By Susan Njanji The waters off West Africa’s coast, the Gulf of Guinea, are a growing source of oil and have recently seen a spike in piracy for theft of its riches, a development seen to be fuelled partly by rising crude prices. Attacks on vessels have grown in number and scope, spreading across a […]
Much has been made of the Somalia conference held in London last week, when heads of state and foreign ministers from around 50 countries focused on the political issues facing the country. Unfortunately there is a feeling that the actual piracy crisis took something of a back seat, even though there was talk of the […]
EU foreign ministers on Monday extended the bloc’s Somali anti-piracy mission Atalanta until December 2014, but did not act on plans to attack pirate gangs on land as well as at sea. Ministers “agreed to extend the mandate of EU-NAVFOR Atalanta until December 2014”, a statement said as talks focused on Syria and Serbia began […]
Henry Bellingham MP Industry Focused Piracy Satellite Event for the London Conference on Somalia Moving forward on our Shared Agenda to Tackle Piracy off the coast of Somalia: Recommendations for the London Conference on Somalia 21 January 2012 1. I would like to thank Secretary General, Koji Sekimizu for his kind words and for providing […]
SOS SaveOurSeafarers welcomes piracy conclusions of Somalia Conference but disappointed that seafarers not mentioned. SOS SaveOurSeafarers welcomes the London Conference on Somalia which was attended by 55 delegations from Somalia and the international community, and willingly supports its focus on unifying the international community in its coordinated support to Somalia, in the hope that a new […]
SOS SaveOurSeafarers welcomes piracy conclusions of Somalia Conference but disappointed that seafarers not mentioned. SOS SaveOurSeafarers welcomes the London Conference on Somalia which was attended by 55 delegations from Somalia and the international community, and willingly supports its focus on unifying the international community in its coordinated support to Somalia, in the hope that a new […]
SOS SaveOurSeafarers welcomes piracy conclusions of Somalia Conference but disappointed that seafarers not mentioned. SOS SaveOurSeafarers welcomes the London Conference on Somalia which was attended by 55 delegations from Somalia and the international community, and willingly supports its focus on unifying the international community in its coordinated support to Somalia, in the hope that a new […]
From Yoshita Singh New York, Feb 24 (PTI) India has asked Somalia to bring in a national anti-piracy legislation and for investigation and prosecution of suspected pirates as it maintained that solution to the problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia should come from institutions within the African country. “Piracy off the coast of […]
The Chamber welcomed the Prime Minister’s focus on the humanitarian crisis in Somalia at the international conference that took place in London yesterday. The meeting fully recognised our industry’s long-held view that the piracy problem that threatens seafarers and world trade can only be resolved with committed work with Somalia to build its capacity and reintroduce […]
The outcome of a UK-hosted conference on Somalia has been welcomed by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu. The conference, held at Lancaster House, London yesterday (Thursday 23 February), saw a wide-ranging examination of the many problems currently afflicting Somalia, including piracy. Convened by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, it dealt with issues such as security, local […]