Month: March 2011

  • Surcharges Soar

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    Maersk has announced an increase in its piracy surcharge up, 40% to the surcharge as from 1 April. The new structure is US$ 350, up from $250 per FEU (Forty-foot container […]

  • NATO Attack Map

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    NATO has mapped out known Somali pirate operating areas as part of the NATO Shipping Centre Counter Piracy Operation Ocean Shield. As one might expect, the pirates hug the contours […]

  • The US Approach

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    Andrew J. Shapiro Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs has spoken on the US approach to Counter-Piracy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Washington, DC March 30, 2011 […]

  • New Chinese Milestone

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    The Chinese Navy has reached another milestone as it attempts to enhance its operational experience and international image. A Chinese warship has escorted a World Food Program shipment along coast […]

  • Pirates Use New MO

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    While apprehending 16 pirates during a recent anti-piracy operation, the Indian Navy discovered that the pirates had adopted a new modus operandi. Quaiser Khalid, a Deputy Commissioner of the Indian […]

  • Treat Pirates as Terrorists

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    Frustration at the failure of the multinational naval forces operating in the Horn of Africa area to contain the piracy problem off Somalia has led to the Asian Shippers’ Council […]

  • The APS HUB

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    USS Stephen W. Groves departed Port Louis, Mauritius, after completing the second training “Hub” of Africa Partnership Station East, March 28. The “Hub” saw the graduation of armed service members […]

  • Call for Armed Guards

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    Security companies believe that overt protection deters piracy. At an industry event jointly hosted by Gray Page and Protection Vessels International, delegates were told that the shipping industry needs to […]

  • Libyan Vessels Engaged

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    A U.S. Navy P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft and guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG-52), engaged Libyan Coast Guard vessel Vittoria and two smaller […]

  • Sharing Costs

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    Tanker owners are increasingly unhappy at the rising costs of transiting the Indian Ocean owing to pirate activity. They are pressing for a change from the Worldscale Association to incorporate […]

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