Lloyd's List - Piracy & Security

Commentary

Risky business
Extending a high-risk area can carry a cost for shipowners
Rules for the use of force
As the shooting stops, it is better for all parties to have a starting point for negotiations
Tackle piracy at source
Creating employment in Somali coastal regions is crucial
Hammond is welcome to talk to us
Private security firm PVI looks forward to greater involvement by shipping minister
Charting hostile territory
Knowledge is power when it comes to unfamiliar environments
Another day, another accreditation for private maritime security
Due diligence has become a watchword for the armed deterrent
Defining a terrorist
Disputed ties between West Africa militant groups and pirates are troubling for insurers
The battle for herd immunity
As in the fight against measles, we need high, stable levels of resistance to wipe out piracy
Settling the bill
Have Somali pirates cost global trade $6bn or $18bn?
Getting real
A Hijacking shows how fact-based fiction can reshape public perceptions of piracy
Invitation to A Hijacking
A new film gives Somali piracy the Scandinoir treatment
Conscience calls
Shipping has a duty to nurse Somalia back to health
Somalia rises from the ashes
But what lies ahead for the country’s offshore activities this year?
Still no magic bullet
Are armed guards the answer for West Africa?
Terror must not prevail
Greek fringe elements may seek to make shipowners scapegoats for the nation’s ills