An Italian court sentenced eight Somali pirates to between 16 and 19 years in prison for attempting to hijack an Italian-flagged cargo ship in 2011 after one of Europe’s biggest piracy trials. The crew of the Montecristo locked themselves in the engine room after their ship was boarded by gun-toting pirates off the coast
Read moreItalian Visemar has placed an order with the Cantiere Navale Visentini yard, near Venice, for a RoRo ship. The vessel will be powered by a complete MAN propulsion package featuring 2 × 9L32/44CR medium-speed engines. The 9L32/44CR engines each develop 5,040 kW at 750 rpm and are complemented by 2 × Renk RSV 900C
Read moreAn Indian anti-terrorism agency will investigate the case of two Italian marines accused of murdering two Indian fishermen, India’s top court said on Friday, raising the possibility once more of the men facing the death penalty. The accused, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, are charged with murder in connection with the shooting of fishermen
Read moreThe Oscar-nominated film Captain Philips brought the threat of Somali piracy to the big screen last year. But if it were highlighting the current reality, it would have been better set in Indonesia. The sprawling archipelago has become the world’s top spot for pirate attacks, according to “Safety and Shipping Review 2014,” a report by
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