ReCAAP Piracy Report for 1H2015 has shown an increase in the number of incidents, with 106 incidents in South East Asia (SEA), an increase of 18% year on year.

The 1H2015 ReCAAP Piracy Report and statistical breakdown, in pdf format,  can be found Read more »

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UKMTO have issued the following security advisory at 14 May 2015 1630hrs (BST):

ADVISORY NOTICE 001/MAY 2015

1. Category: Security incident – Merchant Vessel approached and directed to divert course.

2. Description: Merchant Vessel owners/operators are advised that on 14 May 15 at approx. 0800 UTC Read more »

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A Turkish dry cargo ship was shelled from the Libyan coast as it approached the port of Tobruk and then attacked from the air as it tried to leave the area on Sunday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Libya News

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 On 21st April 2015, the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued an updated warning to British (and Western) nationals in Saudi Arabia, to the threat of terrorism against Aramco oil installations and shopping malls.

“There is a heightened threat from terrorism. Attacks could be Read more »

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Joint Foreign and Home Affairs Council: Ten point action plan on migration

Luxembourg, 20 April 2015

At a joint meeting of Foreign and Interior Ministers, chaired by High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini and held in Luxembourg, Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Commissioner Avramopoulous Read more »

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Lower oil and gas prices have led to tankers being anchored or loitering in areas in the region where they are vulnerable to being robbed by opportunistic attackers.

By Sam Bateman*

Oil and gas prices have fallen by more than one-half Read more »

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Managing Director of Knight Associates, Daren Knight, is interviewed for an article by  Hal Brown of Lloyd’s List, regarding his knowledge and experience of Yemen LNG security. The original article can be found HERE

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The UN imposed an arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi rebels just hours after the foreign backers of a major gas export scheme halted all production and export operations and evacuated staff from its Balhaf plant as fighting approached the vital piece of the country’s economic infrastructure.

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BREAKING: Sources quoted by the Economic Times have reported that, due to the Yemen security situation, discharge operations have been reduced at the Balhaf LNG plant.

“Fighting in Yemen is scaring off shippers, forcing the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant to take one of its Read more »

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