To date, the following reports were noted by ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS), the anti-crime arm of the International Chamber of Commerce. 09.01.2013: 0920 UTC: Guyana, South America.Two robbers armed with guns and long knives boarded…
The British Royal Navy looks set to be a major draw at the London Boat Show, which opens at the ExCel exhibition centre 12, January 2013.The Navy will be at the London Boat Show for visitors to learn more about naval life and how, every minute of every day…
This article deals with the evolution of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. It was proclaimed in 2012 that the Somali pirate business model had been broken by a combination of coordinated naval patrols, heightened vessel security, and the ubiquitous presence of armed guards aboard valuable ships…
Coast Guard Sector Charleston hosts ceremony to recognize the arrival of its new Response Boat-Medium.This 45-foot boat is designed to replace the 1970’s era 41-foot Utility Boats that are currently assigned to Coast Guard Sector Charleston…
Award-winning technology adds to GAC's range of vessel protection solutions. GAC Maritime Security has added the award winning P-trap anti-boarding device to its range of non-lethal vessel protection solutions.A winner at the 5th Safety…
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has launched this year's World Maritime Day theme, 'Sustainable development: IMO's contribution beyond Rio+20', calling on Governments and the shipping industry to join together and provide a positive contribution…
EU Naval Force French Frigate 'Surcouf' and NATO Warship 'USS Halyburton' work together to apprehend twelve pirate suspects.A merchant vessel sailing 260 miles off the Somali Coast, made a distress call, reporting that she was coming under attack by six men in a fast moving boat…
Northrop Grumman Corporation, under a US Navy contract, selects Telephonics Corp., to supply radar for Fire Scout unmanned aerial system.A US$33-million contract was awarded to provide the development, production, integration and testing of nine radar systems…
Maritime Workers Applaud Congressional Passage, Presidential Signature of Coast Guard Bill. On behalf of the American Waterways Operators (AWO) and its 350 member companies, AWO President & CEO Tom Allegretti thanked bipartisan leaders in…
BIMCO has published its Reflections 2013, a concise, condensed and thought-provoking analysis of the challenges facing the shipping industry today and during the coming year. Shipping is a key facilitator of world trade and the performance…
Rear AdmTerry McKnight featured speaker at National Press Club inauguration of Piracy Daily Web publication.The event will usher in the launching of Piracy Daily which, together with the already-published Piracy Daily Bulletin, is meant…
The tankship 'Aegean Horizon', held by Nigerian port authorities since 13, November 2012, permitted to depart.The vesel had been held during a regional naval exercise in connection with the alleged theft of some thousands of tons of crude oil…
NATO Shipping Centre identifies a new area of piracy concern within the Gulf of Oman.All 22 hostages from the MV Iceberg 1 have now been released from pirate captivity. They had been held since the Iceberg 1 was pirated on 29 March 2010…
The Korean government to honor Singaporean shipping company owner for his efforts to successfully rescue Korean sailors from Somali pirates.Four South Korean crew members were kidnapped by Somali pirates on April 30, 2011 aboard the MT Gemini…
Twenty-two hostages seized by pirates nearly three years ago have been freed from the Panama-flagged 'MV Iceberg One'.Authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland informed the BBC that their maritime force began the operation…