During the reporting period of 7-13 March 2013 there were no piracy related incidents in the High Risk Area (HRA). MV ROYAL GRACE was released on 8 March 2013 after being held for over a year by Somali pirates. The vessel is currently underway and receiving assistance from a military vessel in the area.…
It has been a busy couple of days for EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez. The Spanish warship, which is conducting EU counter piracy patrols off the Somali coast, was once again able to provide much needed protection, this time to super tanker MV Smyrni, after the vessel was released from…
It has been confirmed that the world’s largest container ships – Triple E – will call at the Port of Gothenburg. The ships, which can carry 18,000 containers, are currently being built at a shipyard in South Korea. The first call will be in August. Test runs have been taking place at the Port…
PT. Sumatra Wahana Perkasa has agreed to implement ABS Nautical Systems’ NS5 Enterprise software suite. The Indonesian-based company did not have a current system in place and was in need of a solution to streamline its processes for better efficiency and felt ABS Nautical Systems’ offerings not only met, but exceeded its requirements and…