Tag: high risk area
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Gulf of Aden risk downgraded
Reduction in pirate activity leads to pay cut. Hazard pay for seafarers passing by Gulf of Aden limited as risk status downgraded By: Veronica Uy MANILA – Hazard pay for seafarers […]
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How to beat the pirates
Piracy around the Malacca Straits is very much back in the news. How to beat the pirates Piracy around the Malacca Straits is very much back in the news, with […]
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Vessel reports pirate approach Off Oman
A merchant vessel reported the sighting of two potential pirate skiffs in the Sea of Oman Vessel reports pirate approach in Sea of Oman A merchant vessel reported the sighting […]
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IMO to Develop PMSC Guidance
A special high-level segment (photos here) of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), convened by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to discuss policy matters related to arms on board ships in the piracy high […]
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Anti-Piracy Webinar
BIMCO have organised a free anti-piracy webinar exclusively for members on 27 April which will take the audience through the fundamentals of company and ship preparations and execution of operations […]
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Abandoning Ships
According to officers speaking at a recent piracy conference, crew members are increasingly demanding to leave vessels about to transit the Indian Ocean if the owner has not put a […]
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Port State
Ports in piracy-threatened regions must make clear how they will accommodate armed guards and issue transparent guidelines to shipowners and operators, Dom Mee, president of Protection Vessels International, has warned. […]
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United Demand
The global shipping industry (represented by the Round Table of international shipping associations) has called for the establishment of a United Nations force of armed military guards to transit the […]
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Taking Action
The Indian Government has initiated various preventive/ mitigating security measures. These measures include an Inter-Ministerial Group of Officers has been set up to deal with hostage situations. While the Director […]
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War Risk
The spate of pirate attacks off the coast of West Africa have led to changes in the War Risk excluded areas. Since a number of tankers have been attacked in […]
