Tag: Gulf of Aden

Navy thwarts pirate attacks on Iranian tanker

To keep focus on piracy CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd representing 40 percent of the world container shipping industry have met to discuss the piracy threat towards international shipping. The meeting focused on piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and West Africa. The cooperation between CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd includes information exchange on security measures, piracy policies and procedures as well as coordination with relevant stakeholders."Although we have seen a decline in piracy activity over the past year, piracy continues to be a concern for the shipping industry, and therefore we still need our piracy consensus meetings where we can cooperate on responses to the threat to ensure the safety and security of our seafarers," CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd said in a joint statement. At the piracy consensus meeting, CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd agreed that the international community's efforts to fight the problem have contributed significantly to the improvement in the situation seen today. Especially the naval presence in the Gulf of Aden and the pursuit of appropriate legal frameworks to ensure pirates are prosecuted and held responsible for their crimes have ...

Piracy incidents decline in Gulf of Aden

Preparation of company, crew for the contingency of hijack by pirates

EU Naval Force Warship ESPS Relampago Rescues 68 People

Spanish Counter Piracy Patrol Vessel to Join EU Naval Force

EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) Italian Frigate Scirocco rescued a Comoros flagged tug vessel which had been adrift and in total black out for more than 13 hours.

Piracy, Pirates, Gulf of Aden

MARAD issues advisory re guidance to vessels operating in pirate infested waters

EU Naval Force Italian ship ITS Scirocco rescues tug in Gulf of Aden