Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia: Quarterly Update
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19 Apr 2013
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The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia was created on January 14, 2009 pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1851. This voluntary, ad hoc international forum brings together over 80 countries, organizations, and industry groups with a shared interest in combating piracy. Chaired by the United States in 2013, the Contact Group...
NATO Shipping Centre - Weekly Piracy Update
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18 Apr 2013
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NATO Shipping Centre has issued its Weekly Piracy Update for period for 11 - 17 April 2013. During this reporting period, there were no significant events to report. NSC advises the following:
Masters are advised to remain vigilant at all times in transit or at anchorage and fully implement protection measures, as set down in BMP4, across the e...
Nautilus to support piracy research
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16 Apr 2013
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The International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre is asking Nautilus members to help it with an online survey to try to determine the concerns and fears of seafarers while they transit high-risk areas.
It hopes feedback gathered from the research - which will form part of the second Human Cost of Piracy report, due to be released in June...
State or Private Protection against Maritime Piracy?
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16 Apr 2013
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While piracy continues to be a problem for the commercial shipping industry, the debate on the legality of the use of private armed security guards continues in the Netherlands where Dutch law does not allow the use of armed PSCs.
State or Private Protection against Maritime Piracy?
As the threat of piracy continues to be a problem for the...
Anti-Piracy Ban Hits Shipbuilders
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15 Apr 2013
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Small cargo boats are prohibited from sailing south of Oman, effectively blocking trade not only to Somalia but other African countries such as Kenya and Tanzania, as well as Yemen.
India's 'dhow' shipbuilders sunk by anti-piracy ban
Shailesh Madiyar forlornly surveys the giant shipyard in the Indian port of Mandvi. A place synonymous with wooden...
