piracy on the high seas

Somali Pirate Ransoms Alleged to Be Winding Up in Terrorists’ Hands

July 06, 2011 21:34

A report originating from Reuters states that United Nations officials are alleging that ransom payments made to Somali pirates are going, at least in part, to Somali militants, raising the possibility that shipping groups and insurance companies making these payments might be breaching economic...

(Ran)Somalia Payments and OFAC

April 23, 2010 00:57

Last week I posted on the new Somalia “smart” sanctions and noted that the concerns by the maritime industry that the new sanctions would prohibit ransom payments were unfounded. The industry was concerned that language in the executive order, which permitted designations of persons...

To Arm or Not to Arm?

May 08, 2009 00:34

Earlier this week Philip Shapiro, the CEO of Liberty Maritime, testified before the Senate subcommittee with oversight over merchant marine infrastructure and argued that Congress should take action to permit merchant ships to arm themselves either by arming their crews or by hiring armed security...

The Pirate and the Talk Show Lawyer

April 23, 2009 01:26

ABOVE: Ron Kuby Although U.S. and international laws relating to piracy aren’t strictly within the domain of export laws, the issues are of considerable interest to the export community, both legal and otherwise, because of the impact of piracy on export trade from the U.S. and other...

So Who’s Your Pirate Now?

December 05, 2008 20:11

Private security company Blackwater is, apparently, pitching itself to shipping companies as their solution to all their pirate problems. They’ve even got a 183-foot ship that can carry two helicopters and a shipload, so to speak, of rigid-hull inflatable boats. The ship can carry 30 pirate...