Tag: maritime news

  • Cruise Ship Claims in Tens of Millions

    The German reinsurer Munich Re expects claims related to the Costa Concordia to run into several tens of millions of euros. Following the capsize of the Italian cruise liner over […]

  • Video: Inside Somalia with the Pirates

    The number of successful Somali pirate attacks has halved following the introduction of armed guards and anti-piracy measures. But as Jamal Osman reports, this leads pirates to take greater risks. […]

  • Floating Concordia

    Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper has posted a 3D animation illustrating the two technical options for refloating and removing the Concordia advanced by the Dutch Smit Salvage company.   The video, […]

  • Maritime Disasters

    An interesting article published in Popular Mechanics: The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian island of Giglio came as a shock to the world—how could this happen to […]

  • EUNAVFOR Flagship Assists Iranian Dhow

    On 17 January 2012, following coordination with a Danish Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft operating on a search mission for pirate ships, the Spanish Combat Supply Ship SPS PATIÑO, Flagship […]

  • Seized “Mother Ship” Returned

    Royal Navy hands fishing boat to Yemen authorities in counter-piracy operation. The Royal Navy handed over a pirated fishing vessel to the Yemen authorities today as part of its counter-piracy […]

  • How Stable are Cruise Ships?

    One of Europe’s largest cruise ships, the Costa Concordia, carrying 4200 passengers and crew, suffered a fatal and spectacular accident on Saturday. The vessel was holed on rocks off the […]

  • Flagship Attackers to be Tried in Spain

    It has been confirmed that the Spanish judicial authorities will prosecute the six Somali suspected pirates, who attacked the EU NAVFOR Flagship, the SPS PATINO on 12 January. Following receipt […]

  • Cameroon Acquires Anti-Piracy Boats

    Cameroon has taken delivery of three new Boston Whaler patrol boats from the United States as it counters the threat of piracy and lawlessness in its waters. Cameroon’s navy evaluated […]

  • ‘Less is More’ for Offshore Operational Safety

    Next generation solutions to focus on maximising operational performance and safety through user-centred design and simplification. Global marine technology developer Kongsberg Maritime will lead a new research project called ‘Situation […]