Tankers

  • Hijacked Tanker

    Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 22 people on board including an unarmed guard, a regional maritime expert said […]

  • Big Blue Arms

    According to statements from the world’s biggest shipowner, AP Moller-Maersk will make more regular use of armed guards on tankers passing through the Gulf of Aden. According to Maersk Tankers […]

  • Tanker Traffic

     According to a report by Lloyd’s List, there has been a drop in large oil tankers transiting the Suez Canal by in excess of 50% over the past three years. […]

  • Tanker Threat

    According to specialist “Jihadist monitoring” company, Site Monitoring  – there have been calls amongst the jihadist community to strike maritime targets. The jihadists have called for attacks on oil tankers, […]

  • Talks Underway

    The managers of the hijacked chemical tanker “MV Fairchem Bogey” have begun talks with the negotiator appointed by the Somali pirates to seek the early release of the ship and […]

  • Attack Foiled

    A chemical oil tanker foiled a hijack attempt by pirates near the Omani port of Salalah on Sunday, a day after a tanker and crew were snatched from inside the […]

  • Suspicious Vessel

    The grounding of the tanker “Pavit” off the coast of Mumbai is causing some concern amongst local security experts. With a spate of derelict ships with suspicious antecedents drifting to […]

  • Italian Target

    According to news reports, pirates seized an Italian tanker with a crew of 23 in the Gulf of Guinea on Sunday. Three pirates managed to board the vessel, “Rbd Anema e […]

  • Tanker Taken

    EUNAVFOR has stated that Somali pirates have hijacked a small oil tanker. Cmdr. Harrie Harrisonreported the ship was hijacked Saturday. He says the vessel was en route from the United Arab […]

  • Critical Clarification

    Possibly prompted by criticisms of its catch and released approach, EUNAVFOR has clarified reports of a supposed attack on an LNG carrier. The supposed attack on the vessel “Ejnan” this […]