Terror on high seas, now a major worry for ship owners
Plummeting freight rates and shrinking cargo as a result of the global financial meltdown are not the only issues presently gnawing at shipping companies. The recent flare-up of terror on high seas, off the coast of Somalia, has become a sharper concern for ship owners.
Even after the Indian seafarers aboard Stolt Valor, which was hijacked [...]
Weekly Piracy Report (23 Sept - 29 Sept 2008)
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 23 September to 29 September 2008.
ALERT
Gulf of Aden
Masters using the Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA) while transiting the Gulf of Aden [...]
Weekly Piracy Report (02 Sept - 08 Sept 2008)
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 02 September to 08 September 2008.
ALERT
Gulf of Aden
Masters using the Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA) while transiting the Gulf of Aden are [...]
Weekly Piracy Report (26 Aug - 01 Sept 2008)
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 26 August to 1 September 2008.
ALERT
Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
The number of attacks has reduced since 2006. However, the area is still listed [...]
Weekly Piracy Report (05 Aug - 11 Aug 2008)
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET service of Inmarsat-C from 5 to 11 August 2008.
ALERT
Chittagong anchorage, Bangladesh
The number of attacks has reduced since 2006. However, the area is still listed as a [...]
Weekly Piracy Report (29 July - 04 Aug 2008)
The following is a summary of the daily reports broadcast by the IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre to ships in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean Regions on the SafetyNET [...]
Guidelines for placement of Supernumeraries on board Indian flag vessels.
This circular supercedes this Directorate’s earlier Crew Branch Circular 4 of 2007 dated 20.08.2007 on the subject.
2. Consequent to DGS-INSA meeting held on 30.04.2008, it has been decided that no prior permission of DGS is required by owners to place supernumeraries on board their vessels. Owners, henceforth, could place supernumeraries [...]
