Radio frequency data analytics company, HawkEye 360 have partnered with maritime risk analytics firm Windward, to improve the visibility of vessels suspected of carrying out illegal activities. The announcement, made at Windward’s Sea the Future […]
The IMO has moved to address corruption in the maritime industry via a work programme for its Facilitation Committee (FAL) agreed at the body’s 43rd meeting. The measure comes in response to a request co-signed […]
The number of piracy and armed robbery cases in Asia is continuing to decline, but industry players have warned that threat of crew abduction in the Sulu and Celebes seas remain. These were some of […]
The US Navy is drawing up plans to send vessels to the Arctic, in a “demonstration of capability” in the region – but faces a shortage of ice-capable ships. The news follows an operation involving […]
A swathe of the Indian Ocean is no longer a high-risk piracy area, according to a consortium of BIMCO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Intercargo, Intertanko and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF). Changes […]
Two Ukrainian navy ships have come under fire from the Russian Coast Guard while in transit from Odessa, in the Black Sea, to Mariupol, in the Sea of Azov via the Kerch Strait. The openly […]
Cargo owners have been warned that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to risk management to protect against theft. Speaking as the TT Club and BSI Supply Chain Services published the first edition of the joint […]
There were no reports of vessel hijackings between April and September this year, but the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC’s) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) cautions that the danger remains. Data from ICC IMB shows 156 […]
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