One does not wish to provoke any sort of angry response from readers, but is it not time that the definition of piracy was updated? It was not that long ago that such was a crime punishable by ferocious penalties, even under quite liberal regimes, which were repealed only after somebody pointed out...
The Yemeni Houthi rebels’ continued attacks on shipping in the Red Sea serve as a reminder that global supply chains remain highly vulnerable to disruption. Moreover, it highlights how food insecurity can simultaneously be an effect and cause of conflict. To address this, the international...
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has condemned the attacks against international shipping and has called for an immediate release of the ship, the Galaxy Leader, and its crew. Addressing the Sub-Committee […]
The post “Seafarers are innocent victims, and their safety is paramount,” IMO...
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How one relates to the hostilities, wars, and conflict (Kindly choose an appropriate term.) in the Middle East seems to vary a good deal, with the attacks upon shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden being consigned to something of a sideshow. There are endless comments about the effects of...
Oh, to be young today! I know, I know, I know, I know, Sophie Ellis Bextor’s 2001 single “Murder on the Dancefloor” is back topping the charts after it appeared in a post cinematic rip-off of The Talented Mr. Ripley, and David Guetta is filling the dancefloors with his Grammy nominated “Baby Don’t...
In a joint statement, the governments of the United States, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have called for an immediate…
https://gcaptain.com/us-and-allies-call-for-immediate-end-to-houthi-attacks-on-shipping/
The owner of the Galaxy Leader car carrier that was hijacked by the Houthis as it transited the Red Sea in November says it is encouraged by reports of the…
https://gcaptain.com/hijacked-galaxy-leader-owner-encouraged-by-reports-of-imminent-release-of-crew/
As the Houthi attacks that began with the hijacking of the Galaxy Leader continue to disrupt Red Sea shipping, the U.S. is moving to stem the flow of the Iranian money that is helping sustain those activities.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated one individual and three entities that, it says, are responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Houthi forces,
Among those designated today is the head of the...
If there ever was a reason for people to stop whining about their taxes being spent on expensive warships, it is now, with the Red Sea piracy crisis (There is no other way to describe it.) stretching supply chains. But already there have been complaints about US warships being employed to defend...