Tag: private security for ships

  • Somali Pirates Cost $6.9 Billion

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    Somali pirates cost the shipping industry and governments as much as $6.9 billion last year as average ransom payments advanced 25 percent, according to One Earth Future Foundation. Somali Pirates […]

  • Piracy’s Impact on Global Economy

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    Oceans Beyond Piracy released a report that raises concerns about the cost of Somali Piracy to the world economy. Approximately 80% of all costs are borne by the shipping industry, while governments […]

  • Armed Maritime Security Services

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    GRAY PAGE: LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND GUIDANCE APPLICABLE TO THE PROVISION OF ARMED MARITIME SECURITY SERVICES ALREADY EXIST Latest data from the leading company providing independent vetting of armed maritime security […]

  • Armed Guards Revisited

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    The recent announcement by the UK Government that weapons will be allowed on UK-flagged vessels is not perhaps as revolutionary as it might first appear. Former Royal Marine Stephen Askins […]

  • Anthony Sharp on Typhon

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    After teaming up with Simon Murray to launch Typhon, the British entrepreneur Anthony Sharp has given an interview to The Telegraph in which he speaks of the partnership with the […]

  • Piracy off the coast of Somalia

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    The following article, Piracy off the coast of Somalia, comes from the Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee website. Somali piracy is a major problem for the UK and the international community. […]

  • Cautious Welcome

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    Nautilus International has given a cautious welcome to the UK armed guards announcement – welcoming the recognition that seafarers deserve greater protection against piracy, but expressing concern at some of […]

  • Firing Away

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    In a rather surprising admission, one maritime security provider has spoken out at length in Lloyd’s List on the growing number of unreported negligent discharges of weapons by private armed […]

  • Contract Killer

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    BIMCO has announced the creation of a standard contract for the private maritime security industry. The new contract, which is expected to be launched in 2012 will provide what has […]

  • Suez Rules

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    The ban on the carriage of Armed Guards, Weapons and Ammunition through the Suez Canal introduced in August 2011 has been amended. Vessels are now permitted to transit the Suez […]

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