Six new suspected Somali Pirates have appeared before the Seychelles court on September 3 for the offence of acts of piracy on the high seas and have all been remanded for 14 days. Aged between 15 and 38 years old, the suspected pirates arrived in the country on Saturday, September 1 having left the…
China will take over the Pakistan’s strategically located Gwadar Port in southwestern Balochistan after Singapore decided to pull out of a 40-year port management and development contract signed in 2007. Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) and its partners – Aqeel Kareem Dedhi (AKD) Group of Karachi and the National Logistic Cell (NCL) – are…
Due to lack of effective anti-terrorism measures in many Yemeni ports USCG to impose conditions of entry into US waters. The regulations came about following a Coast Guard finding that Yemeni ports do not maintain effective anti-terrorist measures along with an assessment that Yemen presents a significant risk of introducing instruments of terror into…
As of 1st September 2012 the EU’s counter piracy task force (EUNAVFOR) will be augmented by the addition of the offshore patrol vessel RELAMPAGO of the Spanish Navy. The RELAMPAGO, a member of Spains newest BAM class of warships, is a high performance, modular vessel capable of being adapted to a number of roles…