Somali pirates who seize ships for ransom hold more than 100 captive mariners, including a rarity in the male-dominated shipping industry — a woman officer, reports Associated Press. Women like Aysun Akbay, a 24-year-old Turk, are slowly making inroads into…

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• Women Trading Association elects Greek shipping company executive as …

    New president has been elected by the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association. Vera Chalkidis, commercial director of Athenian Sea Carriers has been chosen to succeed Marita Scott of NorthEdge Risk Services, Bergen, who has held the presidency for four years. Athenian Sea Carriers is a tanker management company that prides

• Somali pirates hijack Iranian ship, keeping the crew

    Iran says pirates off the coast of Somalia have struck to hijack an Iranian vessel, holding its 29 crewmembers onboard hostage. Deputy Managing Director for Maritime Affairs Saeed Izadian said an Iranian fishing vessel was attacked in free waters by Somali pirates on Sunday

• Pirates Extend for attacks, target oil tankers from the Gulf

    Somali pirates have begun to target oil tankers from the Gulf states and have increased the range for attacks to the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and in the Indian Ocean. The International Maritime Bureau has reported that Somali pirates were seeking to capture oil tankers from the Persian Gulf

• No report of injuries or losses of the two abducted ships: IMF Officer

    There was no report about any injuries and casualties so far on the two ships kidnapped by Somali pirates on Monday, an officer of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said here on Wednesday.

• Somali pirates release Singapore container ship

    Somali pirates have released the Singapore-flagged container ship Kota Wajar, which was seized on October 15 north of the Seychelles, pirates and the European Union naval force said on Tuesday. “We have received $4 million and released the ship and its 21 crew late yesterday,” pirate Mohamed told Reuters. “The

• Pirate attacks against ships dodging in the Indian Ocean

     (marinelink)  On the early morning of 10 November 2009 some 1000 nautical miles east from Mogadishu, Somalia, pirates attacked MV Nele Maersk, a Danish flagged Container ship. The attack took place not far from the area crude oil tanker BW Lion was attacked

• Ransom paid for oil tankers, Somalia pirates clash

     (Reuters)  The largest ransom ever paid to Somali pirates was dropped on Sunday onto a Greek-flagged oil tanker with two million barrels of oil on board, pirates and maritime officials said.  Source

• Ransom paid for oil tankers, Somalia pirates clash

     (Reuters)  The largest ransom ever paid to Somali pirates was dropped on Sunday onto a Greek-flagged oil tanker with two million barrels of oil on board, pirates and maritime officials said.  Source

• Pirates raid Escalate in Indian Ocean Shipping

    Recent developments in the behaviour of Somali pirates who prey upon shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean has made the prospects for ocean freight that moves within the region even more hazardous. On Monday the Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker, the BW Lion, was attacked almost 1,000 miles

• Russian tanker attacked by Somali pirates

    A Russian tanker is still another one to be attacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the Internet maritime bulletin reported on Wednesday, citing the information, received from one of the bulletin readers. According to the data available, the Prisco Alexandra vessel belonging to the “Primorye Sea Shipping Company”

• Dutch Capture 13 Somali pirates, free 2 Tanzanians

    The Dutch navy has captured 13 Somali pirates and freed two Tanzanian fishermen after seizing a pirate vessel that had attacked a German cargo ship off the coast of Oman, the Dutch Defence Ministry said on Thursday.

• Philippine minister calls for protection of the crews of pirates

    The Philippines on Wednesday called on shipping companies to provide more protection for Filipino sailors after 16 of them were seized by pirates who took over a Greek-flagged supertanker off Somalia. The Philippines on Wednesday called on shipping companies to provide more protection for Filipino sailors after 16 of them

• Pirates beat Navy

    A group of Somali pirates has been captured after attacking a French navy ship by mistake, apparently thinking it was a harmless cargo vessel. French military spokesman Admiral Christophe Prazuck said the pirates attacked in skiffs late at night some 500km (310 miles) off the Somali coast. But the command and supply ship,

• Somali pirates in negotiations on two ships Ofer

    Somali pirates are negotiating the release of two cargo vessels owned by Ofer Brothers company Zodiac Maritime Agencies. The ships and their crews have been held by the pirates in Somalia since the beginning of the month. The first ship is a chemicals bulk carrier, the St

• Somali Pirates Free Greek – Owned Cargo Ship

    Somali pirates have released the Greek-owned ship MV Delvina, a Kenyan maritime official said on Thursday.