Recruitment Drive

The President of Puntland recently introduced and amnesty against armed groups. The aim being to prevent renewed conflict and to encourage reconciliation. Local communities have reportedly shown willingness to prevent the terrorists’ ...

Legal Debate

Leading law firm HFW has entered the debate on the legitimacy of arming vessels in the face of Piracy. Recognising the ever-growing concern to the shipping industry, they have issued advice ...

Piracy DVD

London-based Steamship Mutual, a leading P&I Club, announced the imminent launch of its latest Loss Prevention DVD entitled “PIRACY – The Menace at Sea”. The Club described the current piracy situation ...

Legal View

The convictions of five Somali pirates sentenced to life in prison should be upheld because the definition of piracy under international law includes failed attempts, according to federal prosecutors. The men ...

US Insistance

According to an announcement made to Hong Kong shipowners, the US now “insists” that all US-flagged ships carry security personnel, whether armed or unarmed. The steps are needed to defend against ...

Political Pressure

Shipowners in Germany are keeping up pressure on the government to support the deployment of sovereign armed forces aboard domestic-flagged vessels. Following the latest meeting with owners, trade union, police forces ...

IMO on Piracy

The International Maritime Organization's Head of Maritime Security, Tracy Peverett, has been speaking to Reuters Insider about its plans to combat Somalia's pirate problems. Efforts such as tracing ransom cash, and ...

Split Force

Fighting in Libya between rebels and national leader Muammar Qaddafi is diverting naval ships from anti-piracy patrols, according to the International Maritime Organization. “One has to be pragmatic and realistic and ...

No List

Following the rather surprising Lloyd's List article a couple of weeks ago, the International Group of ‘P&I clubs has vehemently denied that it has drawn up a confidential lists of ...

Rocket Attack

Pirates attacked an Ethiopian vessel, the 15,000-dwt "Andinet" in the Gulf of Aden at the weekend.   The pirate gang fired rocket propelled grenades at the vessel as it made its ...
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