Tag: maritime news

  • Under Pressure

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    As the Roundtable of Shipping Associations call for the establishment of a U.N. force of armed military guards onboard merchant ships, there are many who believe that such a step would […]

  • United Demand

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    The global shipping industry (represented by the Round Table of international shipping associations) has called for the establishment of a United Nations force of armed military guards to transit the […]

  • Citadel Saviour

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    A hijack attempt on a Greek tanker has been thwarted after the crew hid in an onboard citadel and a Russian warship rushed to rescue the vessel. Gunmen from two […]

  • Ship Release

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    “MSC Panama” has been released from pirate control after 270 days in captivity and is now underway to a safe port. The vessel is a Liberian flagged container ship with […]

  • Safe Places

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    BMP4 places great emphasis on the role of citadels…which is great, but far too few people know what they really are. The guidance states that professional input is necessary to […]

  • Denmark’s Counter-piracy Strategy

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    Strategy for the Danish counter-piracy effort The absence of an effective central administration and the collapse of law and order in Somalia, combined with great poverty, have led to a […]

  • Military Protection

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    Dutch shipowners are not to get private security to protect their vessels against pirates but leave their protection to the government, a special committee has concluded. The proposal has angered the […]

  • Danish Release

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    A Danish family of five and two crew members captured by Somali pirates in February have been freed and brought to safety, Denmark’s government says. Jan Quist Johansen, his wife, […]

  • MV Panama Freed

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    Somali pirates have freed the Liberian-flagged container ship “MV Panama” seized last December after receiving a $7 million ransom on Tuesday. The vessel was hijacked en route from Tanzania to […]

  • Iceberg Grounded

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    The hijacked  ‘MV Iceberg I”, a Dubai cargo ship held by pirates since March 2010 has grounded off Somalia after its anchor chain broke. Ecoterra International have reported that the […]

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