Tag: counter piracy

  • Heading Home

    Hundreds of US sailors are coming home to Norfolk, Virginia. USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) will tie up at Naval Station Norfolk after seven months in the 5th and 6th Fleet […]

  • CSI Somalia

    The International forum tasked with countering piracy off the coast of Somalia, plans to set up a DNA database of pirates by the end of next year, as part of […]

  • Come Together

    No country can go it alone in counter-piracy efforts believes a senior US naval officer. Cooperation between countries bordering the Indian Ocean is essential for improving maritime security, according to US […]

  • Cash Calls

    The UN’s Trust Fund to Support Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the Coast of Somalia is close to financial collapse, and the shipping industry is being called on to […]

  • Royal Decree

    The annual Seatrade awards, presented at a dinner at the Guildhall in London on the evening of 4 April, recognised actions to counter the piracy threat as well as the […]

  • The US Approach

    Andrew J. Shapiro Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs has spoken on the US approach to Counter-Piracy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Washington, DC March 30, 2011 […]

  • S.Korea to Discuss Piracy

    South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that representatives will attend a U.N. meeting to be held in New York next week to discuss counter-measures against piracy off the coast of […]

  • Marine Guidance Note 420

    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT MARINE GUIDANCE NOTE 420 Measures to Counter Piracy, Armed Robbery and other Acts of Violence against Merchant Shipping Notice to all Ship owners and operators (companies), Masters, […]