Africa’s Pirates Have Demands for Insurers – and a Letterhead, Too August 13, 2012 By Ben Berkowitz Welcome to the Pirate Action Group. Pirate commander Jamal wishes to congratulate you on being hijacked. Kindly speak to his...
EXCLUSIVE – Somali Pirate Kingpins Enjoy ‘Impunity’ Say UN Experts July 18, 2012 Somalia’s president has shielded a top pirate leader from arrest by issuing him a diplomatic passport, according to a United...
Efforts to Tackle Somali Piracy Paying Off Says IMB July 17, 2012 By Jonathan Saul Tougher action by international navies and the use of private armed guards on ships have more than halved the number...
Marine Protection Provider GAC Urges ‘Non-lethal’ Measures for Ship Safety June 20, 2012 London-based GAC Protective Solutions, a company specializing in providing onboard crew training, pre-voyage preparation and defensive configurations for vessels traveling...
SaveOurSeafarers Organization Lauds EU Air Strike on Somali Pirate Bases May 17, 2012 SaveOurSeafarers, the organization that supports anti-piracy measures and aids the crews who are taken by pirates, has expressed its approval...
EU Naval Forces Carry Out First Strikes on Somali Pirate Bases May 16, 2012 By Slobodan Lekic The European Union’s naval force off the Somali coastline on Tuesday carried out its first air strikes against pirate targets...
West Africa Pirates Free Gasoline Tanker, But Steal Cargo May 7, 2012 By Jessica Donati West African pirates have freed a gasoline tanker they hijacked last week, after stealing some of the cargo, the ship...
IMB Report Notes Piracy Increasing in W. Africa; Somalia Still Main Threat April 23, 2012 The latest global piracy report from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) cites 102 “incidents of...
Willis Marine Market Review Forecasts ‘Another Difficult Year’ April 18, 2012 After an inauspicious start, 2012 could well be “another difficult and uncertain year for the maritime industry faced with the...
Seafarers’ Org. Lauds EU’s Extension of Somali Anti-piracy Operations March 26, 2012 The SOS – SaveOurSeafarers – campaign announced that it “welcomes the extension of the EU counter- piracy operation until end...