Terror Fear

A senior U.S. Navy officer is warning that piracy may become an increasingly dangerous and expensive problem, especially if it intersects with terrorism. "There are people that are interested in chaos ...

Under Fire

A Japanese chemical tanker came under fire in the Red Sea near Yemen Wednesday, but no one was injured and the ship remains operational, vessel owner Tokyo Marine Co. said ...

Making Noise

With piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Somali reaching alarming proportions, the Indian Navy has begun installing a device on its warships that according to one report, ...

Human Touch

A program to help seafarers and families cope with the physical and mental trauma caused by torture and abuse at the hands of pirates has been launched. Pirates are routinely using ...

ICS View

Writing in their brochure to celebrate World Maritime Day, the International Chamber of Shipping has focused on the issue of armed guards.

Court Appeal

The first piracy conviction in a US courtroom in nearly 200 years is going before an appeals court as five Somali men who attacked a Navy warship off the coast ...

Gun Stock

The Russian army has done the unthinkable and stopped ordering new Kalashnikov rifles, fearing its most famous weapon is no longer up to date. The guns are a favourite of Somali ...

Military Approach

Jan Kromhout a partner at AKD’s Rotterdam law offices has recently analysed a Dutch government commissioned  report assessing the desirability and possibility of deploying private sector armed security to help ...

Yemen Fears

As the Indian Ocean monsoons wane, international shipping companies are bracing themselves for a new season of piracy as Yemen adds to concerns. Sana’a, the capital, has seen days of ...

Cold Response

India has rejected suggestions that its navy should go on a “hot pursuit” of Somali pirates, who are threatening global trade in the Indian Ocean region. "I do not agree with ...
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