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The international shipping industry has to face attacks on its ships in the high seas more and more often.
The number of attacks and successful highjackings continues to increase significantly.

The damage that shipping is suffering is huge.

International Security Partners has been involved in ship highjackings several times the past few years within the framework of crisis management and negotiations with pirates. We have been successfully working together with partners from our international network of security professionals.

We offer customers the following services based on the specific knowledge we have gained in fighting piracy combined with our international experience in the area of Risk Management built up since 1987:

  • Drawing up risk analyses.
  • A ship security audit.
  • A ship security plan.
  • Drawing up a crisis management plan.
  • Executing negotiations.
  • Providing training to ship’s crew.
  • Providing a ship security team.
  • Regular status reports.

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Indonesian Pirate Attack Thwarted Off Malaysia
21 September 2011
Maritime authorities prevented six Indonesian pirates from robbing a merchant vessel
W. Africa Becoming Piracy 'Hotspot'
19 September 2011
The IMB reports that piracy off the West Coast of Africa is on the rise
Pirate attacks at sea getting bigger and bolder
14 July 2011
The International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) revealed today.

Pirates Release Greek Ship After $6M Ransom Paid
26 April 2011
Somali pirates have freed a Greek-owned, Cyprus-flagged ship they seized in January after receiving a ransom.
Sentenced to 25 Years for Armed Piracy Incident
8 April 2011
The U.S. District Court has sentenced a Somali man to 25 years in prison for an armed piracy attack.
Hijacked Americans 'killed by captors' off Somalia
28 February 2011
Four Americans hijacked by Somali pirates have been killed by their captors.
Pirates Hijack U.S.-Bound Oil Tanker off Oman
15 February 2011
A U.S.-bound tanker carrying around $200 million worth of crude oil was hijacked on Wednesday, probably by Somali pirates working off the coast of Oman in the Indian Ocean.
Giant 'Motherships' Give Somali Pirates New Reach
15 February 2011
More and more Somali pirates are turning hijacked merchant vessels into giant motherships to use in attacks on the Indian Ocean, according to the E.U. anti-piracy task force.
International Security Partners Belgium
8 February 2011
Since January 1, 2011 International Security Partners has opened a branch office in Belgium.
Hostage-taking at sea rises to record levels
20 January 2011
More people were taken hostage at sea in 2010 than in any year on record.
South Korean hijacked cargo vessel crew 'unharmed'
17 January 2011
The Samho Jewelry, run by the South Korean firm, Samho Shipping, was taken by pirates operating in the Arabian Sea on Saturday.
Somali Pirates Seize Algerian-Owned Ship Off Oman
4 January 2011
The Algerian-owned ship MV Blida was hijacked by pirates on Saturday.
Ship Underwriters Widen Somali Piracy Threat Zone
30 December 2010
Lloyd's Market Association has widened the zones at high risk of Somali pirate attacks as those gangs strike further away from the coastlines.
Gunfire Thwarts Pirates
23 November 2010
Private security guards on board a Spanish tuna trawler were able to chase off Somalian pirates.
Piracy in Somalia
16 November 2010
More Than 400 Sailors Still Being Held
Samho Dream free
7 November 2010
A whopping $9m ransom has been paid
ICC Maritime Bureau Warns
20 October 2010
that Somali pirates are stepping up their attacks in areas beyond their own shores.
Kidnapped crew members released
1 October 2010

Jan de Nul confirms kidnapped crew members released

Six maritime hostages freed
1 October 2010
Six people who were taken hostage off the coast of Cameroon on September 12 have been freed after a military raid
Danish Navy Helicopter Foils Pirate Attack
1 September 2010
A pirate attack on a Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden was disrupted by a Danish naval helicopter.
Somali pirates hijack cargo ship with 23 crew
4 August 2010
During the attack, which took place in the waters patrolled by the international anti-piracy coalition, pirates opened fire on the MV Suez before boarding the ship.
Piracy on East Coast is Creeping Closer
29 July 2010
The Brenthurst Foundation, in a document titled "Maritime Development in Africa," noted that piracy is one of the greatest threats to Africa's economic development and security.
Dutch submarine to help fight piracy
24 June 2010
Dutch Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop announced Tuesday that the Netherlands would deploy a submarine to the waters off the coast of Somalia to help fight piracy in the region.
Somali Forces Free Hijacked Ship
4 June 2010
Security forces from Somalia's Puntland region on Thursday recaptured a Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel that had been hijacked by pirates just the day before.
Australian Navy Stops Somali Pirates
29 May 2010
An Australian naval vessel has stopped a boatload of pirates
Despite international efforts,
27 May 2010
Somalia pirate attacks grow. The number of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia has risen from 37 in the first four months of 2009 to 47 in the same period this year.
6 Somali Pirates Sentenced to Death
19 May 2010
A Yemeni security court on May 18 convicted six Somalis for piracy and sentenced them to death for seizing an oil tanker. Six other convicted pirates received 10 year prison sentences.
Freed Pirates May Have Drowned
15 May 2010
Ten pirates who hijacked the Russian-operated oil tanker, Moscow University, are thought to have drowned following their release by the Russian marines who apprehended them last week.
Russian Navy Frees Somali Pirates
7 May 2010
Russia has reportedly freed the 10 Somali pirates captured during a raid of the Russian oil tanker they had hijacked.
Somali Pirates Widen Their Reach
28 April 2010
Although the presence of the international naval force in the Gulf of Aden has succeeded in reducing the number of pirate attacks in the region, Somali pirates have yet to be completely defeated.
Worldwide hijackings fall but pirates expand area
21 April 2010
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reported today.
Somali pirates move towards India
24 March 2010
Somali pirates have hijacked a ship some 1,800km (1,100 miles) from their bases
Seychelles gets tough with Somali pirates
9 February 2010
The Seychelles Islands, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, is taking steps to deal with the growing problem of piracy in its waters.
Somali Pirates Killed in Fight Over Ransom
20 January 2010
At least three Somali pirates were killed and three others wounded..
Somali Man Is Charged in 2 More Ship Hijackings
13 January 2010
A Somali man who was brought to New York last year and accused of piracy in the hijacking of an American-flagged cargo ship off Somalia was charged on Tuesday with leading the earlier takeover of two other ships, in which hostages were taken.
Record Number of Somali Pirate Attacks in 2009
30 December 2009
The hijackings continued this week with the seizure of a Greek-owned cargo ship and a British-flagged chemical tanker, both of which were taken on Monday.
Year after warships come, piracy up
26 December 2009
The European Union Naval Force deployed to the waters off the coast of Somalia to combat piracy in December 2008 has had limited success, with pirate attacks in 2009 nearly doubling compared to a year earlier.
Dutch navy arrests 13 pirates
3 December 2009
The crew of a Dutch warship has arrested 13 suspected pirates following an attack by fast boats on a cargo vessel in waters south of Oman
Somali pirates hijack $20M of oil going to US
1 December 2009
The Greek-flagged tanker, traveling from Saudi Arabia to New Orleans, had no escort when it was hijacked Sunday.
Somali pirates free fishermen
18 November 2009
All 36 crew members of a Spanish fishing boat hijacked by Somali pirates more than a month ago have been freed along with their vessel.
Pirates seize N Korea tanker crew
17 November 2009
A chemical tanker has been hijacked by pirates in waters off Somalia.
A Dutch tanker has been fired on by pirates
3 November 2009
The pirates attacked the tanker with machine guns.
Somali pirates attack French military flagship
8 October 2009
Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy's 18,000 tonne flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel.
Wheeling and dealing with pirates
26 July 2009
Hans Slaman spoke with Radio Netherlands Worldwide
BBC World Service
14 July 2009
Hans Slaman - pirate negotiator, on today's programme
Crew Pompeï free
7 July 2009
(quote NRC 7-7-09) Hans Slaman, director International Security Partners negotiated 67 days





 
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