Navfor Seizes 35 Pirates As Chemtanker Hijacked
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
European anti-piracy naval forces have captured 35 suspected pirates over the past four days and thwarted six separate attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Aden.
Lloyd's List
March 9th
Box Carriers Say Slow Steaming Is Here To Stay
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Slow steaming is delivering cost savings for container lines beyond the obvious one of cheaper fuel bills.
Lloyd’s List
March 9th
Turkish Dismay
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
A dispute between an Istanbul based shipowner and a New York based charterer has raised interesting issues about the latter's right to insist that a potentially hazardous cargo be carried.
Tradewinds
March 8th
US Ransom Ban Could Hit Suez Transits
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Shipowners will abandon the Gulf of Aden and large parts of the Indian Ocean if a US threat to ban ransom payments becomes law, a seminar in Brussels heard this week.
Lloyd’s List
March 5th
Piracy 'Getting Stronger From Ransom Payments'
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT
Piracy in the Gulf of Aden will get worse in the next year as Somali criminals spend recently won ransoms on new and more powerful weapons, boats and navigation equipment.
Tradewinds
March 5th