Maritime Piracy

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Piracy, the Shared Risk

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Maritime transportation has steadily evolved in sophistication, with state-of-the-art equipment, global weather information gathering, GPS tracking and once-inconceivable capacity for container transp

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City of Xiamen Crew Freed by Pirates

14 May 2013

Sunship Schiffahrtskontor KG has confirmed that all of its five crew members who were abducted during the boarding of its container ship City of Xiamen off the coast of Nigeria on April 26 have been released.

Container Lines: Piracy Is Down But Still a Threat

06 May 2013

Container lines CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd have met to discuss the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and West Africa.

Cost of Somali Piracy Dropped in 2012

10 Apr 2013

The cost of Somali piracy to the global economy in 2012 dropped 13 percent year-over-year to about $6 billion, as navies and private armed guards stepped up their presence to prevent attacks...

AdvanFort Names Angelopoulos Business Development Manager

26 Mar 2013

AdvanFort has named Dimitrios Angelopoulos, a retired Hellenic Navy submarine commander, as its new business development manager.

Italian Ship Guards Return to India to Face Trial

25 Mar 2013

Two Italian ship guards accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February last year returned to New Delhi on Friday evening, easing a standoff that threatened to strain diplomatic ties between the two countries.

African Countries Team Up to Fight Pirates

21 Mar 2013

Nearly two dozen West and Central African countries have set up an agreement to combat the threat of piracy and maritime crime in the two region’s coastal waters, including the notorious Gulf of Guinea, Reuters reports.

Danish Ship Protection, Dan-Bunkering Join Forces

19 Mar 2013

Danish Ship Protection has teamed up with Dan-Bunkering and in the future will begin offering Dan Bunkering’s customers maritime security solutions.

Indian Court Says Italian Ambassador Has No Immunity in Ship Guard Case

18 Mar 2013

The Indian Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Italian ambassador to India cannot claim “diplomatic immunity” in a legal dispute over Rome’s refusal to return two ship guards charged with the killing of Indian fishermen.

Italy Refuses to Return Vessel Guards Accused of Killing Indian Fishermen

12 Mar 2013

The Italian foreign ministry on Tuesday said it will not send back two ship guards charged with the killing of Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012, dealing a severe blow to the trial process initiated by the Indian Supreme Court.

Pirates Release Chemical Tanker, Crew

08 Mar 2013

Seventeen Indian sailors, held captive by Somali pirates for more than a year, were freed Friday following intense diplom

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