By Mohammed Omar Ahmed Feb 28, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Somalia may grant landlocked Ethiopia access to a port on the Indian Ocean, a step that may help end a dispute between the…
Se advirtió el envío que los piratas somalíes están buscando objetivos. Los consultores de seguridad marítimos británicos Ambrey han emitido un aviso a los clientes que detallan a un presunto grupo de acción pirata viendo a Marreya, EYL, al noreste de Somalia. Se aconseja a los buques mercantes que...
With the return this year of Somali piracy after a near six-year hiatus, the European Union has decided to extend Operation Atalanta, its naval operation off the Horn of Africa for another two years through to the end of February 2027. Ships sailing off the Somali coast have been urged by...
By Alberto Nardelli, Aine Quinn, Ben Bartenstein and Jonathan Browning (Bloomberg) Somewhere off the coast of Eritrea on July 20th last year, the Vernadsky Prospect — stocked with 730,000 barrels…
International shipping has been warned that pirates from Somalia are likely back hunting for targets in the Indian Ocean. With monsoon season coming to a close, 13 armed pirates have left from Ceel Huur near Hobyo and are in the Indian Ocean, according to both the European Union’s naval force in...
By Mohammed Omar Ahmed Aug 31, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Djibouti’s government plans to offer Ethiopia exclusive access to a new port to defuse tensions sparked by the landlocked nation’s ambitions to have…
By Simon Marks and Mohamed Sheikh Nor Aug 18, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Turkey, seeking to extend its influence in Africa and strengthen energy security, will send the 86-meter long research vessel Oruc…
EU naval task force Operation Atalanta has reported the liberation of the Liberian-flagged general cargo vessel Basilisk and its 17-strong crew following a failed attack by pirates in the Indian Ocean off Somalia late last week. Officials said the ship was attacked by suspected pirates whilst...
A general cargo ship has been boarded some 401 nautical miles (742km) southeast of Mogadishu, Somalia. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and British maritime security firm Ambrey corroborated that an unknown number of unauthorised people used two small boats to board the...
Imagine being held hostage onboard a ship, which is your workplace, for seven months! Chirag Bahri is now the International Operations Manager at the International Seafarers’ Welfare & Assistance Network, ISWAN, but he knows the feeling and is willing to share.
Picture the fear, the willingness to obey, and the uncertainty that permeates the ship. The team’s dynamics, once a cohesive unit, now shift dramatically. How will it all unfold? This is the gripping story of...