Shipping industry urges EU governments to take up arms against Somali pirates
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Abdul Hassan, chief of the pirate group called the ‘Central Regional Coastguard’, carries a rocket-propelled grenade on to a boat with some of his crew. Photograph: Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images
European shipowners are urging their governments to wage war on Somali pirates and seize vessels by force, the Guardian has learned, amid growing fear that shippers [...]
AP MOLLER-MAERSK AIMS AT ZERO FATALITIES
GIANT Danish shipping group AP Moller - Maersk has published its first consolidated Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Report and declared its intention to achieve zero fatalities against last year’s toll of 25 deaths, all within transportation divisions of the company.
The company says in a statement: “The HSE-report 2007 marks a starting point of reporting [...]
