Month: June 2012
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Safer Navigation
Carrying an estimated 90% of world trade and billions of passengers every year, international shipping represents the life blood of the global economy. Safety, always a major concern for seafarers, […]
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Strategic Insights
Organized crime is a persistent threat to business con tinuity in numerous ports around the world. In the first article in this issue, counterter rorism efforts under the ISPS Code and whether […]
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Better Security
China will increase international cooperation to safeguard the rights and interests of its 650,000 seafarers, said top seafarer officials in Shanghai on June 25 China will provide better security for […]
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Kidnapped by Pirates
7 Indians missing off Oman coast, may have been kidnapped by pirates Seven Indians on board a fishing boat have gone missing from Masirah waters in Oman and may have […]
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Post Release Comments
The South African couple who were released by Somali pirates after 18 months in captivity finally spoken out, saying they are still struggling to believe they are free. Deborah Calitz […]
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Hazardous Journeys
Ships and aircraft scoured the Indian Ocean on Friday for survivors after a boat capsized off Australia’s remote Christmas Island, with three people confirmed dead and more than 80 missing. […]
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Maritime Dispute
China’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Zhang Zhijun, summoned Vietnam’s Ambassador to China, Nguyen Van Tho, on Thursday to lodge a formal complaint over Vietnam’s claims to the Xisha and Nansha islands and adjacent waters […]
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Weekly Piracy Update from NATO
During the reporting period 14 to 20 June, 2012, there have been two pirate attacks in the High Risk Area (HRA) The increase of attacks within the past week is […]
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Worsening Violence
According to a report by the US-based One Earth Future foundation and International Maritime Bureau, Somali pirates were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011. While solid data on previous years […]
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Banking Curbs
According to Michele White, the general counsel to the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, the supply of dollars from U.K. banks to Somali pirate groups has dwindled since Prime Minister […]
