A major shipping company has taken a very serious and unprecedented action by barring its own fleet from transiting one of the world’s most important shipping waterways.  More from Lloyds List. LLoyds also reports that two of MISC ships, the Bunga Melati Dua and Bunga Melati 5 are being held near the remote Somali village [...]

Official Warning from the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting CenterGulf of Aden Warning – Upsurge in pirate activity   26 August 2008     Gulf of Aden To all ships transiting the Gulf of Aden Within the last 48 hours four ships have been attacked and hijacked by armed pirates in the vicinity 12 / [...]

The most recent victim, the MT BUNGA MELATI 5, a Malaysian tanker with 41 crew members aboard was hijacked by suspected Somali pirates. There have been eight hijackings in the Gulf of Aden alone since July 20. The ship, owned by MISC Berhard, is laden with  30,000 tons of petrochemicals and was enroute to Singapore from [...]