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USCG Eases TWIC Requirements 12/26/2011 9:46:14 AM The Coast Guard announced the publication of a policy letter that exempts a number of mariners from the requirement to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential when renewing or obtaining a Coast Guard-issued merchant mariner credential. The policy letter provides immediate relief for... Z Backscatter Cargo Inspection for Saudi Arabia 12/15/2011 9:07:47 AM American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI), received its first order for a Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ZBV system will be used to screen vehicles at high threat security locations for explosive threats and contraband. Additional AS&E cargo inspection systems... The Changing Face of Piracy 11/4/2011 12:43:00 PM As the NATO and EU NAVFOR operations Ocean Shield and Atalanta continue their work in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Red Sea areas, one could easily be forgiven for thinking, well, that’s that. Tough luck, pirates, the world is on to you. Sadly, as anyone involved in international shipping knows, that is very far from the truth... Pirates Seize Tanker off Nigeria 11/4/2011 6:38:57 AM Pirates off the coast of Nigeria have reportedly taken control of an oil products tanker with about 25 crew members on board, part of a new wave of increasingly sophisticated attacks in the Gulf of Guinea, according to a Dow Jones Report. The report quoted a manager of the International Maritime... $16B Piracy Issue on Maritime Agenda 10/11/2011 6:22:15 AM Money and Ships conference to review current situation after global attacks hit all-time high of 266 for the first half of 2011- problem costs industry up to $16 billion annually. Global attacks on ships rose to an all-time high of 266, during the first six months of 2011 up from 196 in 2010 according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB)... APL Holds Full-scale Anti-terror Exercise 10/7/2011 7:51:43 AM APL and law enforcement officials including the FBI successfully tested anti-terrorism capabilities at the shipping line’s Seattle, Washington marine terminal.  It was the seventh full-scale security exercise conducted by the global container carrier in the past six years. The day-long drill... Hiring Armed Guards Should be Left to Government 9/28/2011 9:55:00 AM  In the wake of an independent report recommending the Netherlands government to provide Dutch shipowners with better levels of protection against piracy, including the hiring of armed guards, Netherlands law firm AKD says that shipowners who directly hire armed personnel themselves could face criminal prosecution... SAMI Welcomes IMO Progress on Ship Security 9/19/2011 10:17:34 AM The Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) welcomes the IMO’s progress on its revised guidance and recommendations for the use of privately contracted armed security on-board ships. Following last week’s Intersessional Maritime and Piracy Working Group, the IMO has released... Pirate Activity in the Red Sea/Eritrea Area 8/30/2011 10:18:36 AM Further to our previous media releases detailing a potential new trend in pirate tactics in an area of the Red Sea off Eritrea (see Figure 1), Neptune Maritime Security has had the opportunity to examine the available data through our Intelligence Bank, including material supplied by intelligence sources,... LRAD Corp. Wins $1.5m Navy Deal 8/24/2011 8:24:10 AM LRAD Corporation (NASDAQ: LRAD) announced a $1.5m  in new LRAD orders from the U.S. Navy. The orders, which consist primarily of LRAD 1000X systems and support equipment, are scheduled to ship this quarter. “This is the latest in a series of LRAD orders we’ve received from the U.S. Navy... Piracy: Second Red Sea ‘Mass Attack’ Suggests New Trend 8/19/2011 8:23:30 AM Following a report filed on Sunday August 7, 2011, by the IMB Live Piracy Reporting Center, which saw suspected Somali pirates at 13:02N 043:07E attempt to hijack a vessel off the coast  of Eritrea in large numbers, Neptune Maritime Security raised concerns over this apparent change of tactics.... Pirates Take Italian Tanker 7/25/2011 12:52:19 PM Reuters reported that pirates seized an Italian tanker carrying a cargo of diesel fuel in the Gulf of Guinea off Cotonou, siting a source from the Italian Foreign Ministery. The ship, reportedly the RBD Anema e Core with a crew of 23 on board, was taken in the early hours of Sunday when a number of assailants boarded... EU NAVFOR Disrupts Suspected Pirates in Gulf of Aden 6/20/2011 10:26:55 AM On 19 June, EU NAVFOR Flag Ship, Portuguese frigate VASCO DA GAMA disrupted a skiff which was suspected of launching an attack on MV EJNAN in the Gulf of Aden earlier that day. The Portuguese warship intercepted a distress call from the MV EJNAN reporting that it was being attacked by a skiff. The... EU NAVFOR Warship Sinks Pirate Skiffs 6/14/2011 10:47:33 AM On the morning of 10 June, the EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Niedersachsen detected a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG) whilst conducting a routine patrol in the Southern Somali Basin.     The PAG, which is suspected of carrying out a number of attacks on merchant vessels in the... Vessel Owner Statement: Release of MT Zirku 6/13/2011 10:14:00 AM Cairo-Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) announced that the vessel M/T Zirku and its 29 officers and crew held by Somali pirates since March 28 2011 have been safely released and that the ship is now under the control of the Master en route to a safe port.   All crew are... MV Yuan Xiang Released by Pirates 6/10/2011 10:04:15 AM Earlier this week, EU NAVFOR confirmed that on 8 May the MV Yuan Xiang had been released from pirate captivity after being held for 207 days. She was pirated on 13 November 2010 approximately 650 nautical miles East of Salalah (Oman). The vessel has a crew of 29 Chinese and is heading to a safe port... Naval Coalitions Rely on TracPhone V7 for Counter-Piracy 6/7/2011 10:12:25 AM Commercial ships are the most cost effective and fastest means of transporting goods globally but pirate activity is a significant threat that costs the world economy between $7 and $12 billion annually according to a recent estimate by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The Combined Maritime... MV Khaled Muhieddine Released by Pirates 5/31/2011 10:36:30 AM On the morning of 26 May, the MV Khaled Muhieddine, which was pirated on 20 January 2011, was released from pirate control after 126 days. The crew of 22 Syrians and 3 Egyptians are all well.... French Warship Disrupts Pirate Attack Group 5/14/2011 12:51:10 PM During the afternoon of the 13 May, the EU NAVFOR French warship FS Nivôse disrupted a Dhow that was suspected of being used as a Pirate Action Group (PAG) mothership since it was pirated over a year ago. The Dhow, which is suspected of having carried out several recent attacks in the... AKE Supports Unarmed Solution to Piracy 5/12/2011 10:29:56 AM by Brittany Damora On the day a South Korean ship was attacked by pirates, the “Security Threats to Korean Business Operating Overseas” conference, run by Assist Card Korea, heard evidence in support of intelligence-led protection and unarmed solutions to piracy from UK-based risk consultancy AKE Group... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...