Tag: Piracy

  • Going Global

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    Piracy is one of the most resilient business models ever, a fact which has prompted fears that it may be set to go global once again. As the latest IMB reports […]

  • Holy Support

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    The Catholic Church has given its strong backing to a programme aimed at preventing and dealing with the damage done by piracy on the high seas. The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian […]

  • Weather Window

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    According to NATO, the high level of activity off the Somali/Kenya Border indicates this as an area of great concern to vessels, and as improved weather conditions allow, increased piracy […]

  • Ransom Fears

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    As US legislators look to make ransom payments in cases of piracy illegal, experts believe there could become a “two-tier system”. This could see some owners who can pay ransoms and […]

  • Fire Starters

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    Piracy has returned with a vengeance following the end of the monsoon season, as a Greek vessel was set ablaze after an attack in the Somali Basin. Pirates hit Cyprus […]

  • BMP Guide

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    In support of the maritime community’s efforts to protect seafarers against acts of piracy, ABS has prepared a quick reference guide (QRG) to assist ships’ crews. The guide will assist in […]

  • Aid Fears

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    The fear of being captured by Somali pirates is complicating aid deliveries to the famine-ravaged Horn of Africa. Sulaiman Shamseldin, the director general of the Kuwait-based International Islamic Charitable Organisation […]

  • Acting Up

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    The US Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has approved “H.R. 2839, the Piracy Suppression Act of 2011”, this bolsters the United States’ ability to counter piracy by strengthening existing authorities and […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

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