mombasa, the first of […]
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Surcharges Soar
Maersk has announced an increase in its piracy surcharge up, 40% to the surcharge as from 1 April. The new structure is US$ 350, up from $250 per FEU (Forty-foot container […]
