U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) Terence E. “Terry” McKnight, the pioneering U.S. Commander of Task Force 151 off the coast of Somalia and the author of the new book, Pirate Alley, warned in an interview that caution ought to temper demands that—because piracy has declined somewhat in the Gulf of Aden and other places—the unique
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PADANG – Padang city`s Teluk Bayur port in West Sumatra has immense potential to support Indonesia`s import and export activities with Asian, African and European countries, in light of the 2015 Free Trade Agreement, according to a Foreign Affairs Ministry official. “Teluk Bayur port is strategically located in Indonesia, as far as international trade
Read moreOn Friday 12 October 2012 Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, operating within the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), provided an escort to a ship from the World Food Programme (WFP) between two Somali ports. The ships rendezvoused shortly after dawn and a team from Regele Ferdinand travelled to the WFP vessel to discuss
Read moreA South Korean coast guard vessel has capsized on Thursday, resulting in the death of five sailors – three Filipinos and two Chinese – who the coast guard crew had just rescued from a sinking cargo ship. The vessel overturned while carrying 15 crewmembers rescued from the 5,436-tonne Malaysia-registered Shinline freighter near the southern
Read moreA Scottish company has launched onto the global shipping market the first comprehensive software product designed to combat the increasing problem of modern-day piracy at sea. • The cost of piracy in 2011 is estimated at $7 billion / £4.46 billion (including increased security spend and ransom payments). • The numbers of hostages and
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA – Indonesian Navy ship KRI Dewaruci arrived at the port of Koarmatim Ujung in Surabaya on Wednesday at 9:20 pm local time. The arrival bringing to an end its 10-month long journey around the world that started on January 15, 2012. The arrival of the military cadet training ship of the Naval Academy
Read moreBOURBON confirms that 7 crew members, 6 Russians and 1 Estonian were kidnapped during the boarding of the Bourbon Liberty 249, which occurred on October 15, 2012 in Nigeria. The other 9 crew members are still onboard the vessel which is heading for the Port of Onne. They are safe and sound, and in
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