Somali pirates have fallen on hard times. Last month, for the first time in five years, there was an entire month with no ships taken or even attacked. The last ship taken was a wooden fishing boat seized on June 19th. The last attack was on June 26th, when an unsuccessful attempt was made…
More Charges for Alleged Somali Pirates Indicted for Attack of the USS Ashland. A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia has returned a second superseding indictment, charging five men from Somalia with engaging in piracy and related offenses pertaining to the attack on the Navy ship, the USS Ashland. Neil H.…
Pelabuhan Indonesia I, one of the country’s state seaport operators, plans to begin work on expanding the Belawan International Container Terminal in Medan. Pelindo I spokesman M. Eriansyah was quoted by state news agency Antara as saying that construction of a 700-meter-long jetty at the container terminal will start this year and be ready…
Yeosu, South Korea (ANTARA News/AFP) – The UN chief Sunday announced an initiative to protect oceans from pollution and over-fishing and to combat rising sea levels which threaten hundreds of millions of people. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the initiative, called the Oceans Compact, sets out a strategic vision for the UN…