Tag: Maritime Security
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Asian Calls
According to a report from Lloyd’s List, the Asian Shipowners’ Forum Safe Navigation & Environment Committee has joined in calls to the UN to take action to curb the scourge of […]
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Crew Safe
According to reports to emerge from the Philippine government, the 23 crew held onboard a Spanish tanker hijacked off West Africa are safe. Reports indicate that at least 14 seafarers […]
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Smooth Passage
The IMO has called on port and coastal states to “facilitate” the passage of armed guards and their weapons on merchant ships at risk of pirate attack. The circular agreed […]
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Surge Due
Somali pirate attacks are expected to surge in coming weeks after a monsoon abates, but defence cuts will undermine international efforts to fight them, said a senior European Union navy […]
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Weather Concerns
The NATO Shipping centre has raised an alert in the Bab Al Mandeb (BAM), Southern Red Sea (SRS) and the Gulf of Aden (GOA) areas as favourable conditions for small […]
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On Patrol
The market in anti-piracy patrol vessels is hotting up, and one such ship has even caught the eye of Wired magazine. “Indian Ocean Explorer 2” started life as a drab […]
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Armed Calls
InterManager, the ship managers trade association has backed calls for flag States and charterers to allow operators greater freedom to employ armed guards on vessels transiting piracy-prone waters. InterManager president Alastair […]
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UN Calls
India has called upon the international community to address the “serious” problem of hostage-taking by pirates, saying it is ready to work with UN Security Council members on a draft […]
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Surge Expected
Somali pirate attacks are expected to surge in coming weeks after a monsoon abates, but defence cuts will undermine international efforts to fight them, a senior European Union navy official […]
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Tanker Taken
The problem of piracy off West Africa has blown dramatically back into the headlines once again this week. In the latest attacks heavily armed pirates seized a chemical tanker as […]
