UAE-based port operator P&O Ports has won a 30-year concession for the management and development of…
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P&O Ports wins 30-year concession for Somalia’s Bosasso port
UAE-based port operator P&O Ports has won a 30-year concession for the management and development of…
UN says recent attacks show pirates off Somalia’s coast still a potent threat
Noting that recent attacks on commercial ships off the coast of Somalia highlight the continued threat…
Warships from Spain, France and Italy join counter piracy patrols off Somalia
During the past week the EU Naval Force Spanish flagship, ESPS Galicia, and French frigate, FS…
Somali regional anti-piracy chief says sacked over illegal fishing comments
The head of anti-piracy operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia said he had been…
Somali pirates release hijacked ship, crew without ransom
Somali pirates released a hijacked oil tanker and its eight Sri Lankan crew on Thursday, a…
Pirates demand ransom for tanker seized off Somalia: EU Naval Force
Pirates off the coast of Somalia, who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew…
European Union marks 8 years fighting pirates off Somalia
The European Union is marking eight years of counter-piracy naval operations off the coast of Somalia…
Bimco welcomes extension of EU anti-piracy operation off Somalia
Shipping association Bimco has welcomed this week’s decision by the EU Council to extend the mandate…
NATO ends counter-piracy support mission in Somalia
NATO has ended its Indian Ocean counter-piracy mission after a sharp fall in attacks, the alliance…
Piracy embers still aglow in Somalia
By Charlie Bartlett from London Until relatively recently, Somali pirates were the scourge of East-West trade, operating in a…