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BMP5 and global counter-piracy guidance launched

on 29th June 2018 Maritime security

Various organisations from the maritime industry as well as naval forces and other agencies have contributed to the recently launched fifth version of the Best Management Practices (BMP5), focussed on maritime security issues in the Indian Ocean. In addition, another document is supposed to provide guidance for companies, masters and

Piracy off Somalia – an exaggerated problem?

on 16th May 2017 Publications

Piracy off Somalia has been a headline-grabbing phenomenon for almost a decade. In recent years,

IMO Secretary-General urges vigilance after tanker hijack

on 15th April 2017 Maritime security Shipping

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has urged the shipping industry to apply diligently IMO guidance and

Risk Intelligence publishes Strategic Insights maritime security 2017 forecast issue

on 3rd March 2017 Maritime security

Many of the areas reviewed in this concluding issue of Risk Intelligence's Strategic Insights series will be familiar

The Power of Networks in Maritime Security

on 16th September 2016 Maritime security

Understanding the Somali piracy crisis could make crossing the Mediterranean safer for refugees. Although the

New report explores piracy’s long-term impact on seafarers

on 21st June 2016 Shipping

More than 3,000 seafarers have been held hostage by pirates in Somalia since 2001, with a significant, but unknown, number of seafarers kidnapped in other parts of the world. These seafarers, and their families, have faced fear and uncertainty, and in some cases, direct abuse. In addition to the 41 seafarers