Crews Held Hostage

Merchant ship crews held hostage in Somalia December 20, 2011 While the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia has received significant coverage over the past 4 years, with the exception ...

Security Awareness Low

Shipping sector security awareness 'low to non-existent' ENISA urges EU member states to improve security awareness in the maritime sector. By Tom Brewster, 21 Dec 2011 at 10:24 The European maritime sector has next ...

Falklands Ships Banned

South American bloc bans Falklands ships Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay agree to close their ports to shipping bearing flag of disputed South Atlantic islands. Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay have agreed ...

Pirates Kicked Out

Puntland Kicks Pirates from Bandarbeyla Bandarbeyla, located in the Karkaar region of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland, is officially free of pirates, senior officials told Somalia Report on Thursday. After aggressive anti-piracy ...

Daily Piracy Update

NATO Daily Piracy Update Recent Activity On 19 December, naval forces disrupted the skiff involved in an approach in the south west region of the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in the ...

Trilateral talks to check China

India begins trilateral talks to check China Jayanth Jacob, Hindustan Times New Delhi, December 20, 2011 India, Sri Lanka and Maldives have formed a trilateral dialogue on maritime security at the national security ...

We Need Help

Somali piracy takes heavy toll on Philippine sailors By Kate McGeown BBC News, Philippines For the first four months of this year, Captain Alex Caniete was held hostage half a world away from ...

Maritime Cyber Security

First EU-Report on Maritime Cyber Security BRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece, December 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ENISA has published the first EU report ever on cyber security challenges in the Maritime ...

Tackling Modern Piracy

Tackling Modern Piracy RUSI Journal December 2011 The latest issue of the RUSI Journal focuses on the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, a threat that has so far ...

Chinese Invite

The Seychelles has invited China to set up a base to counter piracy in the region, the Seychelles’ Foreign Affairs Minister has announced. The Seychelles hosts anti-piracy forces from other countries, ...
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