Since 2009, piracy in the waters off the eastern coast of Africa has grabbed the world’s attention and become a major problem for commercial and industrial shipping. Initially, many were caught off guard– the first vessels, hijacked in later 2008, were successfully ransomed for millions of dollars. Since those first incidents, the international community and […]
Swiss Merchants Resort to Private Security
August 2012 In 2009, the Federal Assembly of Switzerland voted against taking part in Operation Atalanta, a European Union Naval Force effort to prevent and combat acts of piracy in the Indian Ocean. This decision, however, apparently does not prevent private Swiss shipping companies from hiring their private security firms to secure their cargo. Surely, there […]
West African Piracy Surpasses East African Piracy
June 2013 Piracy in West Africa has been on the rise for several years, and has now eclipsed East African piracy in number of incidents this past year, according to the International Maritime Bureau. The bureau counts 966 attacks in favor of pirates dominating the Gulf of Guinea and West Africa, and 851 for Somali pirates […]
Indian Fishermen are Indirect Victims of Piracy
Due to the recent epidemic of piracy that has caught hold of the Indian Ocean, these waters are no longer safe for even the saltiest seafarers. While pirates themselves provide a direct threat, they also are the cause of an indirect one– merchant vessels firing upon innocent civilians who they mistake for pirates. India has […]
Piracy Increasing Costs of Shipping; Solutions are not Simple
June 2012 A recent report released by AT Kearney and the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association predicts that another piracy epidemic could cause shipping costs to skyrocket by 150%. Although there have been recent declines since the epidemic reached fever-pitch levels in 2009, piracy has not yet been eliminated. If the current situation stagnates or […]
Trigger-happy Pirates
August 2012 The liberated captain of the MV Albedo, who was held captive by Somali pirates for nearly two years recently shared the story of his harrowing experience. Jawaid Khan, a Pakistani, recounted his shock and horror at the brutality of the pirates, and how easy it was for them to kill, torture and imprison innocent […]
Unrest in Egypt and Piracy Beyond the Suez is Deterring Ship Owners
Many ship owners, concerned that there will be delays in cargo reaching their destination due to on-going unrest in Egypt, are looking at alternative routes. Egypt: Ongoing unrest, rise in piracy make shipowners nervous March 2013 Due to the continuing unrest in Egypt, many shipping companies are becoming concerned about the security situation involving the […]
Protecting Gas Fields
April 2013 After recently discovering vast stores of natural gas in the waters of Israel’s Exclusive Economic Zone, the country will now face a huge challenge in securing any apparatus that is constructed to harvest the valuable natural resource. The discovery of such a valuable resource has complicated the security situation in the region immensely, but Israel […]
Regional Instability Fuels Maritime Growth in Lebanon
October 2012 Lebanon’s Public Works and Transport Minister recently spoke about his country’s maritime transport sector growth. At the fourth annual conference of the Shipping Brokers Association, Ghazi Aridi commented that the general turmoil in the region overall has actually helped Lebanon’s growth in this area. He noted that the situation in other countries is indeed regrettable, […]
The SafeMed II Project
November 2012 The “SafeMed Project on maritime safety and prevention of pollution from ships”, a regional project funded by the EU, is now in its second phase of operation, known as SafeMed II. The goal of the project is to develop cooperation and coordination in the areas of maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean ocean. The first phase of […]
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