Tag: maritime news
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Human Touch
A program to help seafarers and families cope with the physical and mental trauma caused by torture and abuse at the hands of pirates has been launched. Pirates are routinely […]
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ICS View
Writing in their brochure to celebrate World Maritime Day, the International Chamber of Shipping has focused on the issue of armed guards.
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Military Approach
Jan Kromhout a partner at AKD’s Rotterdam law offices has recently analysed a Dutch government commissioned report assessing the desirability and possibility of deploying private sector armed security to help […]
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Yemen Fears
As the Indian Ocean monsoons wane, international shipping companies are bracing themselves for a new season of piracy as Yemen adds to concerns. Sana’a, the capital, has seen days of […]
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Cold Response
India has rejected suggestions that its navy should go on a “hot pursuit” of Somali pirates, who are threatening global trade in the Indian Ocean region. “I do not agree […]
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Italian Action
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini says officials are working with the Somali government to free Italian sailors held by pirates. Frattini, speaking on Italian TV, said new measures against the […]
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Abandoned Prize
A group of pirates operating in the Red Sea managed to board a vessel over the weekend – which usually means just one thing…a long stay off Somalia. As the […]
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Warded Off
Attacks by Somali pirates on two cargo ships in the Gulf of Aden were thwarted by an Indian Navy warship last week, navy officers claimed. “INS Sukanya”, an offshore patrol […]
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A Merging Market
According an expert observer, we can expect to soon see a spate of mergers and acquisitions in the private maritime security industry. Mark Hankey, MD of Flag Victor believes that […]
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Flag Waivers
Cyprus’s government is preparing a change to the law that will allow its merchant ships to carry gunmen as protection against pirates, Cyprus News Agency reported, citing a shipping official. […]
