Somalia could give its Eastern Africa neighbours a run for their money in tourism business if its internal conflict and piracy problems are contained, a UN report on regional sustainable tourism shows. The report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa titled a study on the challenges and opportunities for tourism development says the […]
[NMS Note: We suspect this piece was written before the PMPF was disbanded!] Introduction Over the past several years, piracy has emerged as a significant threat to maritime interests in the Arabian Sea; in 2011 alone, pirate activity in this region cost the maritime industry between $6.6 billion and $6.9 billion. While piracy is especially […]
Posted by Martin Kufus There is a political debate in London, hub of the world’s maritime industry, attempting to find the best way to permanently “disrupt the business model of piracy” in the high-risk area (HRA) that involves the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea. No legislative body outside of Africa […]
Ghana’s former President and African Union High Representative for Somalia, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has at a conference on combating maritime piracy condemned illegal fishing and dumping of toxic waste on parts of the Somali coastline which has caused extensive damage including fish contamination and birth abnormalities to humans. President Rawlings called on the […]
A quarter of a world away, Korea and Seychelles may appear to have little in common. The Asian and African countries in fact are similar in many aspects ? a relatively small size of land, ample marine life, fast-growing economy, vibrant democracy, educational zeal and a vision for environmentally friendly development ? on which they […]
Written By: Hesham Sami Al-Kibsi At conference in Dubai Yemeni Foreign Minister Dr. Abu-Bakr al-Qirbi affirmed that Yemen is keen to support any efforts relating to combating naval piracy, stressing that Yemen had suffered from such criminal activities, having had countless fishing boats attacked by modern day pirates. In a speech at the 2nd Anti-naval Piracy […]
David Davenport, Contributor July 1 marks the tenth anniversary of the founding of International Criminal Court in The Hague. With an agenda driven by human rights organizations and middle power states, the ICC was launched with high hopes and lofty rhetoric but, after ten years and a billion dollars, only one trial has been completed, and the […]
Source: Ocean Shield Two days after HNLMS Evertsen released a hijacked dhow, the small ship sailed home today [July 1]. Very grateful, the saved seafarers said goodbye to the flagship of the NATO counter-piracy operation Ocean Shield. “Of course we are here because of the importance of the sea lanes of communications and their relevance to global […]
Expats in the emirates are doing well despite stigma of piracy, writes Abdu Baasit For many, the mention of the name Somalia brings to mind images of gun-toting warlords, pirates, terrorists, a failed state and suicide bombers. It’s a stigma expat Somalis say they have struggled with in the past three decades, while battling to build […]
Pirates hold 45 Filipino seamen By Gemma Q. Casas DUBAI—War-torn Somalia, with its worsening modern-day piracy problems and the growth of Islamic terrorist group Al Shabaab in the country, remains to be a major global security threat and will continue to hold the global maritime industry hostage unless the international community helps this once prosperous African […]