U.S., coalition ships begin patrols in effort to stop pirates

WASHINGTON (CNN) — U.S. and other coalition warships will begin patrolling a newly established shipping corridor in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia in an attempt to protect international shipping after three cargo ships were ... flagged cargo carriers, according to a U.S. military official. The statement noted that the military [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 12:15:00
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U.S. Navy: Pirates Not Our Problem (Updated)

Galrahn blogs about naval matters at Information Dissemination. The U.S ... by essentially throwing its hands in the air. The U.S. Navy said the international naval force CTF-150 ... so far just in September: a French yacht, an Egyptian dry cargo ship, a South Korean cargo ship [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 20:05:07
Blog: Danger Room - Wired Blo...

Freaking doomed

We are not out of the woods yet. Not by a long shot ... . However, since the demand for shipping varies with the amount of cargo that is being traded ... about this that goes beyond mere shipping: Ocean shipping depends heavily on credit to finance ships and cargo [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 21:20:00
Blog: Klein Verzet...

Solar Powered Cargo Ship

Solar Powered Cargo Ship in: Breakthrough Thinking, Ecological Products, People Making a Difference, business, green friendly [ ... with China’s biggest shipping line. The Chatswood-based Solar Sailor group has designed the sails [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 04:33:25
Blog: Impact Lab — A laborato...

Zimbabwe: Did the weapons go through Angola?

Publisher: Korir africanpress@getmail.no source.mail&guardian ... rocket-propelled grenades and several thousand mortar rounds. The cargo was destined for Zimbabwe ... of the Chinese Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) cargo ship this week, which was meant to be heading [more...]

Date: 2008-05-03 16:38:36
Blog: African Press Internat...

Blackwater Ready to Fight Pirates

Press release from here:BLACKWATER WORLDWIDE’S MARITIME OPERATIONS READY TO ASSIST SHIPPING INDUSTRYAs Insurance and Pay Rates Soar for Gulf of ... have taken the step of arming their crews, or hiring private security to ride onboard cargo ships. Rather than having armed guards on a cargo vessel, the McArthur’s ability to accompany a ship and deploy [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 18:14:00
Blog: Information Disseminati...

Our military is like...

...this parallel universe in America. We civilians are largely clueless about it, and yet it's the most significant institution in our country ... shadow of the real global network: intermodal cargo shipping. Planes, ships, and trucks form an endless conveyor belt which relentlessly moves real, solid things. Our military is the master of logistics [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 06:44:51
Blog: HawaiiThreads.com - The...

Was Deadly Iranian Ship Bound For Israel?

By Hal LindseyIn September, Somali pirates made headlines when they captured a Russian-flagged Ukrainian cargo ship bound for Kenya ... its shipping manifests. The vessel's declared cargo consisted of "minerals" and "industrial products [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 18:50:00
Blog: Bible Prophecy Today...

Toyota's Solar Car Carrier

Two Japanese firms are building a solar power system to augment the diesel engines aboard a cargo ship that carries new Toyotas to ... shipping line, says the solar assist will cut CO2 emissions by 1 to 2 percent per year, or about 20 tons [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 08:00:13
Blog: Autopia - Wired Blogs...

Somali Pirates Seize Another Cargo Ship

(Photo: Petty Officer 2Nd Class Jason R. Zalasky / AP) Pirates leave the Ukrainian merchant vessel MV Faina for Somalia's shore last week ... a Philippine cargo ship this week — flouting the international effort to protect a major shipping lane ... . International Flotilla To Fight Somali Pirates -- MSNBC Even with U.S. warships in the area, pirates [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 11:14:04
Blog: War News Updates...

Sun shines on solar sails for giant cargo ships

Hello sailor! Shipping, along with aviation, is one of the world’s biggest emitters of CO2 but global trade is still massively dependent on this mode of transport for the flow of goods around the world. Anything that can reduce shipping’ ... spotted this story about tankers with solar-powered sails. Chinese shipping firm Cosco has signed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 09:55:21
Blog: Greenbang...

Putting The ‘Piracy’ Back Into Conspiracy

October 28, 2008 Angry Immigrant Rants, Terrorist | Tags: Conspiracy Theory, Iran, Israel, Pirates, Somalia |   Piracy, like most disasters, ... Men is usually limited to individuals, seeing it on an international level (where ... one is a fairly straightforward ship, but the cargo’s final destination was in doubt: Ukranian ship (MV Faina [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 17:28:58
Blog: The 12 Angry Men Blog...

NATO Fleet Sails Toward Somalia to Guard Against Piracy

AP/IHT October 22, 2008 BRUSSELS — A NATO flotilla sailing toward the Somali coast will begin antipiracy operations within the next few days, ... cargo ship, the Faina, carrying 33 battle tanks and heavy weaponry, has focused international attention ... of engagement. The seven NATO warships will escort cargo ships carrying United Nations food aid to [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 01:57:40
Blog: East Africa Forum » New...

Of Pirates and Mercenaries

This is a post by NSN Intern Amanda Hillman Wired’s Danger Room blog team has been posting the past few weeks on the nearly ... worldwide attention when they hijacked the Ukrainian cargo ship, the Faina, laden with “$30 million worth ... ; over 100 ships have been hijacked, with their crews and cargo held hostage. The situation has spurred [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 20:45:48
Blog: democracyarsenal.org...

Travel by container ship

Another story of traveling by cargo ship. The stevedores, or as we call them in the states, longshoremen, ... " -- 'steersman' in Greek. So the arrangement of cargo and the logistics of operations are already optimized by software, the next step will be to link that software directly to the hardware of cranes [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 14:40:06
Blog: kottke.org :: home of f...

Carbon loading from maritime shipping

All in all, cargo ships are a major contributor to global warming, ... in a 23.3 percent reduction in emissions. One shipping company, Hapag-Lloyd, found that slowing ... , not idling a vehicle equivalent to 2,000 diesel trucks -- would significantly reduce emissions [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 17:45:32
Blog: the red mullet...

Mozambique will not allow Zimbabwe bound arms ship to dock on its waters

Publisher: Korir, api, africanpress@getmail.no source ... it to dock anywhere in our waters, we have a clear ports policy which stipulates that such cargo needs ... arrangements”, he said. The ship and its cargo caused uproar across South African political parties, labour [more...]

Date: 2008-04-19 14:37:55
Blog: African Press Internat...

New Law Buoys U.S. Efforts to Make Ocean-Going Ships Cleaner

cargo ship carrying ocean freight U.S. agencies have taken another step forward in implementing a key international agreement to reduce air ... emissions – known as MARPOL Annex VI - from large diesel-powered, ocean-going vessels. Under [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 20:38:41
Blog: Red, Green, and Blue - ...

Study Finds Large Cargo Ship Soot Emissions 2x Previous Estimates; Tugboats Are Top Emitters Per Unit of Fuel

Tugboats at work in Alameda Harbor, California. Click to enlarge ... , and tugboats emit nearly twice as much soot for the amount of fuel used than other commercial vessels ... vessel, Ronald H. Brown, the team measured black carbon emitted by tankers, cargo and container ships [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 17:36:38
Blog: Green Car Congress...

First Goodwill Visit of Chinese Navy Ship to Cambodia

Today (November 09), Cambodia celebrates 55th anniversary of independence ... and China Military Online. Posts in MarineBuzz on this day a year before: Indian Cargo Ship MV ... Navy Ship Tabar Prevents Piracy Attack on Indian Merchant Vessel Port and Ship International India [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 16:58:56
Blog: MarineBuzz.com...

The Shipping Blues for China’s Small Builders

Today’s WSJ reports on the impact of the economic slowdown across the shipping industry, from railroads and cargo ships to trucks and package delivery firms. In the first nine months of this year, the number of containers entering the U.S. via its top 10 container ports was 7.2% lower [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 08:59:50
Blog: China Journal ...

RADIATION OR CHEMICALS KILL PIRATES WHO HIJACKED ISLAMIC IRAN SHIP

Russian File PhotoA tense standoff has developed in waters off Somalia over an Iranian merchant ship laden with a mysterious cargo that was hijacked ... cargo. Hijacked late last month in the Gulf of Aden, the MV Iran Deyanat remains moored offshore in Somali waters and inaccessible for inspection. Its declared cargo consists of minerals and industrial [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 11:59:00
Blog: Anti-Mullah...

Watching, waiting

The people of Zimbabwe have been waiting patiently - perhaps too patiently - to hear the outcome of elections that are now almost three weeks old. Since yesterday, they’ve been waiting to see what happens to the cargo of the An Yue Jiang ... contested election.) The ship carries mining cargo for Botswana, and a 77 tons of small arms destined [more...]

Date: 2008-04-19 02:31:38
Blog: …My heart’s in Accra...

A Fish of a Different Kind

In the story of the founding of Rome we hear much about Romulus, the progenitor of the ancient city, ... an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) in order to retrieve data from the sea and sea floor off of the GTM-NERR ... British cargo ship detected the presence of mines in the shipping lane. REMUS.jpg Meet REMUS [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 15:03:03
Blog: The Keeper's Blog...

Pirates step up attacks

Pirates step up attacks November 4th, 2008 Voice of America The London-based International Maritime Bureau, or IMB, ... the Gulf of Aden - are the most dangerous in the world for international shipping. IMB Director ... . “We’ve had tankers, bulk carriers, general cargo ships,” Mukundan said. “The biggest vessel, which [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 22:18:39
Blog: Hunt of the Sea Wolves ...

US Ship Fires On Iranian Boats!

The Iranians got within 200 yards of the US ship! Coastal Patrol Ships (PC)- USS Typhoon PC 5 (OKNAPC) ... : WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cargo ship contracted by the U.S Military Sealift Command has fired at least ... Venture was travelling north in international waters in the central Gulf at around 8am local time [more...]

Date: 2008-04-25 17:29:58
Blog: Gateway Pundit...

Privateers to battle pirates

Anyone who learned some Tudor history at school has probably heard of “privateers”. (Licensed pirates,) Plus ca change etc ... from hijacking cargo ships. The international efforts may soon be extended to include “private contractors ... , international co-operation can’t stamp out piracy in the Gulf of Aden. But in that case, what chance [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 21:35:57
Blog: Why Dont You Blog?...

My op-ed in Mail Today: Send the Navy to tackle Somali pirates

India must act to protect its interests off Somalia In today’s op-ed in Mail Today, ... be on the planet. ACCORDING to the International Maritime Bureau, pirates have attacked 69 ships off ... for ransom. Along with the ships and their cargo, they are holding more than 200 sailors hostage, of whom [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 01:13:16
Blog: The Acorn on The Indian...

Blackwater: 13 firms want pirate protection

Source: Navy Times The contractor Blackwater Worldwide is in talks with 13 shipping companies interested in hiring the firm’s ship to escort their cargo vessels through the pirate-plagued waters off the Horn of Africa, the company’s president ... as possible for their vessels, partly because the U.S. and international warships in the Gulf of Aden [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 16:35:31
Blog: Joshuah's House Present...

Amazing video of spacecraft re-entry

NASA has posted some spectacular footage of the re-entry of the 13-ton ATV-1 "Jules Verne" spacecraft on Sept. 29 ... Vehicle," is a sort of robotic cargo ship designed to carry cargo to resupply the International Space [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 16:31:36
Blog: Maryland Weather - Sun ...

Wired’s Danger Room blog team has been posting the past few weeks on the nearly too-sensational-to-be-real Somali pirating story ... cargo ship, the Faina, laden with “$30 million worth of grenade launchers, piles of ammunition, even ... and cargo held hostage. The situation has spurred discussions ranging from the prospect of Al Qaeda [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 20:36:35
Blog: democracyarsenal.org...

What Makes an Effective Custom House Scorecard

By Sam Miller A custom house is an institution that collects levees on imported and exported goods. Usually, this is one of the government agencies ... with shipping, warehousing, freight operators, documentation, cargo handling, and processing. International ... one person or company to save time, effort, and money. All shippers would like to see [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 13:11:21
Blog: New Business Ideas...

U.S. Elections impact on Japan

I don't know if we will see any real difference here with Democrats instead of Republicans at the helm over there. All I know is this made me laugh right after lunch. A friend of mine who works in a cargo ship brokering firm forwarded me a market report written by another broker: Following the American [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 05:54:34
Blog: w00kie’s ramblings...

No International Agreement on How To Tackle Somali Piracy

(Photo from FOX News.com) No Consensus on How to Solve Somali Pirate Problem -- FOX News Despite international outrage at the persistence of ... of a hijacked Panama-flagged cargo ship, on the other hand, ended Tuesday in a violent resolution ... : This is so typical of international efforts .... no agreement on what to do .... and fear to take [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 06:00:01
Blog: War News Updates...

Hunting for Nuclear Fuel

FOLLOW ADAM ON TWITTER: http://twitter.com/adamhousley ADAM’S OTHER BLOGS: foxnews ... by truck, train and cargo ship, with soldiers guarding and escorting the material at all times.  Only ... of International Relations and arms Control agrees, “A great deal remains to be done, and I think it really needs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 17:23:15
Blog: On The Scene « FOXNews...

Wind powered cargo ships?

My neighbor and I had a brief conversation a while back about peak oil and some of its ramifications. I said, half jokingly, that at least companies that import cheap ass goods from overseas might ... Falcon. This thing definitely isn't the result of someone trying to greenify international shipping [more...]

Date: 2008-08-17 07:30:00
Blog: Institute of Jurassic T...

Tom Doyle stories as audiobooks - previously on Futurismic

yesterday’s post sent lots of you off to listen to Tom Doyle’s audio readings of his stories… and great for Tom himself, too! ... to the International Space Station (ISS). According to the Associated Press, Stephen Colbert’s gene package ... (0) New research on aging hints we might be able to prevent it (2) Jules Verne - the first cargo ship [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 15:00:43
Blog: Futurismic - near-futur...

I believe they know what they are doing - in a large coalition with forces not allied beforeRussia denies stolen, missing nuke claimscould they be exported via cargo ships to "friendly nations" such as Venezuela ... and Venezuela have no plans of attacking anybody, they cooperate on the basis of international law [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 20:02:00
Blog: THE SIGNS OF THE TIME...

Exports jump at L.A., Long Beach ports but imports falter

Incoming goods are down so much that the twin ports are on pace to record their second straight year of declines in overall international trade ... this year, the biggest U.S. contribution to the international supply chain were vast mountains of empty cargo containers outbound on ships to China, where they were quickly refilled with the imports [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 05:23:22
Blog: Breaking Business & Fin...

Treaties, Contracts, or Political Commitments? What’s the Status of the China-Taiwan Deals?

Looking for a break from the round-the-clock U.S. election coverage today?  Then, check out the news stories coming out of Taiwan this morning ... of ties between the former bitter enemies.  The two sides agreed to introduce direct cargo shipping and postal services, to add passenger flights and shorten existing routes, and to discuss food security [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 18:18:36
Blog: Opinio Juris ...

By Noah Shachtman October 31, 2008 | 11:22:00 AMCategories: Africa, Ships and Subs ... pirates will head out “shopping” for a cargo ship to rob: a moonless night, a lull in patrols, and enough ... , seven to nine men don ski masks and black shirts, motor out into international waters, sidle [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 18:06:51
Blog: The Bronx Neighborhood ...

Imitating Modern Warfare

Imitating Modern Warfare October 28th, 2008 by Saltydog Imitating Modern Warfare A night assault on a massive cargo ship has begun, ... floor is slick. Silence is key; my character must get to the cargo hold as quickly and quietly ... governments responding to a crisis in the Middle East where a military coup sparks an international [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 21:56:23
Blog: Columbia College Chicag...

Inside Pirate Central

The Times’ Jeffrey Gettleman has a dispatch from Boosaaso, Somalia — the booming, lethal heart of the country’s pirate trade ... ” for a cargo ship to rob: a moonless night, a lull in patrols, and enough money to buy weapons ... masks and black shirts, motor out into international waters, sidle up to the ship, and climb [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 18:18:58
Blog: The Bronx Neighborhood ...

Open Door

Today's Bizarro may not be reproduced in any manner – electronic, mechanical, oragami, mime, Kabuki, ... big international publication from a major publishing house/bigger money. 4. You have members ... to a mural on the side of your cargo ship – just ask me. My electronic door is always open. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 15:28:00
Blog: BizarroBlog...

OMG - watch out for falling objects on Monday!

:eek::eek: - I'm guessing they mean Sunday afternoon/evening American time - which must be Monday here :eek: :FC: it doesn't land here :eek: ... ammonia coolant thrown from the International Space Station - to make sure it does not endanger people ... by hand from the space station. Larger unmanned Russian and European cargo ships are routinely [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 10:03:30
Blog: Contest.co.nz - Free Wo...

Inside Pirate Central

The Times' Jeffrey Gettleman has a dispatch from Boosaaso, Somalia -- the booming, lethal heart of the country's pirate trade ... " for a cargo ship to rob: a moonless night, a lull in patrols, and enough money to buy weapons ... masks and black shirts, motor out into international waters, sidle up to the ship, and climb on board [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 15:22:04
Blog: Danger Room - Wired Blo...

South African Dock Workers Save Thousands in Zimbabwe

As reported earlier this morning... The Chinese sent a shipload of arms to the Mugabe regime this week including mortars, ... that they would not interfere with a shipment of weapons when asked about this situation. But thank goodness ... that they would not unload the ship's cargo. News 24 reported: Durban - Opposition to a shipment of arms [more...]

Date: 2008-04-18 00:54:16
Blog: Gateway Pundit...

Back to Where We Started - Gibraltar, Gibraltar

Jump to the full entry & travel map Gibraltar, Gibraltar So we are back to where we started our Med adventure.. ... with numerous monster sized tankers and cargo ships. Yesterday's sail was the nicer of the two ... a look at us, probably thinking "Stupid dumb animals why are they out there in all that cold air [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 10:32:06
Blog: Free Travel Blog to Sha...

Chertoff Hits the North Pole; Arctic Showdown Ahead?

The good news: Department of Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff was shipped off to the North Pole last week ... under the polar cap -- or send lots of cargo ships through the famously iced-in Northwest Passage ... and international ice breaking capability decline as reliance on foreign icebreakers grows.” Russia [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 19:29:42
Blog: Danger Room - Wired Blo...

Hijacked weapons 'destined for South Sudan', evidence shows

By Andrew Geoghegan, ABC News The pirated ship is carrying Russian tanks and weaponry (US Navy: Jason Zalasky) ... ' demands are now being overshadowed by a controversy about the destination of the ship's cargo ... of the government of South Sudan. If true it would be a huge embarrassment for Kenya, which helped broker an end [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 19:23:01
Blog: Ethiopia - Ethiopian Re...

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