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- Calculating the true cost of the piracy of today
- EXACTLY what is the annual cost of piracy? The answer, according to Jon Bellish of the Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) project, was in the order of US$6bn last year for Somali piracy alone.
- Casualty briefs 9 May 2013
- ARKONIA (MARSHALL ISLANDS) April 22
- Gulf of Guinea waters open to western armed guards
- WITHIN the next few months, weapons carriage by private maritime security companies (PMSCs) will be permitted inside territorial waters of all the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) countries, including Nigeria, according to PMSC Sea Marshals.
- Piracy under-reporting concerns
- The fight against piracy demands timely and accurate information, writes LIZ MCMAHON
- Costa Concordia ‘blame games’ slammed by critics
- COSTA Crociere’s actions after the Costa Concordia casualty undermine the International Safety Management Code and set a precedent for future “blame games” in court after deaths on board ships, says Skaggerak Foundation accident investigator Arne Sagen.
- Casualty briefs 2 May 2013
- AMERICAN DYNASTY (US) April 23
- Cost of individual Somali pirate attacks trebled last year
- THE COST of tackling individual incidents of Somali piracy increased almost threefold last year, despite a sharp fall in the overall bill for the problem as a whole, according to the third annual survey from Oceans Beyond Piracy.
- Casualties 25 April 2013
- ARMONY (TANZANIA) Istanbul, April 17
- Poor cable penetrations blamed for Emma Maersk flood
- THE DRAMATIC flooding of the world’s biggest boxship Emma Maersk was the result of badly installed cable penetrations between the engine room and shaft tunnel, inspections have revealed.
- Casualty Briefs 11 April 2013
- Crew must challenge masters – Swedish Club
- THE SWEDISH Club will use its Chinese Maritime Resource Management road show to encourage crew to challenge decisions made by their superiors.
- Casualty briefs 18 April 2013
- Maritime
- Spanish court leaves shipowners, insurers exposed
- A RECENT decision in a Spanish court could mean that shipowners and insurers are exposed to substantial risks when facing a claim in damages occurring while the ship is berthed, as they might not be able to limit their liability, according to J&A Garrigues shipping associate Markus Gómez Dabic.
- Casualty briefs 4 April 2013
- Maritime
- West Africa piracy linked to Nigeria energy policy
- NIGERIA’s unorthodox energy market was in the spotlight at the chemical and product tanker conference run by the International Parcel Tankers Association and Navigate Events in London this month.
- Casualty briefs 28 March 2013
- Maritime
- Should armed guards use heavy-calibre firearms?
- BELGIUM’s recent decision to permit private maritime security companies to use rifles up to 0.5-in calibre has generated debate in the industry over whether this constitutes appropriate use of force for deterring pirates.
- Should armed guards use heavy-calibre firearms?
- BELGIUM’s recent decision to permit private maritime security companies to use rifles up to 0.5-in calibre has generated debate in the industry over whether this constitutes appropriate use of force for deterring pirates.
- Casualty briefs 21 March 2013
- Maritime
- West Africa high-risk area could expand
- THE HIGH-risk area in West Africa should extend to include Togo and the Ivory Coast to better reflect increased security concerns, say shipping and security experts.
