Tag: maritime piracy

EUNAVFOR and NATO work together to Apprehend Twelve Suspect Pirates

NATO Shipping Centre- Weekly Piracy Assessment

Trial of 11 alleged pirates begins in Seychelles

Says IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu Speaking at the opening of the IMO's first meeting of the year, the Sub-Committee on Fire Protection, IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu told delegates that it was his vision that halving lives lost at sea and eradicating pirate attacks, as well as ensuring the release of all hostages can, and should, be legitimate targets, for the Organization and for shipping in the years to come.Mr Sekimizu said that the number of lives lost annually at sea has been over 1,000 for each of the past five years. Despite the difficulty in obtaining precise and reliable data for such losses, he said that approximate figures for 2012 included approximately 100 lives lost in the fishing sector, 400 in domestic operations, and around 500 in other categories, including international shipping*.An ambitious, but achievable target, he said, would be to aim for a 50 per cent reduction, to no more than 500 lives lost annually, by 2015. He said that the matter could be addressed at the IMO Symposium on Future Ship Safety in June, and went on to identify a number of mechanisms that could help the target to be reached, specifically:implementation of the Torremolinos Protocol through the ...

ONI issues Worldwide Threat to Shipping (WTS) Report

Piracy in Somali waters reduced due to global efforts

Rescued hostages of MV Iceberg 1 recount their ordeal

Interim Guidelines for Owners, Operators and Masters for protection against piracy

NATO Shipping Centre- Weekly Piracy Assessment

ONI issues Piracy Analysis and Warning Weekly (PAWW) Report