Archive for October, 2008
Protests against piracy, detention of seamen
Lack of response from government authorities towards increasing incidents of piracy attacks and criminalization of Indian seamen have found expressions last week when concerned individuals and unions went to the streets at multiple locations across the country.
Chennai witnessed a flag march on Sunday, (October 5), protesting against detention of two mariners in [...]
Shipping cos stick to ramp-up plans
NEW DELHI: Undeterred by the global meltdown, Indian shipping companies are going full steam ahead with their expansion plans. Major domestic shipping companies, such as Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Great Eastern (GE) and Essar, have already placed orders for 58 ships in Korea and China worth $3.3 billion and are bullish on their future [...]
Scheme for Deck Ratings to appear for Second Mate (Foreign-going) Examination having educational qualification of 10th Standard.
1. Preamble:
1.1. This Directorate, being aware of the cyclic nature of the shipping trade and industry, has initiated proactive and pragmatic measures to deal with the [...]
Security level at ISPS compliant Indian Ports
All Indian major/ non major ports and shipyards have been maintaining Security level 2 since 29th November 2006. Since it is not feasible to maintain security level 2 for such prolonged periods, the Directorate had advised all ports to hold a port [...]
Melting polar ice cuts pollution in Straits of Malacca
KUALA LUMPUR: The polar icecap in the Arctic is melting away. Bad news for many scientists, but welcomed by shippers who see the fabled Northwest and Northeast Passages finally opening up.
And that could lead to fewer ships using the Straits of Malacca, causing less pollution and erosion of Malaysia’s coastline.
Maritime experts, though, believe Malaysia’s ports [...]
Developed Countries Push Back Vs. Pirates
Rich nations come together on joint action after Somali pirates seize ship laden with tanks.
Armed pirates aboard fast-moving skiffs have increasingly turned the shipping lanes off Somalia into a lucrative hunting grounds: commandeering vessels large and small and leaving the world’s maritime powers frustrated about how to stop the seafaring bandits.
Now, however, momentum is growing [...]
Shipping industry held hostage by high seas piracy
Piracy is becoming a costly business for the world’s shipping companies, particularly off the coast of Somalia.
Pirates there have hijacked around 30 ships this year and the ransom demands have skyrocketed.
When pirates hijacked a freighter off the coast of Somalia last week, they hit the jackpot. The Ukrainian ship was laden with weaponry, ammunition and [...]
Report warns Somali piracy threat to world trade
NAIROBI: World trade faces major disruption if Somali piracy is unchecked and allowed to be co-opted by extremists and maritime routes could be gradually diverted, a report released on Thursday said.
London-based think tank Chatham House warned in a briefing paper that the international community needed to take swift action as pirates were rapidly improving [...]
InterManager condemns lack of action on piracy
InterManager, the International Ship Managers’ Association which represents a worldwide fleet of more than 2,500 ocean‐going ships and some 100,000 crew, has condemned the lack of a co‐ordinated international effort to tackle the escalating piracy problem in the Gulf of Aden.
With more than 200 seafarers now being held hostage off the coast of Somalia, some [...]
Seafarers cry for help as piracy on high seas is growing
Mumbai, Oct 2 Earlier this week, an Indian vessel belonging to Mercator Lines, carrying a parcel of ATF from Kuwait, anchored off the coast of Somalia and stayed there in the high seas for two days. The reason: the crew of the vessel did not want to sail without adequate protection through the pirate-infested waters [...]
