Samudra’s revenue for the third quarter ended 30, September 2012 increased 1% compared to the same quarter last year. Samudera is a regional shipping line serving the Middle East and the Indian Sub-continent in the west, South East Asia and Indo-China at the center and the Far East to the north. This extensive network…
The London-based International Maritime Board (IMB) has urged the Indonesian government to heighten security at its ports and in its waters due to increased instances of armed robbery and piracy over the past few months. “While seafarers continue to be on their guard against the threat of piracy, robbery is still a danger to…
Some ship operators hiring private armed guards to protect their vessels from hijack by Somali pirates aren’t reporting attempted attacks, the London-based International Maritime Bureau’s piracy reporting center said. Following are comments from Pottengal Mukundan, the bureau’s director, at the Hanson Wade Combating Piracy conference in London yesterday: “Vessels with private armed security are…
Seven suspected Somali pirates were captured by international naval forces and 20 Iranian sailors rescued over the weekend, at a time when Somali pirate attacks have fallen to their lowest level in three years as tougher navy action and private armed security teams deter gangs. On Friday 19 October, the European Union Naval Force…