Tag: Maritime Security

  • Speculation Mounts

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    There continues to be confusion over the unarmed security guard rumoured to have been onboard the “MT Liquid Velvet” when pirates hijacked the chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden. […]

  • Safe Release

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    Somali pirates have released 25 of the crew members of Algerian bulk carrier “MV Blida”, hijacked on the high seas in January. Algerian Foreign Affairs ministry’s spokesperson Amar Belani said […]

  • Negotiations Begin

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    The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said negotiations are being carried out by the principal of “MT Liquid Velvet” with the pirates who hijacked the chemical tanker in the […]

  • Decision Time

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    The Gibraltar Maritime Administration is analysing whether Gibraltar will follow Britain’s decision to allow armed guards on merchant ships sailing through piracy hotspots. Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday […]

  • Guard Captured

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    GCaptain has been posing an interesting question, just who sends a ship to the waters off east Africa with a one-man, unarmed security force? Apparently the Greek owners of the […]

  • ITF Stance

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    Commenting on British prime minister David Cameron’s pledge to more effectively protect ships against pirates, including by relaxing rules on carrying arms. ITF general secretary David Cockcroft said: “Somali-based piracy […]

  • Hijacked Tanker

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    Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 22 people on board including an unarmed guard, a regional maritime expert said […]

  • Follow The Leader

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    InterManager is, after months of campaigning, delighted to hear the public vilification of piracy issued by the UK Government. Alastair Evitt, President of InterManager, said that it was a quantum […]

  • Malmo Declaration

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    On 17-19 October, 2011 the World Maritime University and the International Maritime Organization hosted the International Conference on Piracy at Sea (ICOPAS 2011) in Malmö, Sweden.

  • Prosecution Problems

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    Industry experts have voiced concerns that only a small fraction of the pirates operating in seas around the world are successfully prosecuted. Following arrest it seems that only around 1.4 percent […]

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