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Seven Indian sailors, held captive by Somali pirates for nearly four months, were freed Monday following intense diplomatic negotiations. The Indian men were among 18 crew members aboard the Italian-flag Enrico Ievoli, a chemical tanker captured by pirates Dec. 27, 2011, off the coast of Oman. “The vessel is presently proceeding toward a safe port [...]

Shipping companies may have found a new tool to fight piracy: It turns out, pirates like to tweet. Not only that, Somali-based pirates blog and are on Facebook, security experts say. And it is through social media that shipping companies are increasing their understanding of how they operate. “Somalia is a very sophisticated economy, it [...]

MANILA, Philippines — Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz announced that the Maritime Training Council (MTC), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment, has already developed and revised a number of maritime training courses as part of the requirements of the STCW 2010 Manila Amendments. “The MTC, in cooperation with its member [...]

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, expects new orders to drop 23 percent next year as shipping lines struggle with an oversupply of vessels and falling rates. New contracts worth $11 billion may be signed in 2012, a decline from $14.3 billion of orders received this year, Seoul- based Daewoo Shipbuilding [...]

Indian ship owners say piracy is costing the global shipping trade more than $9 billion a year. They are calling for a maritime force to halt pirates operating off the Somalian coast in the Indian Ocean. Anil Devli of the Indian National Shipowners Organization says increased insurance costs, longer routes, armed guards posted on board [...]

A Cyprus-flagged container vessel with 25 Filipino seafarers managed to repel a piracy attack last September 20, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Citing a belated report, the DFA said armed pirates tried but failed to board the MV Pacific Express some 180 nautical miles east-southeast of Mombasa, Kenya. continue reading

The 22 crew members of the Merchant Vessel Suez – including four Pakistanis – who were released by Somali pirates have boarded PNS Zulfiqar for the remainder of their trip back home. PNS Zulfiqar anchored temporarily in the Gulf of Aden due to high tide in the ocean. It was scheduled to continue its journey [...]

The Mexican Navy is searching the waters off Mexico’s Pacific coast for a crew member who has gone missing from a Disney cruise ship. Disney spokeswoman Christi Erwin Donnan tells USA TODAY the unnamed crew member, who works aboard the 1,754-passenger Disney Wonder, failed to report for duty on Tuesday as the ship was at [...]

German shipping companies are avoiding Tokyo Bay area ports due to radiation fears and Japan could face severe supply chain bottlenecks as vessels get diverted, ship industry officials said on Thursday. Any logistical setbacks could mean major delays and seaborne congestion at Japan’s terminals including Tokyo, hindering recovery efforts in the wake of the March [...]