Tag: Maritime Security
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Standard Bearers
Lawyers are getting increasingly concerned about the issue of armed guards, and are urging clients to understand the legal boundaries that frame their use. Writing in Lloyd’s List, Andrew Preston and […]
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Small Vessel Security
Boat owners in the UAE will be fined if they do not install electronic trackers used to help coastguards locate them in an emergency. Owners of fishing boats, sailing boats […]
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Tooled Up
Unconfirmed reports state that Somali pirates now have their hands on a more advanced type of rocket propelled grenade than they have commonly used hitherto. Speculation to this effect has […]
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Chinese Fleet
A Chinese navy fleet comprising a frigate, destroyer and a supply ship was on Saturday dispatched to the Gulf of Aden on an escort mission, Xinhua reported. The ships left […]
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Aussie Efforts
The Royal Australian Navy frigate “HMAS Toowoomba” has commenced patrols in the Middle East. The tour is as part of Operation SLIPPER, Australia’s military contribution to the international campaign against terrorism, […]
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Gun Law
The Norwegian government has presented new rules and regulations on the carriage of arms onboard their vessels. “We see that other countries are also introducing similar legislation. The pirates have […]
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High Cost
Ship owners in the Netherlands are paying around $70,000 per vessel to the Dutch Defence Ministry for safeguarding efforts against pirates. The “charges” had been set by the government, but […]
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Anarchy at Sea
A Voyage through Pirate-Infested Waters By Andreas Ulrich While the European naval mission Atalanta avoids definitive contact with the pirates who plague the waters around the Horn of Africa, shipping […]
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Armed Security – a credible deterrent to Piracy
by Paul Gibbins, Director of Communications, Protection Vessels International At the recent conference ‘Combating Piracy’ in Hamburg, the shipping industry heard the brutal truth that when it comes to piracy, […]
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Problems Grow
The arrest of personnel involved in paying ransoms has certainly puzzled some in the industry, and has created yet another problem for shipowners In jailing six foreigners after they took £2.2m ($3.6m) into […]
