Piracy is an international problem that has some very far-reaching effects. Aside from the loss of human life and economic impact directly affecting the shipping industry, Indian ship builders are now hurting due to this criminal activity as well. The port of Mandvi in India sits on the banks of the Rukmavati river, which flows into the Arabian Sea. Historically, […]
IMO welcomes adoption of piracy code
June 2013 Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently shared his praise for the 22 states that signed the Code of Conduct aimed at preventing piracy of merchant vessels. The Code of Conduct was signed at a conference in Yaounde, Cameroon on June 25th. 13 heads of state from West and Central African countries were […]
Combined Counter-Piracy Exercise
April 2013 The Seychelles Coast Guard was recently joined by forces from EUCAP Nestor and the European Naval Force for a joint training exercise on April 26th. Taking place in the Seychelles, the exercise simulated an interdiction of a pirate skiff by joint efforts from the Seychelles Coast Guard and assets from EU NAVFOR. The […]
Counter Piracy Training For Djiboutian Navy
April 2013 German EU Naval Force ship FGS Augsburg recently hosted ten sailors from the Djiboutian Navy aboard their vessel to impart some naval wisdom on them. The German frigate is in the region as a part of the European Union Naval Force’s (EU NAVFOR) Operation Atalanta, aimed at securing the Indian Ocean from Somali pirates. While […]
Piracy meetings reinitiated
May 2013 Shipping industry giants have recently resumed meetings to discuss piracy and its threat to the global economy. Participants included CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud — together, these companies account for about 40 percent of world shipping by container volume. They discussed piracy trends in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and the […]
NATO and Chinese Navy Join Forces
June 2013 Although the international task-forces in the Indian Ocean are focused on fighting piracy, they are also engaging in humanitarian aid missions as well. Recently, NATO joined up with medical staff from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army-Navy to help residents of Somalia. Chinese and NATO counter-piracy forces in the Indian Ocean had previously discussed […]
Mogadishu Port: Trade Returns
May 2013 Torn apart by war for decades, Somalia’s largest city, Mogadishu, was deemed the most dangerous place on earth by many media outlets. Finally, as the country begins to stabilize and attempt to put its past behind it, the first ships seen in years are once again docking at the nation’s capital. Many within […]
UN Approves Funding
April 2013 At the end of April, an additional group of projects to support anti-piracy initiatives in Somalia and other regional countries was approved for funding by the United Nations Trust Fund for the Fight Against Piracy. The other countries include Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Maldives and the Seychelles. The U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, Taye-Brook Zerihoun made […]
What Happened to Somalia’s Pirates?
May 2013 May 10th, 2013 marked a full year in which not a single ship was hijacked by Somali pirates. What has happened to these once numerous marauders of the Indian Ocean? Beginning in 2005 and making a measly $315,000 ransom for a vessel named Feisty Gas, the number of incidents and the sum of ransom […]
Continuing Threat
May 2013 While Somali pirate attacks have decreased in recent months, many from within the international coalition in place to secure the Indian Ocean warn that the threat is not totally over. Recently, the Operation Commander of the European Union Naval Force, Rear Admiral Bob Tarrant, spoke about the continuing threat. He warned that Somali […]
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