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People Daily (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
A Greek-owned chemical tanker and its crew hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden waters nearly two months ago was released on Friday, a Kenyan maritime official said. Andrew Mwangura of the East Africa Seafarers Association said that the ship has been freed but it was not clear whether a ransom had been paid. &$ &$Source:Xinhua&$ &$ ...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden have forced one of the world's largest shipping companies to reroute its vessels.
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Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Indian Navy will be sending guided-missile destroyer INS Mysore to the Gulf of Aden for patrolling the waterways hit by a spate of ship hijackings by Somali pirates, defence sources said on Thursday. The move comes after a successful hostile action against Somali pirates in the area by the Indian Navy. A Delhi class destroyer, INS Mysore will replace INS Tabar in the Gulf of Aden,...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk said certain ships will avoid the Gulf of Aden and the coast of East Africa after the piracy in the area. "Vessels without adequate speed or freeboard will for the time being avoid the Gulf of Aden and seek alternative routing south of the Cape of Good Hope and east of Madagascar. However, based upon availability of escorts...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Copenhagen - Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk said Friday that some of its slower vessels or ones that sail low in the water will stop using the Gulf of Aden over fears of piracy near the Somalian coast. The company said the vessels would use a...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rampant piracy off Somalia is forcing shipping companies to avoid the Suez Canal and send cargoes of oil and other goods on a longer journey around southern Africa, industry officials said on Thursday.
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lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
INDIA considering plans to increase warships in the area and to protect Indian-flagged vessels.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Rampant piracy off Somalia is forcing shipping companies to avoid the Suez Canal and send cargoes of oil and other goods on a longer journey around southern Africa, industry officials said on Thursday.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
* Maersk and other major shippers divert ships around Cape
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
"We believe that piracy in the Gulf of Aden is a threat to important international trade lanes and therefore an international security issue," Skou said. "It must be addressed by relevant authorities and the international community. It is not a problem that A.P. Moller-Maersk or the shipping industry can solve alone."
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Piracy off Somalia is forcing shipping companies to avoid the Suez Canal and send cargoes on a longer journey around Southern Africa.
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Indian Express (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Infact, ministry of external affairs has justified naval action against Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. N Ravi, secretary (east), MEA said, “As far as incident of yesterday is concerned, the Indian boat took retaliatory action because they were fired at. And after I think giving reasonable warning, they retaliated and the result was that one of the so-called mother ships apparently sank....
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Danish shipper A.P. Moller-Maersk is routing some of its 50 oil tankers around the Cape of Good Hope instead
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The Jawa Report (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
NEW DELH The Indian Navy will be sending guided-missile destroyer INS Mysore to the Gulf of Aden for patrolling the waterways hit by a spate of ship hijackings by Somali pirates, defence sources said Thursday. The move comes after...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - One of the world's biggest shipping firms said on Thursday it will no longer send part of its huge merchant fleet through the Suez Canal because of rampant piracy off Somalia's coast.
