It’s a bad time to be a pirate, at least in the American justice system.Piracy on the high seas is one of the oldest crimes on the books. But U.S. authorities are using 18th century law in new ways to go after people who may never actually climb on board a ship and the
Read moreWilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) is expanding and upgrading its service stations in Shanghai and Guangzhou in direct response to market demand for Fire, Rescue and Safety (FRS) services says Jason Chew, General Manager China. “As demand for professional Fire, Safety and Rescue services in China continues to grow at a fast pace, we are
Read moreThe number of pirate attacks have fallen sharply in the first half of 2012, led by a drop in Somali piracy, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) global piracy report revealed today, but warned that these numbers were offset by a worrying increase of attacks in the Gulf of Guinea.
Read moreNo South Korean ships have been targets of piracy since early last year as the country and allies enhance anti-piracy activity off Somalia, the South Korean government said. Nine South Korean ships were pirated off Somalia between 2006 and May of last year, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said, adding it
Read moreOn Friday, July 27, an armed security team onboard the MAA SAMUDA KHATUN fired warning shots at two skiffs, avoiding a potential boarding. The MAA SAMUDA KHATUN was sailing in the Red Sea just southwest of Hanish Al Kubra, en route to Suez when 14 men in two skiffs armed with guns and knives
Read moreSt Kitts & Nevis has become the latest of five flag state signatories to the Washington declaration condemning acts of violence against seafarers – joining Bahamas, Liberia, Marshall Islands and Panama. The move underpins major quality initiatives by the London-based St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg), which has achieved further improvements in
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday the government is paying attention to manufacturing, fertilizer, petrochemical, steel, shipbuilding, sugar, small and medium industries in the development of the industrial sectors. “The manufacturing industry will create more jobs, the steel industry will contribute to the implementation of MP3EI (master plan for the acceleration
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