Curtas do Lloyd´s List sobre Pirataria

"Stolt Valor latest victim of Horn of Africa hijacking
THE 25,269 dwt chemical tanker Stolt Valor, with 22 crew on board, has become the latest vessel to be hijacked by armed pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden. The 2003-built, Hong Kong-flagged vessel, which is on time charter to Stolt Tankers, was heading south through the gulf towards Asia when it was boarded and hijacked on Monday evening. The pirates only made contact early yesterday. -

UK government and insurers target piracy - Por Jerry Fran - A GOVERNMENT minister will lead a delegation to Lime Street next month to hold discussions with Lloyd’s and London market underwriters on the growing dangers for shipping off the Horn of Africa.  Jim Fitzpatrick MP, the UK Department for Transport’s under-secretary of state responsible for shipping, will head up the visit, which comes amid a rising number of attacks in the waters off Somalia. -

Japanese taskforce to deal with Aden attacks - Por Mike Grinter - THE Japanese Shipowners’ Association is to set up a dedicated taskforce to lobby the government regarding its inaction over the threat to its merchant shipping in the Gulf of Aden. The JSA said the formation of the taskforce, tentatively named the Gulf of Aden Navigation Safety Headquarters, is aimed at countering the recurrent acts of piracy in the Gulf of Aden."