Obama vows to halt rise of piracy off Africa's coast US President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to 'halt the rise of piracy' off the coast of Africa after the dramatic rescue of an American merchant captain, foreshadowing a longer and potentially more treacherous struggle ahead as he weighs a series of unpalatable options.
SEAL snipers praised for freeing captain The hard part was not the distance - 23 metres - an easy range for an experienced sniper.
Greek-flagged tanker hijacked off Somali coast Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-flagged tanker off the coast of Somalia, a regional maritime official confirmed yesterday.
Grain freight rates unfazed by pirate raids
Port development strategies for tomorrow
W Australia relieves grain ship congestion: handler
Strait Talk
Urgent action needed to stop the Somali gangs AS I started writing this column, a drama was being played out in the Indian Ocean off Somalia. Four increasingly desperate pirates were holding the master of a US-flagged container ship at gunpoint in a drifting lifeboat.
Obama vows to halt rise of piracy off Africa's coast US President Barack Obama vowed on Monday to 'halt the rise of piracy' off the coast of Africa after the dramatic rescue of an American merchant captain, foreshadowing a longer and potentially more treacherous struggle ahead as he weighs a series of unpalatable options.
SEAL snipers praised for freeing captain The hard part was not the distance - 23 metres - an easy range for an experienced sniper.
Greek-flagged tanker hijacked off Somali coast Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-flagged tanker off the coast of Somalia, a regional maritime official confirmed yesterday.
Grain freight rates unfazed by pirate raids
Port development strategies for tomorrow
W Australia relieves grain ship congestion: handler
Strait Talk
Urgent action needed to stop the Somali gangs AS I started writing this column, a drama was being played out in the Indian Ocean off Somalia. Four increasingly desperate pirates were holding the master of a US-flagged container ship at gunpoint in a drifting lifeboat.
Somali pirates step up attacks in good weather MOONLIGHT hijacks mark new departure in tactics as two more vessels are seized.
Maersk to review piracy response plans
Rem Offshore to finally split as power struggle ends SOLSTAD Offshore and Norwegian entrepreneur 'ge Rem'y are splitting the shipping firm Rem Offshore.
Beluga and Hochtief in offshore deal COMPANIES to invest '800m in four vessels designed for use in the installation of offshore wind turbines.
Two ships taken by pirates PIRATES resumed their ship hijackings this morning, after several attackers were killed when US and French commandos freed captives over the weekend
Cuba cruising in 'baby steps' ROYAL Caribbean shares jumped on news of the softening US stance towards Cuba, but investors might have the timing wrong, Wachovia analyst Tim Conder said today
New US stress on piracy seen PIRACY is now likely to occupy a "fair amount of time" for the Obama administration, Defense Secretary Robert Gates has confirmed since the Maersk Alabama drama
Ship freed from Mogadishu INDIA'S government said today a ship and its 21 crew members, 14 of them Indians, have been freed after being detained for more than half a year in the Somali capital of Mogadishu
Eurogate's volume falls 9.2% BOX TERMINAL group Eurogate/Contship Italia reported today a fall in throughput across its network of 9.2% in the first quarter
Dry high Eagle flies, Navios and DryShips find wings as dry sector stages partial rally in New York.
Hot Chile CSAV gains 16% on Santiago stock exchange after disclosing talks to raise up to $750m to shore up sagging finances.
Loans nosedive Syndicated lending lightest since 2003 as major shipping banks sit out first quarter.
Fulford's pay slips But former Clarkson chief's bank balance is still looking rosy despite lengthy gardening leave.
Master at fault Misreading of ice conditions led to loss of the 2,398-gt Explorer in Antarctica, says Liberian Registry report.
Casualty file Action in the Gulf of Aden dominates our latest WebTV round up of casualties from around the world.
New lease of Leiv Firming of $630m offshore contract with Petrobras for Leiv Eiriksson sends DryShips' stock up.
Lebanon ship falls Another US-owned boxship comes under fire while Sea Horse becomes second seized ship of the day.
Scrapping chaos Norwegian-owned bulker one of only two vessels to face the torch last week as market spooked by crashing steel prices and a bleak outlook for Bangladeshi yards.
Greek hit twice Chian Spirit panamax escapes pirate attack in Gulf of Aden a day before Irene E M seized.
Rem cut up Age Remoy-led shipowner sliced in half to end long-running dispute with major shareholder Solstad.
Back in business Onset of the summer season brings ray of light for the container sector as laid up capacity falls for the first time this year.
Maersk ship blaze Inspectors called in as AP Moller-Maersk FPSO catches fire at Western Australian oilfield.
Kanasashi files Japanese shipyard Kanasashi Heavy Industries seeks court protection as it stopped work for a fortnight.
Premier deal Jan Erik Tveteraas-led Sevan signs a pact with Premier Oil to charter FPSO if Oilexco takeover goes through.
Greek ship seized Handymax bulk-carrier joins three other Greek ships currently held by Somali pirates.
NPCC goes Dutch Ulstein Sea of Solutions secures design contract for derrick pipelay vessel for Abu Dhabi outfit.
FPSO drought Market for new floating production systems has frozen due to economic meltdown, says consultancy.
Violence in piracy waters escalate American forces have rescued Richard Phillips, the master of the US-flagged Maersk Alabama, from the lifeboat he was held in by four pirates. Three of the pirates were killed
Fire in Vikingland galley A fire broke out in the galley on the Swedish ro-ro vessel Vikingland on the afternoon the 12 April, when the vessel were at berth in Kotka, Finland. The
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