Tag: Maritime Security

  • Welcome Move

    The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) has welcomed the UK Flag stance on armed guards, as they believe it significant that shipowners will now be able to access […]

  • Armed Stance

    Ships sailing under a British flag will be able to carry armed guards to protect them from pirates, the British prime minister David Cameron has announced. He says he wants […]

  • New Kit

    Shipping supply companies are getting more requests for gear to keep crews safe and to combat ocean-going piracy. One of those steps is supplying crews that travel these dangerous waters […]

  • Perth 2012

    Piracy on the high seas will be the focus of a major international conference in Australia next year. Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced the conference to be hosted in Perth […]

  • Hornet’s Nest

    Kenya’s campaign to destroy al-Shabab’s capability to conduct kidnapping raids and damage its piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden was a mistake, J. Peter Pham, director of the Michael […]

  • Cyber Threats

    While there are calls for shipping to address any physical security weaknesses, there has been a parallel call to on the cyber security. With the growing reliance on electronic systems […]

  • Escalation Concerns

    The ITF has welcomed the latest statement of determination to prevent piracy from the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, US Navy Admiral James Stavridis. The organisation has raised, concerns, over the […]

  • Dirty Cash

    Cooperation between Somalia’s al Qaeda linked militants and pirate gangs is reported to be growing. The al Shabaab group has become more desperate for funding, the head of the U.N.’s […]

  • Turning Tide

    The unrelenting rise in piracy attacks could be stemmed, if the speech of a British minister is any indication. Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham, speaking to the British Chamber of […]

  • Citizen Concern

    The Georgian government is doing everything to free its citizens captured by Somali pirates, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze told journalists. He said it is particularly difficult case and the […]