The Taiwanese military has launched an ongoing investigation into how a government laptop came up missing from a guided-missile warship that was docked at the southern port of Tsoying, Taiwan’s largest naval base. Defense officials state that the computer has been missing for two weeks now. The ship, Kuang Hua No. 6, is part of…
Energy and fleet management systems will improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions for five Rickmers vessels. ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an order from Rickmers Group in Germany to supply advisory systems for dynamic trim optimization and fleet management solutions for five multi-purpose vessels. Trim optimization means ballasting or loading…
Greek-owned chemical tanker, the MT Liquid Velvet, has reportedly been freed by Somali pirates recently after more than 8 months in captivity. The ship was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, while travelling from Suez to India, with 21 Filipino crewmen onboard. Eight armed pirates in a skiff were responsible for the attack on the…
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and his Mauritius counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam signed a deal for suspected pirates caught by the British navy to be prosecuted on the Indian Ocean island. Cameron said the agreement signalled that Indian Ocean states were stepping up the battle against piracy. Britain has similar deals with the Seychelles and Tanzania…