Venezuelan Port Control has lifted its recent port restrictions which prohibited entry to ships arriving from Aruba or Curacao, or flagged to those countries.
Credit rating firm A.M. Best announced on 18 April that it had affirmed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “A-” of The United Kingdom Mutual War…
The UK Coastguard Twitter feed @MCAMedia has warned of the hazard of unexploded bombs and other ordnance from the Second World War being washed ashore on the British coast. In recent years a…
Reports have suggested that the pirates operating in the Gulf of Guinea have significantly extended their range after a product carrier was fired upon last week whilst transiting over 200 miles south…
Fishermen in Gaza are protesting as Israel has restricted them to a three mile offshore limit during the recent conflict. Israel claims the blockade aims to prevent Hamas, from acquiring…
The New York Times reports that Egypt and the United Arab Emirates secretly launched airstrikes against Islamist-linked militias who are currently battling to control the Libyan capital of…
The 5,700 TEU Chinese Shipping Container Line (CSCL) container ship Xin Lian Yun Gang was reported rescued by Iranian naval forces from an attack by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Monday. Local…
With piracy (and to a limited extent) crew kidnappings being an established criminal activity, the maritime industry has now updated the previously interim Guidelines for Owners, Operators and…
Two separate armed attacks on ships in as many days are worrying as both ships appeared to have been underway at the time. To date, stationary ships had been targeted by armed gangs. On the…
