August 2012 The liberated captain of the MV Albedo, who was held captive by Somali pirates for nearly two years recently shared the story of his harrowing experience. Jawaid Khan, a Pakistani, recounted his shock and horror at the brutality of the pirates, and how easy it was for them to kill, torture and imprison innocent […]
Unrest in Egypt and Piracy Beyond the Suez is Deterring Ship Owners
Many ship owners, concerned that there will be delays in cargo reaching their destination due to on-going unrest in Egypt, are looking at alternative routes. Egypt: Ongoing unrest, rise in piracy make shipowners nervous March 2013 Due to the continuing unrest in Egypt, many shipping companies are becoming concerned about the security situation involving the […]
Protecting Gas Fields
April 2013 After recently discovering vast stores of natural gas in the waters of Israel’s Exclusive Economic Zone, the country will now face a huge challenge in securing any apparatus that is constructed to harvest the valuable natural resource. The discovery of such a valuable resource has complicated the security situation in the region immensely, but Israel […]
Regional Instability Fuels Maritime Growth in Lebanon
October 2012 Lebanon’s Public Works and Transport Minister recently spoke about his country’s maritime transport sector growth. At the fourth annual conference of the Shipping Brokers Association, Ghazi Aridi commented that the general turmoil in the region overall has actually helped Lebanon’s growth in this area. He noted that the situation in other countries is indeed regrettable, […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- …
- 46
- Next Page »