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Monday, 10 October 11
MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL TO BE THE NEW PIRACY HOTSPOT FOR THIS YEAR SAYS MARITIME SECURITY EXPERT - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
 The Mozambique Channel, as well as the entrance to the Persian Gulf, are expected to become some of the new pirate hotspots for piracy, says Richard Mcenery, Operations Director with Ocean Protection Services Ltd, one of the companies currently offering security services onboard vessels. In a special interview with Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Mr. Mcenery, states that the only long-term and viable solution to the plague of piracy is a land-based one, as this is where each pirate is “born”. He also says that more and more countries will allow armed guards onboard vessels, following the example set by the UK, Norway and Germany.
The question in everyone’s lips these days, is why is piracy so hard to stop? Could you tell us your view on the subject?
Piracy is hard to stop because the Navies don’t have the de-restriction they need and want. But I don’t think the pirates will ever be stopped by navies patrolling the Ocean. The only solution to piracy is a land based one.
Despite international efforts, we’ve seen that the number of attacks on vessels are increasing in various regions around the world, not only in the Gulf of Aden. Why is that?
Pirates and thieves can see the success by the Somalia pirates and the way they get away with it. So in some cases it will be the copy cat effect. But the pirates around the world are all very different in what they want and need.
Which would say are the current piracy hot-spots that ships should be careful?
The new hotspot for this year I think it will be the Mozambique channel, But I also feel the pirates will possibly start to realize the embarkation and disembarkation point of armed guards, they will start to use that as their advantage. So possibly the entrance to the Persian Gulf could be a new hotspot this piracy season.
We’ve seen that pirates have been quite resourceful and flexible in terms of adopting new tactics. How have they evolved over time, especially after an increase of navy patrols?
They have been able to evolve because of money from their original attacks years ago. Some pirate groups will have invested in better firearms and boats, while other pirates will still have the same firearms and boats as 2 years ago. But the tactics and the way the pirates think has definitely evolved. Pirates understand the Navy and the reaction of the Ship’s crew when pirates are spotted. This is why a vessel should have armed or unarmed guards.
One controversial theory suggests that pirates are been notified of a target-ship’s exact location through “insider” information. Do you believe that this is the way they manage to outsmart patrol boats and other security measures in place, using the element of surprise and thorough knowledge of the ship’s course?
I do not believe this, but I am not saying it may not happen, I still believe that the pirates take what they come across. But pirates may start using tactics like this as it has become harder for them to capture vessel, due to the amount of ships with security guards.
Which types of ships are the pirates’ favorites?
Slow, low and full of valuables. This is what is easiest for them.
What services does your company offer to ship owners?
We provide armed and unarmed security teams from all areas around the Indian Ocean. We also provide Anti Piracy training to the ship’s crew before they reach the Indian Ocean eg Singapore, Gibraltar.
In which areas around the world are you able to provide protection?
We can provide Unarmed Guards in Most areas, But armed guards we provide in Most areas around the Indian Ocean. Philippines, And now we have been providing armed guards in the Gulf Of Guinea.
How does Ocean Protection Services operate in terms of avoiding fatalities?
We operate as most British security companies do, with strict Rules of use of force. We are not out there to kill the pirates we are out there to protect the Vessel, And this is why we carry out our own in house training to our teams that deploy with us.
Do you believe that ships with armed protection will be the answer to piracy?
This is the current answer yes, this is also the only successful answer
At the moment, which countries have permitted such use of armed protection on board vessels and which are bound to follow?
In the last 3 months we have seen most countries change their attitude to armed guards. Even the IMO is changing its attitude. With recent countries like Britain, Germany and Norway, all will follow by the end of the year I believe.
Source: Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping
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Tuesday, 01 November 11
ATLAS RESOURCES SETS IPO AT RP1,500 - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, coal miner PT Atlas Resources Tbk has set its initial public offering (IPO) at Rp1,500 (approximately US$ 0.169) per ...
Tuesday, 01 November 11
DRY BULK MARKETS CORRECTION SPILLS OVER ONTO NEW WEEK - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market is losing steam, as evidenced by the falls experienced last week, which were also apparent at the beginning of the new week. A l ...
Monday, 31 October 11
CHINAS HUNGER FOR INDONESIAN COAL AT THREE YEAR-HIGH AS WINTER NEARS - JOSEPH KIRSCHKE
COALspot.com - Chinese demand for power-station coal from Indonesia has soared to its highest level in three years, as central heating plants and po ...
Saturday, 29 October 11
ATLAS RESOURCES SEALS US$95 MIO LOAN - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, coal producer PT Atlas Resources Tbk, that is controlled by Indonesian businessman Andre Abdi, has secured US$95 mill ...
Saturday, 29 October 11
INDONESIA TO INDIA FREIGHT LIKELY TO REMAIN SOFT
COALspot.com - The market continued to slow down and all segment were down this week.
The biggest drop was in the Cape Index down by 8.19 pct&nbs ...
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- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Planning Commission, India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- The University of Queensland
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Parliament of New Zealand
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