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Held in IMO Headquarters, 17-21 November 2014 IMO Secretary-General Sekimizu opened the 94th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) chaired by Mr Christian Breinholt (Denmark) / Image Credit: IMO FlickrThe IMO's Committee on Maritime Safety (MSC) held its 94th Session (MSC 94) from Monday 17 through Friday 21 November 2014. The meeting was conducted by Chairman, Mr Christian Breinholt (DENMARK) and his Vice-Chair, Captain M Segar (SINGAPORE); both were re-elected for 2015 during the course of the meeting. Three working groups (WG) and one drafting group (DG) were formed and chaired as follows:WG1Polar and IGF Codes, Mrs J Stemre (NORWAY)WG2Goal Based Standards and Formal Safety Assessment, Mr J Sirkar (USA)WG3Amendments to SOLAS and Related Mandatory Instruments, Mr M Tsuchiya (UK)DG1Amendments to Mandatory Instruments, Mr H Tunfors (SWEDEN)The Polar CodeThe committee approved WG1's report in general and, in particular:approved changes to the definitions of the Polar Code and Arctic waters;instructed the Secretariat to inform MEPC 68 of such changes for harmonisation purposes;adopted a new SOLAR chapter XIV and associated MSC resolution;instructed the III Sub-Committee to consider survey and certification matters under the provisions of the Polar Code in its next review of the HSSC Guidelines;adopted the Polar Code and its ...

ReCAAP ICS issues Piracy and Armed Robbery Report for October

Quarter-to-quarter comparison In light of the prevailing development of the situation of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia, the ReCAAP ISC produces a summary of the latest figures of the situation for the period of January - September 2014 to be highlighted prior to the publication of the ReCAAP ISC Third Quarterly Report.There has been significant change of the trend in terms of the numberof incidents within the nine-month period from January to September2014.For the first six months of 2014, there has been a significant increase inthe number of incidents compared to the same period of last year. TheReCAAP ISC witnesses a surge in the number of incidents from 61reported during January - June 2013 to 90 during the same period in2014. However, after July 2014, there has been a significant reductionin the number of incidents within the three-month period from July toSeptember in 2014.On a quarter-to-quarter comparison, there was a33% decrease in the number of incidents ofpiracy and armed robbery against shipsreported during the period of July - September2014 compared to the period of April - June2014. A total of 39 incidents were reportedduring July - September 2014 compared to 58incidents during April - June 2014.However, the ...

Combating piracy and armed robbery

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued Incident Alert regarding an oil tanker named MT Naniwa Maru No. 1. The incident was reported in Near Port Klang, Malaysia on 22 Apr 2014.

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued its Quarterly Report for piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia from January 1st to March 31st, 2014. The report reveals an overall improvement in the situatiuon of piracy for a third consecutive year, based on a quarter-on-quarter comparison.

The social partners of the maritime transport sector, ECSA (European Community Shipowners' Associations) and ETF, have issued a joint statement ahead of the EU-Africa summit

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued Incident Alert regarding three recent incidents of armed robbery onboard ships. These incidents were reported in the Straits of Malacca nad Singapore on March 6 &10, 2014.

Piracy continues to pose a threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the country The United Nations Security Council has reiterated its calls on the international community to fight piracy and armed robbery at sea, which continue to pose a threat to the delivery of humanitarian aid to the country.In its resolution, the Council urged Member States to work in conjunction with relevant international organizations to adopt legislation to facilitate prosecution of suspected pirates, as well as to cooperate on the issue of hostage-taking.Pirate networks "continue to rely on kidnapping and hostage-taking," the 15-member Council said, noting that the profits "help generate funding to purchase weapons, gain recruits, and continue their operations activities, thereby jeopardizing the safety and security of civilians and restricting the flow of free commerce."Pirates off the coast of Somalia and the Horn of Africa have made between $339 million and $413 million in ransom profits in the past seven years, fuelling a wide range of criminal activities on a global scale, according to 'Pirate Trails' - a report released earlier this month by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Bank and INTERPOL.Meanwhile, piracy is estimated to cost the global economy about ...

Suritec has issued a report including detailed analysis of piracy incidents, armed robbery of ships and maritime terrorism for the month of October 2013.